Wild Bros. Nursery Co., Sarcoxie, Mo. 
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twelve (^Months Protection 
To Give You First Class Stock 
Millions of Gallons of Water 
Were applied to our fields the past summer. Following the dry 
winter, we commenced irrigating in March and continued it un¬ 
til the fall rains began. A network of over 
One and One-Half Miles of Underground Mains 
distributed the water from our own well, 1059 feet deep, almost 
down to sea level. An automatic electric pump was kept running 
from 10 to 18 hours a day throughout summer. Sometimes 
people tell us watering during dry weather does not seem to 
do any good. But results show it has done good. Our trees 
and plants are in execellent condition. 
40,000 Cubic Feet of Cold Storage Space 
Packing is done away from sun and wind in our brick pack¬ 
ing and cold storage building, 60 x 120 feet. In addition to the 
packing rooms, three cold storage rooms with artificial refrigera¬ 
tion provide 40,000 cubic feet of cold storage space. With 
two engines and two compressors we maintain the temperature 
at the degree desired. Here trees and shrubs for late shipment are 
stored with the roots in moist packing material, under con¬ 
trolled temperature and humidity conditions. They are given a 
mild winter and are ready to start into active growth when 
shipped to you. 
We believe we have the most modern and best equipped irri¬ 
gating, packing and cold storage equipment in the Central States. 
This assures you proper and careful handling of the trees and 
plants from the time they are planted until they are shipped to 
you. 
Safe cArrival (guaranteed 
Call for shipment upon arrival and care for it as directed on 
the card that will be mailed you. Should anything be damag¬ 
ed by delay,, which very rarely happens, we will refund or du¬ 
plicate it if you report at once. If by freight, express or truck 
we must have receipt for charges promptly, with agents notation 
of damage or we cannot enter claim for damages. 
Size, Quality and Price 
There are some things, such as hardy perennials, the size of 
which can hardly be described. We tell you the size of most 
items. Yet every nurseryman knows that one grower’s 3 to 4 ft. 
Shrubs, for example, may be larger and better branched than an¬ 
other’s. You have to depend upon the reputation of the grow¬ 
er for that. One’s reputation, after all, is more guarantee than 
anything he may say. A nurseryman supplies quality stock for 
two reasons—-pride in his reputation and a desire to give the 
customer his money’s worth. This Nursery takes pride in its 
Missouri Sales Tax 
Missouri customers please add 1 % sales tax, or such amount 
as the Legislature may hereafter enact. We are required to 
collect this and remit to State Auditor. 
Althea blooms late in Summer 
reputation since 1875 for quality stock at fair prices. It’s im¬ 
possible for any nursery to furnish all varieties equally rooted 
or as heavily branched—they don’t all grow that way. An Ap¬ 
ple will be better rooted than a Cherry, a Spirea better branched 
than a Sumac, a Daisy larger than a Phlox. Some Roses will be 
larger than others. But we do promise you first class stock of 
its size and variety, stock well grown, liberally graded and prop¬ 
erly packed. If we make a mistake, tell us—good natured if 
you can, but tell us. 
The principles of successful business have not changed. It 
still takes good products to build a successful business. Even 
under existing conditions there is a price below which nursery 
stock cannot be sold without sacrificing quality and service. You 
buy trees and shrubs, not for a few months use, but to grow 
into beauty. We feel our prices are as low as we can make and 
supply you the quality you should expect. With improved con¬ 
ditions they will have to advance. Now is the time to plant. 
Sdfardy flowering Shrubs (Beautify the Lawru 
The early days of spring are brightened and made more 
cheerful by the great masses of golden Forsythia, the fiery Japan 
Quince and Spirea Thunbergi with its white flowers like a 
mantle of snow, before their leaves are developed. By selecting 
those blooming at different times, such as Lilacs, Deutzias, 
Spireas, Weigelas, Mock Orange, Butterfly Bush, Hydrangeas 
and Altheas, shrubs may be had in bloom from early spring till 
September, followed by hardy Chrysanthemums, the glory of 
autumn. Some of the berried shrubs, Barberry and Bush Hon- 
jysuckle, some shrubs with colored foliage, Golden Elder, Gold¬ 
en Spirea and Red Barberry, and some with colored twigs, as 
Red-twigged Dogwood, will add variety. 
Shrubs make a beautiful display in a year or two, giving the 
lawn and dwelling an attractive, finished appearance. They ap¬ 
pear to best advantage in groups along the boundaries or division 
line of properties, at the edges or corners of lawns, and near 
walks and drives. Individual specimens should not be too much 
scattered about the lawn. 
Foundation Plantings. High foundations may have the tall¬ 
er growing shrubs about the base, dwarf varieties being used for 
low foundations. The outlines of foundation and mass plant¬ 
ings should as a rule be irregular, and usually two or more of a 
variety should be used. The figures in parenthesis, as (5 to 
6 ft.), indicate the height at maturity in this section under 
ordinary conditions. The blooming dates named are the av¬ 
erage for southern Missouri. 
Shrubs for Shady Situations. Success in shade is largely a 
matter of good drainage, fertility and sufficient humus or veg¬ 
etable matter in the soil. The statement that a shrub is suit¬ 
able for partial shade assumes that reasonable attention has been 
given to these needs. No shrubs give satisfactory results in ex¬ 
cessively wet, excessively dry or too poor soil. 
Pruning. Shrubs blooming before midsummer, hence on 
the old wood, should be pruned after blooming or the flowers 
will be reduced in number. Those blooming after midsummer, 
hence on new wood, should be pruned in early spring. Prun¬ 
ing should consist mainly in the removal of weak or old shoots 
to the ground, thus permitting new shoots to supply new 
blooming wood. Some straggly growing shrubs may need the 
ends of the shoots pruned to make them branch more freely. 
