41 GROWING Evergreens, however, is only 
one end of our business. 
41 Suppose I do grow the finest quality ever¬ 
greens in the world and see to it personally 
that every tree is given the most expert care 
and attention, what will all this avail me if 
I do not see that the evergreen reaches you in 
perfect condition so that it will be sure to 
grow? Therefore the digging, handling and 
packing for shipment are vitally important. 
C I don’t allow my men to dig up evergreens as though they were 
ridding a back yard of weeds. I won’t allow a man to dig and 
handle my evergreens unless he is thoroughly trained in that end of 
the business. He must be just as much of an expert as the man 
who LIVES with my evergreens and watches them. 
4 [ Let me tell you why I’m laying so much stress on this digging 
and handling. It is just as important that all these fine, fibrous, 
feeding roots are skillfully dug up uninjured as it is for me to see 
that these small trees get a chance to GROW fine, fibrous, feeding- 
roots. 
C “Use your very utmost care and skill in digging up these ever¬ 
greens for shipment, and see to it that not a single ‘artery’ root is 
lost.” That’s what I tell my expert diggers—and they know I 
MEAN BUSINESS. 
C Then these evergreens, freshly dug, are taken immediately to 
packing cellars—away from exposure to wind and sun, and prepared 
for shipment. We do this IMMEDIATELY after digging up 
the trees, because exposing the roots to the wind and sun for any 
length of time almost invariably kills the trees. 
4 [ I don’t allow my evergreens, after being dug, to lie around on 
the ground half a day before packing them. No, indeed! That 
would be just as bad as not giving them the fibrous roots at all or 
in cutting them off when digging them up. 
4 [ It’s care all the way through from begin¬ 
ning to end that is exercised. And no 
nursery in the world gives such care at every 
stage of the growing, digging, handling and 
packing as I do. None of them insist on the 
little extras such as I use to preserve life and 
strength. 
C Hill Evergreens are packed in genuine peat 
moss. Why? Because moisture cannot be 
conserved in any other way-—a fact acknowl¬ 
edged by every tree expert. 
HiiVs world- 
famous system 
of packing 
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