FRUIT AND ORNAMENTAL NURSERY STOCK 
But this shows the marvelous change made by shrubs around the house foundation and at the entrance 
Start the trees 10 inches deeper than you want them to set. Sprinkle fine dirt in among the roots, 
and, as you continue to do this, jolt the trees up and down so as to settle the dirt in among the fine roots. 
As the hole fills up keep packing the dirt. Use a heavy maul and come down on the dirt with all your weight. 
You cannot get it too tight about the roots. This packing is one of the secrets of getting trees to grow. The 
top inch or two of dirt, however, should be loose, to conserve moisture. Trees finally should set just about 
2 inches deeper than they did in the nursery. 
After planting, you may water the trees liberally. We strongly recommend that you mulch immediately 
underneath newly planted trees. Hay, cut-straw, corncobs, buckwheat hulls, or even sawdust, are good ma¬ 
terials to use for this. A layer 6 inches thick is not too deep. Such a mulch will keep the ground damp all 
the time and will prevent nearly all evaporation. Unless you use this mulch, it will be necessary to hoe 
around the tree every week or so to keep a mulch of dust on the surface to conserve the moisture. The 
after treatment of both trees and shrubs is determined easily by watchful care. 
BURLAPED ROOTS. When the roots of evergreens, trees and shrubs are well balled and wrapped 
with burlap by the nurseryman, it is usually best not to remove this wrapping, but to soak the ball in 
water a few minutes and plant the tree with ball and burlap intact. 
SHRUBS. In the case of most flowering shrubs that are not especially well formed, cut the tops back 
sharply after setting. This may cause the 
shrub not to bloom the first season, but you 
will be amply rewarded by having a fine, 
compact, symmetrical plant ready for bloom¬ 
ing another season. If the plant is not cut 
back, the roots are likely to be weakened in 
an attempt to develop the top. 
ROSES thrive best in a medium-light 
clay soil. Before planting prepare the soil by 
spading and thoroughly working over to a 
depth of about 18 inches, fill in well-rotted 
stable manure while spading and work it care¬ 
fully into the soil. After the plants are set, for 
the best results cut all branches back to within 
3 to 4 inches of the top of the ground. The 
new growth coming out will make a much 
nicer head than if the plant was not pruned, 
and the bushes will bloom all the better. 
PARCEL POST. Trees not larger in size 
than 2 to 3 feet can be sent by parcel post, 
prepaid, at 3 cts. per tree extra. 
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Purple Weeping Beech 
