HARRISONS’ NURSERIES, BERLIN, MARYLAND 
Hedge of California Privet 
HEDGE PLANTS 
One to 4 plants are sold at the each rate, 5 to 49 
plants are sold at the 10 rate, 50 to 299 plants are 
sold at the 100 rate, 300 plants or more are sold at 
the 1,000 rate. 
PARCEL POST. Our Hedge Plants are all too 
heavy to be sent by parcel post, and will be shipped 
by express or freight. 
BARBERRY, Thunberg’s ( Berberis Thunbergii). 
See page 50. 
Barberry, Purple ( Berberis atropurpurea) . A purple¬ 
leaved form of the common Barberry; fine for 
hedges. Each 10 
1 to 2 ft.$0 35 $2 50 
2 to 3 ft.•. 50 3 50 
BOXWOOD ( Buxus sempervirens) . Popular for 
planting as individual specimens, in vases, win¬ 
dow-boxes, and for formal and decorative effects 
produced by trimming. Each 10 
6 to 8 in.$0 25 $2 00 
8 to 10 in. 30 2 50 
10 to 12 in. 40 3 00 
12 to 15 in. 50 4 00 
15 to 18 in. 75 6 00 
18 to 24 in. 1 00 7 50 
2 to 2^ ft. 1 50 12 50 
PRIVET, California ( Ligustrum ovalifolium). Foli¬ 
age is rich dark green, and is nearly evergreen, 
remaining on the plant until midwinter. 
10 100 1,000 
6 to 12 in.$0 30 $1 50 $10 00 
1 to iy 2 ft. 40 2 00 15 00 
1H to 2 ft. 50 2 50 20 00 
2 to 3 ft.. 60 3 00 25 00 
3 to 4 ft. 75 4 00 35 00 
4 to 5 ft. 1 00 5 00 45 00 
5 to 6 ft. 1 25 6 00 55 00 
6 to 7 ft. 1 50 8 00 75 00 
7 to 8 ft. 1 75 11 00 100 00 
HOW TO PLANT CALIFORNIA PRIVET 
Thoroughly prepare and pulverize the soil to a 
depth of about 18 inches and 2 feet wide. If the 
soil is poor, work into it some good, rich top-soil, 
and also a little well-rotted stable manure. (Do 
not use new manure.) Set the plants 6 inches 
apart in a single row, about 1 inch deeper than they 
were set in the nursery row, spread out the roots 
and tamp the soil thoroughly about them as in the 
case of planting trees, the firmer the better, leaving 
about an inch of loose soil at the top to conserve 
moisture. A good coating of stable manure on top 
of the ground about the plants will be excellent, 
and will help them to make a rapid growth. 
ASPARAGUS 
The preparation of the bed should be done in a 
most thorough manner, as it is to last for a number 
of years. A deep, sandy loam with an abundance of 
decayed organic matter is the best soil. Planting is 
best done in the spring, as early as the soil can be 
worked in good condition. Run furrows with plow 
and clean out with shovel to a depth of 1 foot. Place 
well-rotted stable manure thickly in the trench, then 
just a slight covering with the soil, on top of which 
place the crowns about 2 feet apart, spread out the 
roots and cover them very shallow. After the plants 
start to grow, work the soil to them gradually until 
it becomes level. The plants should be cultivated 
frequently and kept clean. The dead tops should 
be mown off in the fall, and furrows should be thrown 
on the rows from each side, and the middles cleaned 
out. This will cause the bed to warm up early in 
the spring. 
If big shoots are wanted you must manure and 
fertilize heavily, for on the fertility of the soil de¬ 
pends the profit of the crop. Five hundred pounds 
of kainit to an acre, applied in the fall when bedding, 
and five hundred pounds of fish or tankage, and five 
hundred pounds of acid phosphate harrowed in the 
early spring will answer where commercial fertilizers 
are used. Asparagus is a gross feeder, and the soil 
can scarcely be made too rich. The location of the 
bed should be carefully selected, the soil carefully 
prepared, and the plants well cultivated if best re¬ 
sults are expected. 
PRICES OF ASPARAGUS CROWNS.—1-year 
crowns, 25 cts. for 10, 65 cts. per 100, $3 per 1,000; 
2-year crowns, 30 cts. for 10, $1 per 100, $4 per 1,000. 
10 to 49 crowns are sold at the 10 rate, 50 to 299 crowns 
are sold at the 100 rate, 300 or more crowns are sold 
at the 1,000 rate. 
PARCEL POST. Crowns can be sent by parcel 
post, prepaid, at }^ct. per crown extra. 
Barr’s Mammoth. Medium early, tender, crisp, 
light green; stalks large; good for all purposes. 
Conover’s Colossal. Of fine quality, white, tender 
and high-flavored. 
Often cut the second 
year. . 
Donald’s Elmira. Very 
delicate green, tender 
and brittle; size im¬ 
mense; stalks uni¬ 
formly large, and can 
be tied in bunches 
without trimming, 
giving more salable 
Asparagus in the same 
growth. 
Giant Argenteuil. A very 
early variety, produc¬ 
ing heavy crops of the 
largest white stalks; it 
is long-lived; holds its 
lead in all the largest 
Asparagus sections, as 
it makes a good show 
in market. 
Palmetto. Large, pro¬ 
ductive and of high 
quality; dark green. 
Ten days to two weeks 
earlier than others. 
Our prices are NOT high, for our stock is worth 
every cent you pay. GOOD trees at a fair price are 
cheaper than poor trees FREE. 
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