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HARRISON’S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 
“CAREFUL PACKERS” 
uur men nave had 
years of experience, 
and we try to have 
each man to pride 
himself to see who 
can do up the best 
package in the best 
manner that will 
reach the custom¬ 
er satisfactorily, so 
much so we offer 
premiums to the 
one that is most 
successful in this 
direction. Our 
packing-house is 
well equipped with 
water supply, trees 
are dipped in mud 
or grout, roots are 
carefully packed, 
bales are securely 
wrapped, boxes 
carefully nailed and 
strapped and are 
pushed directly on 
rollers from the 
p a c k i n g-house to 
the car; no hauling 
is required, and 
hence no exposure 
to the stock. 
DIRECTIONS EOR TRANSPLANTING, ETC. __—v. 
a £ d Tit-*?* ° f a tree depends very much upon the care and treatment it receives after 
it leaves the hands of the Nurseryman and as a large proportion of the trees are lost for the want of 
proper treatment, we desire to offer a few hints upon the subject of transplanting, pruning etc 
TRANSPLANTING. 
The proper season for transplanting fruit trees is during the months of October, November and 
December, in the autumn, and February, March and April, in the spring, or at any time after the cessa- 
^ lon + ? f growth m autumn until they commence budding in the spring. The autumn is preferred as giv¬ 
ing the ground an opportunity to become firmly settled around the roots during the winter, so that the 
^ —- trees will be ready to grow off without interruption at the first 
Received peach trees in good con¬ 
dition; am well pleased with them 
as they are thrifty and fresh looking. 
Ohio, April 16,1906. David James. 
impulse of nature m the spring. The ground should be well pre- 
P ar p d *>y at least two good ploughings. Let subsoil plow follow 
m the furrow of the other, loosening up the earth to the depth 
ot twelve to eighteen inches. We consider this much better than 
the usual mode of digging deep holes, which in tenacious clay 
ground is not in good condition, it should be made I^Vost 
of a good coat of lime or wood ashes, which should be well mixed with the soil When the g?oSSd is nre^ 
practicabfe^ Use *the S surface 1 soif I f(Tr ‘filbn^in'Hui ^ ‘hem their nktoal po^tifm as Vear P 
wSk - ? slve may cause lts death or * 
_ , PREPARING THE ROOTS. 
Immediately before planting all the bruised or wounded parts should be pared off smoothlv to nrevent 
decay and to enable them to heal over by granulations during thegrowth of the tree Then diD them fn 
a bed of mud which will coat every part evenly and leave no portion in contact with the ai? which acci 
dentally might not be reached by the earth in filling the hole The use of waterin settling the earth 
fs m fi 0 nf„fub r0 °I t f S the 11 treL f have th , ere b ? a few qSanspour" Stn whllftheTole 
i, e . trees oave been out of the ground for a long time, and have become drv and «?hriv- 
eled, they should be immersed in water twenty-four hours before planting. Fruit trees sometimes remain 
green branches, but with unswollen buds, till midsummer. Instead of watering such at the 
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SHORTENING-IN THE BRANCHES. 
. However carefully trees may be taken up they will lose a portion of their roots and if the whole ton 
**emam demand will be so great upon the roots that in many cases ft will prove fatal 
o + e +-a^ e + : To obviate this, then, it becomes necessary to shorten-in the branches, which should be done 
at the time of planting, and in a manner to correspond with the loss of roots. If the tree has lost the 
§ T e f^ er Portion of its roots, a severe shortening-in the branches will be necessary; if only a small portion 
of the roots has been cut off more moderate pruning will be sufficient. Particular attention to thfsmat" 
ter will save many trees that otherwise would perish. attention to tnis mat- 
ITJLCHING. 
This is another very important matter, particularly in this climate, where we frequentlv exnerieripe 
severe midsummer drouths. It consists in covering the ground about the tree with coarselitte? <S?aw 
leaves, shavings or anything that will shade the ground and prevent evaporation It should be done 
early m the spring, and will m most cases obviate the necessity of watering the root We cannot tSo 
earnestly insist upon the momentous importance of mulching. We have known orchards planted whe?e 
? um ^ er died when mulching was neglected; while, on theother hand we havJwTt- 
that they were well U mulch e ed, and Sa. ITngU on^^fostf they nff offiy^fl g^^ut^ade^fo S f^times 
ZSfS&fJt SSSBL^t^Vl&y^ bank6d " P ar ° und tbe tree so as * 
