Kelsey Nursery Service 
1. We furnish high quality stock. Kelsey Nursery 
stock is grown where it grows best; always with regard 
to shipping convenience. Of over twenty thousand acres 
of stock we select the nearest nursery growing the 
material of the quality and grade you want. 
2. We furnish our stock at the lowest prices 
made possible by mass j)roduction. Prices of 
nursery stock vary greatly. One nursery grows stock on 
land worth, say, $4,000 per acre. The stock is no better 
than at a nearby nursery where land is worth $400.00 
per acre. We are, therefore, enabled to sell excellent 
stock at very low prices. 
3. We are an entirely responsible source of 
supply. Established Sixty Years ago, in 1878, we still 
have among our customers many who have been patrons 
for forty years or more. In all our dealings we are always 
willing to make things right on any errors or just causes 
for complaint. 
4. Our Guarantee—Stock to be in good condition 
when furnished. We will, however, replace any and all 
losses at half price. 
5. Scarce and rare varieties: Why look through a 
dozen nursery catalogs for them? Send us your list and 
we will quote promptly. This Short Guide is necessMily 
confined to standard varieties, but with our facilities 
we can furnish almost any variety or size grown in the 
United States. 
6. The policy of this Company is to make and 
keep goodwill by careful and prompt service. 
WATCH EXPRESS CHARGES 
Most of our shipments should take Second- 
Class rates, so check weight and rating when 
delivery is made. The delivery man often 
charges First Class in error. 
Terms of Sale 
PACKING COSTS —Free if cash accompanies order, 
except stock dug with a ball of earth. Otherwise, 
packing is charged at cost (usually 10% of cost of 
stock). Balled, heavy evergreens: we will estimate 
costs in advance if you wish. 
LIMITED RESPONSIBILITY—We disclaim re¬ 
sponsibility for any reason in amounts greater than 
invoiced. 
PRICES—Net at the nursery. Transportation to be 
added at actual cost. Usually 5 sold at rate per 10, 
50 at 100 rate. 
CLAIMS—for errors, shortages or other causes must 
be made within 10 days. 
PARCEL POS'F—Must be prepaid. We prefer express 
but will send by post if instructed and charge you 
at cost. 
FREIGHT .4ND EXPRESS—Charges are extra (ex¬ 
cept in a few prepaid Special Offers). They are paid 
by you to the Railroad or Expressman. We will esti¬ 
mate these costs in advance if you wish. 
TRIT:KING— Can often be arranged. Write for our 
estimate if you like, on your order completely de¬ 
livered. 
What Size Should You Buy? 
The Five Classes of 
Stock 
1. .Seedtings (“S”). Cheap and light hiit 
hard to grow and a long wait. 
2. Transplants (“X”). Still cheap and light 
to ship. Above 6 inches are large enough 
to grow easily. 
3. Rooted Cuttings. Fresh cuttings are 
hard to grow. Year-old, same as trans¬ 
plants. 
4. Grafts. Again, like transplants, hut 
more costly, hence shipped “B&B” (earth 
ball). In small sizes this hall is light and 
express not expensive. 
5. Landscape Size. May be small as 12 
inches and large as 30 feet. “Finished” 
stock. Hence, no trouble to grow at all. 
Photo: Four Sizes of Red Pine (Piniis resinosa) 
1 2 
Seedlings (“S”) Transplants (“X”) 
Many varieties are raised from seed. 
These very small plants must be han¬ 
dled with extra care. They should be 
planted about four inches apart in beds. 
Here they are left two years and for the 
first year, during the heat of the first 
Summer, should be shaded by a lath 
screen. In th Auluinn, mulch to prevent 
frost-heaving. At the end of two years, 
they should be taken from the beds and 
treated as transplauts. 
Evergreens that have been moved, 
or have had their roots pruned, tend l.<» 
throw out extra roots tiear the stem, 
forming a close compact ball of fibrous 
roots that can be easily dug up. The 
transplant is sufficiently sturdy to be 
planted out in the open field in rows. 
Here the roots have room to grow, and 
the tops have room for shapely develop¬ 
ment. 
Sciadopitys 
10-inch XX 
(8-years old 
transplant) 
YOUNG ARISTOCRATS (grafts) 
Fagus purpurea, I2-in. Cornus florida rubra, 18 
Rooted Cuttings (“R. C.”) 
1-Year Rhododendron Graft 
4 Grafts 
Some trees which do not come true from seed will not even 
take root readily. These varieties are grafl.e^ on established 
roots of related species and when the graft is healed are per¬ 
fectly hardy and can be treated as transplants. For this 
reason it is best to buy grafted varietie.s one year old. 
Trees and shrubs keep growing. If you plant 
small, you must expect to have to shift them about 
in later years. Nevertheless, the small plants are 
much easier to get to live (unless too small) and 
are immeasurably less costly both to buy and to 
ship. A Japanese ^ ew 6 to 8 inches X costs 20 to 
2.54'. The same in 8 foot size is chea]) at $2.5. 
On this page are |)hotos and descriptions of the 
various size for your selection. 
Many varieties do not come true to type from 
seed. These are propagated Iry cuttings of branches 
rooted in sand. For this reason, cuttings are much 
more expensive than seedlings. They require the 
same care (for the first year) as seedlings, but once 
they have passed a Winter in the beds they can be 
treated as transplants. 
Small Deciduous Trees 
Deciduous trees and shrubs “need” pruning back 
upon planting. With deciduous shrubs cut to the 
ground upon setting them out. Trees with a single 
stem: prune back within a few inches of the ground 
and then a month later go over the planting again 
and cut away all but one .single stern. 
Taxus 
cuspidata 
t> to 8 inch X 
The same .5 years 
later f 1/2 ft. B Of B. 
3-Year Rhododendron Graft 
12-18 inches B&B. 
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Landscape Size 
rhese are old enough to require no 
expert care whatsoever. They have 
already been transplanted and shaped. 
Plant sizes from 1 to 3 feet for growing 
into future specimens. 
Plunt as small as you have time to wait 
lor and order as many at one time 
you Have use for! 
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