YOUR HOME 
R EPRESENTS a definite opportunity, an opportunity 
to make of it something fine. And the greatest 
opportunity comes at the beginning before the build¬ 
ing is even started. Here is the finest chance to plan for 
a scheme offering the most in convenience, attractiveness 
and general satisfaction. 
That is the purpose of the landscape plan, as it provides 
an orderly arrangement and program for development 
which can be carried out over a period of time if neces¬ 
sary and still satisfies the requirements for fitness and 
beauty to the highest degree. 
CONSULT OUR LANDSCAPE DEPARTMENT 
Cultural Directions for Small Fruits 
The Right and Wrong Way to Set Strawberry Plants. 
A—Too Shallow. n—Too Deep. C—Just Right. 
RASPBERRIES 
May be planted in the fall where win¬ 
ters are mild, but should be mulched 
with straw or coarse manure for win¬ 
ter protection. Usually spring is the 
best time, especially with black or pur¬ 
ple varieties. 
Space plants 4 feet apart, in rows 6 
feet apart, red varieties closer than 
blacks. Set an inch or two deeper than 
they stood in the nursery, in good rich 
soil; ground bone is a good fertilizer. 
Keep well cultivated and free from 
weeds and suckers. Pinch back the 
young canes of black raspberries when 
18 to 24 inches tall. This causes side 
branches to grow on the canes and 
makes the bushes more stocky and 
self - supporting. The next spring cut 
the side branches back a third to a 
half. 
Red raspberries require no pruning 
except where the canes are very tall 
they may be cut back to 5 or 6 feet in 
height. Leave not more than 4 or 5 
canes per plant, except possibly with 
very vigorous growers. Remove and 
burn old canes when the crop has been 
picked. 
BLACKBERRIES 
Where winters are mild plant in the 
fall but mulch with straw or coarse 
manure for winter protection. 
Plant 4 feet or more apart in rows 7 
feet or more apart. Set an inch or two 
deeper than in the nursery row and cut 
back the tops to 6 inches or less. 
Cultivation should begin as soon as 
the plants are set and continued every 
week or two until a month before 
freezing weather. Pinch off the tops of 
the young canes when at a height of 
2 1/2 feet—3 feet. Immediately after 
picking, old canes should be cut out 
and burned and also all but 3 or 4 new 
canes to each plant. 
A wire trellis is often used. Posts 
are set 15 to 30 feet apart in the row 
and the canes tied to a wire about 2 y 2 
feet above the ground. 
ASPARAGUS 
Prefers a sandy loam but succeeds 
on nearly all kinds of soil. 
Plow deep and mix in thoroughly 2 
or 3 inches of well-rotted manure. Set 
plants 15 inches apart in rows 3 feet 
apart. Cover the crown or top about 2 
inches. 
Frequent shallow cultivation is nec¬ 
essary to conserve moisture and keep 
down the Aveeds. 
Cut few, if any, shoots until third 
season. 
Apply a pound of salt to about 128 
square feet. 
STRAWBERRIES 
Cover the ground with well-rotted 
manure—a wheelbarrow load to each 
100 square feet. Plow or dig the ground 
and pulverize deeply and thoroughly. 
Do not plant in ground that has just 
been in sod: if you do, the white grubs 
will probably destroy the plants. 
Cut back the roots to about 4 inches 
and put them in water. 
Be particularly careful to set plants 
the correct depth, the crowns just level 
with the surface, and firm the soil 
about the roots. 
Cultivate about once a week, and 
only an inch or two deep, but not when 
the ground is wet. 
Plant in rows 3 to 4 feet apart and 
set plants 2-3 feet apart in row. 
RHUBARB 
Plant in fall or spring, 3 feet apart 
in rows 4 feet apart. 
The crowns should be barely covered 
with dirt. If planted deep they are al¬ 
most sure to rot during the hot weath¬ 
er of the first season. 
Thorough cultivation should be given 
through the summer and liberal appli¬ 
cations of manure every winter. 
In gathering the leaf stalks, the base 
of the stalk should be pulled out. 
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