Pointers On The Care Of Your Plants 
Your automobile, your house, in fact everything 
that renders you a degree of pleasure, requires 
a certain amount of care in its maintenance. The 
same is true of your lawn and your plants, but 
working in the garden is such a healthful pleas¬ 
ure that many persons treat it as a delightful 
hobby. The trend toward this beneficial hobby 
is increasing from year to year. 
Trees, shrubs, vines, etc., being planted where 
they are expected to remain permanently, re¬ 
quire less care than might be expected. 
These Things Do 
Watering 
Water heavily when planting and frequently 
during the first summer. 
Keep a shallow basin of earth around all 
trees to collect the water, during Spring, Sum¬ 
mer and Fall. „ , 
Flood the enclosed area every five days during 
periods of dry weather. 
Wash the foliage of Evergreens early each 
Spring to remove the Winter’s accumulation of 
dust and smoke, using a strong force of water. 
If this is done at frequent intervals Evergreens 
will thrive in cities where smoky atmospheres 
may seem detrimental. This washing should be 
done at the end of the day, always. 
Fertilizing 
Fertilize every season regularly to promote 
growth. Plants, like humans, must eat and drink 
to keep healthy. 
Apply fertilizer to trees well over the entire 
area covered by tbe top of the tree either by 
broadcasting or sinking in holes 18 inches deep 
spaced about 2 ft. apart; using in all about 3 lb. 
to each inch of trunk diameter. Use Barr's Tree 
Food listed on page 52. 
Lawns should be fertilized three times a year 
—early Spring, early Summer and again in the 
Fall. This is very necessary as the constant re¬ 
moval of the clippings takes away the material 
which would naturally return to the soil and 
enrich it. You can’t draw on the bank forever 
and not go bankrupt. 
Pruning 
Prune broken branches and dead wood from 
trees as this often prevents decay from starting. 
Take out crossing branches as trees and shrubs 
develop. This will prevent injuries by rubbing, 
and develop symmetry. 
Keep shrubs from becoming “leggy” by remov¬ 
ing each year about one-fourth of the old wood 
and cutting back the previous year’s growth to 
obtain a more bushy effect. 
Remove dead flowers and seed pods on Shrubs 
and Perennials as soon as possible. This en¬ 
courages more and better blooms. 
Spraying 
Spray to protect plants from insects and 
diseases, commencing before growth starts in the 
Sprifng, as then the plants are dormant and much 
can be accomplished that will benefit the plant 
throughout the growing season. 
When spraying do the work thoroughly or else 
the whole job may have to be done over at too 
late a season to secure best results. 
Make spray solutions to conform with the di¬ 
rections given on the containers or harm may 
result from using a spray mixture that is too 
strong; in such case the cure being worse than 
the disease. 
See Page 53 for kinds of spray materials avail¬ 
able for various purposes. 
Cultivating 
Cultivate to keep weeds down and to aerate 
the soil. 
Use permanent mulches in the various beds 
to save the work of cultivating. This will also 
be very benefical to the plants. 
Remove weeds in the lawn as soon as they 
appear and you’ll save much labor later. 
These Things Don’t Do 
Don’t neglect to keep roots protected against 
air and light when unpacking and getting ready 
to plant. Soak the roots of plants with water 
immediately on arrival and keep them protected 
and you’ll save losses. 
Don’t apply fertilizer of any kind so that it 
comes in direct contact with the roots of a plant. 
Don’t cramp the roots in planting. It is bet¬ 
ter to have the hole too large than not large 
enough as this gives the opportunity to fill in 
with good soil which will prove very beneficial 
in the future. 
Don’t merely sprinkle the surface when -water¬ 
ing as this only encourages surface rooting 
which is not beneficial. 
Don’t wait for rose pests to appear—spray first 
as a preventive measure. 
Don’t cultivate too deep as this may injure 
the roots. 
Don’t cultivate at all in the Rhododendron bed 
as Rhododendrons root on the surface and cul¬ 
tivating would cause considerable harm. Rho¬ 
dodendrons should be mulched instead. Peat Moss 
or oak leaves being desirable. 
Don’t delay staking of Perennials that require 
this treatment. After the plants have made 
crooked growth or have fallen over is a bad 
time to correct an unsightly condition. 
Don’t plant a tall growing plant where a low 
effect is desired. Use a plant that will naturally 
remain low. 
To our Customers —Insofar as it is possible we 
are always ready to assist our customers in their 
planting problems. For individual problems, the 
solution of which is not found in this catalog 
write us for advice. Our many years of ex¬ 
perience is placed at your disposal. 
Conditions Of Sale Of Barr's "Will Grow" Plants 
We exercise the greatest care to have all stock 
genuine and true to label, holding ourselves ready 
to refund the purchase price or to replace any 
plant that proves untrue. We do not give any 
warranty, expressed or implied; and in case of 
error on our part, it is mutually agreed between 
the purchaser and ourselves that we shall not be 
held responsible at any time for a greater amount 
than the original price of the goods; that each 
plant is sold subject to prior sale, and that orders 
are not subject to cancellation after plants have 
been dug. 
GUARANTEE 
All Plants are guaranteed to be freshly and 
carefully dug and to arrive in good condition. We 
insist on being notified within five days after 
receipt if any plant is not satisfactory, or claims 
cannot be considered. 
REPLACEMENTS 
All stock accepted as satisfactory, properly 
planted and cared for, if failing to grow, dies 
from reasons beyond our or the customer’s con¬ 
trol. Such losses occurring the first season are 
shared fairly on a 50-50 basis. Hence we agree 
to replace once at one-half the original purchase 
price, where purchased at regular catalog prices 
and provided the customer has also shown good 
faith by having paid for the original plants in 
full. No replacements can be made where ac¬ 
count is unpaid, nor can we replant replacements 
free. Customers should not expect Evergreens 
to be replaced on the one-half price basis that 
have been burned or otherwise injured by dogs, 
or suffered any accident or neglect. 
Buy With Confidence Barr’s “Will Grow” Plants of Known Quality 
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