HOW TO PLANT 
If you want trees, plants, and. vines to live 
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS 
When you have unwrapped the package put the roots in 
water until ready to plant; DO NOT ALLOW THE AIR TO STRIKE 
THE ROOTS, as this will dry them out very quickly. 
If you are not ready to plant, set the roots in a trench, water 
well and cover with soil until convenient planting time. 
No matter what size or type of plant you are getting it is quite 
important that the soil be properly prepared to receive it. Large 
areas may be plowed, smaller plots can be forked or dug and 
single holes can be dug for individual plants; in any case mix 
a little good fertilizer with the well pulverized soil before planting. 
Don't be afraid to make the hole a little bigger than necessary 
and allow the roots to spread out instead of being bunched in 
a space too small for them. Water if the ground is dry, pull the 
soil around the small trunk and then next day tamp the soil 
firmly with your foot. Plant each tree or 
shrub just a little deeper than it came out 
of the nursery. 
Boyd's plants are carefully grown, 
carefully dug and carefully packed; 
every plant should live if given a good 
start in its new home. 
Transplanting can be successfully 
done either spring or fall when the 
ground is damp and the weather is not 
too hot and dry. 
BOYD NURSERY CO. 
McMinnville, Tennessee 
