Boyd’s Planting List 
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VINES 
Per 25 Per 100 Per 250 
Bittersweet, American, 1 yr. seedling.. .$1-00 $3.00 $6.00 
Bittersweet, American, 2 yr. seedling.... 1.75 5.00 9.75 
Bittersweet, Oriental, 1 yr. seedling. 1.25 3.50 6.75 
Bittersweet, Oriental, 2 yr. transplts... 5.00 15.00 30.00 
Clematis, Virginiana, 1 yr.. 2.00 6.00 12.00 
Crossvine, 2 yr. 1.50 4.00 8.00 
Dutchman Pipevine, 1 yr. 1.50 4.00 8.00 
Grape, Fox, 1 yr. seedling. 1.00 3.00 6.00 
Grape, Frost, 1 yr. seedling. 1.00 3.00 6.00 
Grape, Muscadine, 1 yr. seedling. .90 2.25 4.25 
Grape, Summer, 1 yr. seedling. .90 2.25 4.25 
Honeysuckle, Hall’s Japan, medium. .75 2.00 4.00 
Honeysuckle, Hall’s Japan, transplants.. 1.75 5.00 9.75 
Honeysuckle, Scarlet Trumpet, medium .75 2.00 4.00 
Honeysuckle, Scarlet Trumpet, transpl. 2.00 6.00 11.75 
Kudzu Vine, 2 yr. seedling.90 2.25 4.25 
Kudzu Vine, transplants heavy. 2.25 7.00 15.00 
Passion Flower, 1 yr. seedling . .90 2.25 4.25 
Trumpet Creeper, 1 yr. .75 2.00 4.00 
Trumpet Creeper, transplants. 2.00 6.00 11.75 
Virginia Creeper, 1 yr. seedlings. 1.00 3.25 7.50 
Virginia Creeper, transplants. 2.50 8.00 15.75 
Vinca Minor, 1 yr..90 2.25 4.25 
Vinca Minor, transplants. 2.25 7.50 14.75 
Wisteria, Chinese Blue, 1 yr. seedlings.. 1.50 4.00 7.75 
Wisteria, Chinese White, 1 yr. seedlings 1.75 5.00 9.75 
HOW TO PLANT SMALL TREES 
If you buy trees and want them to live, FOLLOW 
INSTRUCTIONS. 
Trees can be successfully planted either spring or fall, 
when the ground is wet and the weather is cool. 
When trees are received, 
remove the wrapper and 
put the roots in water un¬ 
til planted. DO NOT 
ALLOW THE AIR TO 
STRIKE THE ROOTS, as 
this will dry them out 
quickly. If you are not 
ready to plant, set the 
roots in a trench, water 
well and cover with soil 
until time to plant. 
Soil should be prepared 
by plowing or by hand for 
small areas; if possible 
mix some fertilizer with 
the soil before planting. 
Spread the roots out so 
that they will not be 
bunched in the hole and 
don’t be afraid to make 
the hole a little larger 
than necessary. Water if 
the ground is dry, pull the 
soil around the small trunk 
and then next day tamp 
the soil well with your 
'oot Plant each tree ji-st a little deeper than it came 
out of the nursery. 
TREES GONE, “GOODBYE 
MOISTURE!” 
That trees throw off untold billions of gallons of water 
daily, which is returned as rain ? From each pound of 
dry leaves from an ash tree 1,018 gallons of water are 
thrown off yearly? Birch 918, Maple 611, Elm 822 and 
Oak 691 ? 
Now, gentlemen, you have the opportunity to spend a 
few dollars to prevent your farm from washing av.ay 
and it will save your children and grandchildren from 
spending millions and at the same time you will be grow¬ 
ing a crop of trees that will pay big dividends within a 
very few years. 
We require lumber for rebuilding and repairing over 
4,000,000 houses and barns on farms and villages v^here 
95 percent of the buildings are of lumber. It is TRUE 
that we need billions of trees planted throughout the 
United States for the use of Shade, Birds, Fuel, and Water 
Practically all European countries import from 75 to 
90 percent of the timber they use. They have no land 
on which to grow trees and as we have millions of acres 
of land with water, railroad and other facilities for getting 
the logs to the mills there is no reason why we should not 
supply Europe with lumber for all time to come if we put 
our idle land to work. 
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, one of the greatest 
lumber states, at one time had 28,000,000 acres of the 
finest virgin timber. Today they have less than 5,00() 000. 
Their output for many vears has been over two billion 
feet yearly. 
On April 5, 1932, for the first time in the United States, 
almost 40,000 farmers (about 200,000 souls) lost their 
farms in one day for non-payment of taxes. While these 
farmers had timber to sell they were happy and paid 
their bills, and when the men in the cities got their hn^ids 
on this money they, too, were happy, but like millions 
who smile when they say, “Make your idle land bring in 
an income,” they had an idea there was enough timber t > 
last while they lived and that farmers would be able to 
pay their bills'and their children would get by some way, 
trees or no trees. 
40.000 ACRES OF FARM LAND SOLD BY THE 
STATE OR VIRGINIA on January 9, 1933, for ]931 
taxes. Had these farmers planted trees on their land 50 
years ago they could cut and jjlant each year and have a 
perpetual income for all time. 
If you invest your money in old mother eai’th it is safe, 
provided you do your duty in helping nature provide for 
the soil. If it is taken the right care of it will pay you 
big for your investment, even if you have one of the 
poorest farms in the country to start with. 
Attention to Special Collections 
Realizing the fact that many people are interested in 
various types of Shrubs and Trees, but quite a number do 
not know the exact variety of plant they want, for that 
reason we are putting* in this Bulletin quite a number of 
“Collections” and have made the prices very reasonable on 
them. 
WHY DO FOREST TREES CHECK EROSION? 
Dead leaves of the forest floor protect the ground under¬ 
neath making the ground porous. Water dripping from 
the trees is not able to strike the ground and stir up 
mud that would seal up this porous condition. 
WHAT CAUSES SPRINGS TO DRY UP? 
For the want of ground cover such as leaves, decayed 
wood, and tree roots to open up the ground enabling a 
reservoir under ground. 
WHAT CAUSES FLOODS? 
Most of our timberland is in the hilly section. When 
the timber has been removed, there is nothing to check 
the water, similar to water coming off a tin roof. 
WHY DO FLOODS RUIN BOTTOM LAND? 
There has been a time when a gentle overflow was con¬ 
sidered helpful, but now streams are so swift that much 
damage is done, washing top soil away and leaving sub¬ 
soil deposit that is void of plant food. 
WHY DOESN’T IT RAIN IN A DESERT? 
Trees hold moisture in the ground and throw off a vapor 
that causes rain. 
DID YOU KNOW that Indians were very careful with fire 
and appreciated wild life and forestry much more than 
the white man ? 
Over ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY-FIVE MILLION 
TREES, WALNUTS and TREE SEED have been planted 
by over 500,000 pupils and many who at first smiled at the 
idea, after they learned that over 50% of our standing 
timber had been cut or destroyed by fire since 1870, turned 
out to be enthusiastic tree planters. 
Over 2,000,000 trees and tree seed were planted by pupils 
in Lake County, Ind., in 1929, over 8,000,000 in 1930, in 
1931 over two and a half times more black walnuts than 
were planted in the County and over five times more in 
the State than were planted by all state nurseries com¬ 
bined in the United States for one year. 
This tree planting proposition has added millions of 
dollars of wealth to the state of Indiana. You, too, can 
do this for your county, city and state! 
Teach our school children the importance of planting 
trees. Help them work out a school program for planting 
evergreen and deciduous trees in your vicinity. 
ERODED GULLIES 
Gullies that look beyond redemption can be completely 
restored by the use of Hall’s (Ground Covering) Honey¬ 
suckle. Hall’s Honeysuckle is being used extensively by 
railroads to hold steep banks, also the highway depart¬ 
ments have found Honeysuckle to be the most satisfactory 
for checking erosion. 
Honeysuckle Vines.$5.00 per 100 $40.00 per 1000 
BERRY BEARING PLANTS 
FOR BIRDS 
I'er 10 1 
IVr 25 Per 100 
Amelanchier (Shadblow) 
... 1-2 
feet 
$ .75 
$1.50 $ 4.00 
Amelanchier (Shadblow 
... 3-4 
feet 
3.50 
8.00 
25.00 
Aronia (Chokeberry). 
...12-18 
inch 
.50 
.90 
1.75 
Aronia (Chokejberry). 
... 2-3 
feet 
1.50 
3.25 
10.00 
Barberry, Japanese . 
...15-18 
inch 
1.00 
1.50 
4.00 
Barberry, Japanese . 
...18-24 
inch 
1.50 
3.00 
12,50 
Callicarpa Americana . 
...12-18 
inch 
.50 
.90 
1.75 
Callicarpa Americana 
... 2-3 
feet 
2.00 
4.00 
12.00 
Celastrus (Bittersweet)... 
.1 yr. sldgs. 
.90 
1.25 
3.50 
Celastriis (Bittersweet)... 
.2 yr. ti 
ans. 
2.25 
5.00 
15.00 
Dogwood, Red Bark. 
...12-18 
inch 
.50 
.90 
1.75 
Dogwood, Red Bark. 
.... 2-3 
feet 
.75 
1.50 
4.00 
Winterberry . 
...12-18 
inch 
.50 
.90 
1.75 
Winterberry .... 
.... 2-3 
feet 
1.25 
2.00 
5.50 
Cherry, Wild Black. 
...12-18 
inch 
.90 
1.25 
3.75 
Cherry, Wild Black. 
.... 3-4 
feet 
1.75 
3.50 
12.00 
Privet, Ibota . 
...12-18 
inch 
.65 
1.00 
3.00 
Privet, Ibota . 
.... 2-3 
feet 
1.25 
2.25 
6,50 
Sumac . 
...12-18 
inch 
.50 
.75 
1.25 
Sumac . 
...18-24 
inch 
.75 
1.50 
4.00 
Coralberry . 
...12-18 
inch 
.50 
.75 
1.25 
Coralberry . 
.... 2-3 
feet 
1.50 
3.25 
10.00 
Sparkleberry . 
...12-18 
inch 
.75 
1.50 
4.00 
Sparkleberry . 
... 2-3 
feet 
2.00 
4.00 
12.00 
Pighbush Blneberrv. 
...12-18 
inch 
.65 
1.00 
3.00 
Highbush Blueberry . 
.... 2-3 
feet 
1.50 
3.00 
9.00 
Black Haw . 
...12-18 
inch 
.90 
1.25 
2.75 
Black Haw . 
.... 2-3 
feet 
1.75 
3.50 
12.50 
American Persimmon .... 
...12-18 
inch 
.65 
1.00 
2.00 
American Persimmon 
.... 4-5 
feet 
8.00 
14.75 
25.00 
Blackberry (native) . 
.Suckers 
.50 
.75 
1.50 
Paw Paw . 
...12-18 
inch 
.90 
1.25 
3.50 
Paw Paw . 
.... 3-4 
feet 
1.50 
3.25 
10.00 
Hackberry . 
...12-18 
inch 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
Hackberry _ _ 
. . 2-3 
feet 
1.00 
1.50 
4.00 
Wild Sweet ( rab 
1-2 
feet 
1.25 
2.25 
6.00 
Wild Sweet Crab. 
2-3 
feet 
4.50 
10.00 
35 00 
''inlberry ... 
12-18 
inch 
.40 
.65 
1.25 
Mulberry . 
2-3 
feet 
.90 
1.25 
3.00 
Spice Bush . 
.12-18 
inch 
.65 
1.00 
2.50 
Spice Bush . 
.18-24 
inch 
.90 
1.25 
3 00 
AraHa Spinosa 
12-18 
inch 
.90 
1.25 
3.00 
Aralia Spinosa . 
. 2-3 
feet 
1.75 
2.75 
8.00 
•Str.Twherrv Bush . 
12-18 
inch 
.50 
.90 
1.75 
Strawberrv Bush 
...18-24 
inch 
.65 
1.00 
2.50 
Southern Buckthorn . 
12-18 
inch 
.65 
1.00 
2.50 
Southern Buckthorn . 
. 2-3 
feet 
.75 
1.50 
4 00 
Push IL’nevsnckle . 
.. .12-18 
inch 
.90 
1.75 
5.00 
Bush Honevsuckle . 
2-3 
feet 
2.00 
4.50 
12.00 
Common Elder . 
...12-18 
inch 
.50 
.90 
1.75 
Common Elder . 
... 3-4 
feet 
2.00 
3.50 
15.00 
HEDGE PLANTS 
Plant a hedge fence. It will cost you less than the 
cheapest fence you can build; it will outwear the best fence 
you can build; it will look better than any fence you can 
build. 
We are large growers of hedge plants, and are hereby 
enabled to make the following very low prices: 
PRIVET AMUR RIVER SOUTH (Southern Evergreen). 
The most popular of the privet in the South which is 
almost evergreen. Rich green foliage, compact in growth. 
Do not plant north of the Ohio River. 
Per 25 Per 100 Per 250 
12-18 inches, branched 
18-24 inches, branched 
2-3 feet, branched. 
$ .75 $2.50 $5.00 
1.00 2.75 6.00 
1.25 4.50 8.00 
PRIVET AMUR RIVER NORTH. A valuable plant for 
hedges and borders, which is very hardy in any section. 
It has large green leaves that will .stand trimming to 
almost any extent. 
Per 25 Per 100 Per 250 
12-18 inches, branched 
18-24 inches, branched. 
2-3 feet, branched. 
$1.00 $2.75 $6.00 
1.25 4.00 8.00 
1.50 5.00 10.00 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET. This plant is very popular in the 
North and East and it is also used in the South for 
screening purposes where tall heavy hedge is needed. 
It has dark glossy green leaves which shed in the fall. 
Per 25 Per 100 Per 250 
12-18 inches branched.$ .75 $2.50 $5.00 
18-24 inches, branched.—. 1.00 2.75 6.00 
’-3 feet, branched. 1.25 4.50 8.00 
The neglect of our present generation will cause suffer¬ 
ing and hardships on the coming population. We have 
destroyed land and timber so why not do something to 
restore it. Our public schools can do nothing more impor¬ 
tant than teaching our boys and girls the importance of 
preserving our natural resources and the importance of 
giving back the things that we have ruthlessly taken. We 
are doing our part by growing millions of tree seedlings 
and offering them at a very low price. The Government 
is doing a splendid work in reforestation, but it will be 
impossible for them to do this job alone. Our appeal to 
you is for immediate action before our soil becomes further 
damaged by erosion. 
TABLE SHOWING NUMBER OF TREES PER ACRE 
Trees per Acre 
Trees per Acre 
4x4 feet apart. 
.2785 
10x10 feet apart.... 
....435 
6x6 feet apart. 
_1210 
12x12 feet apart.... 
....302 
8x8 feet apart. 
. 649 
14x14 feet apart.... 
....222 
BUILD BRUSH DAMS 
The soil that is washing away must be stopped and it 
is up to the individuals to put a stop to it, and we are 
suggesting some ways that are cheap and still the best 
that we know of to put a stop to gullies and hillsides 
washing away. Get the brush if possible when the leaves 
are on the trees or branches of the trees and stick them 
crosswise of the ditches, driving some stakes so as to 
hold the brush, and it will start holding the dirt that is 
washing away, and if you wish, if the gullies be very bad, 
another thing to do would be get some Hall’s Honeysuckle 
vines, plant in the ditches above and also below the dams, 
and they will be very helpful in holding the dirt that is 
heading down stream. 
FOREST PLANTING SPEEDED 
Planted acreage on national forest lands will pass the 
million-acre mark this spring. January 1, 1940, it stood at 
946,574 acres, including 131,707 acres planted in 1939. In 
the past five years the United States Forest Service has 
been able to make use of considerable relief labor, and the 
forest plantings have averaged more than 160,000 acres 
per year. This yearly average is greater than the total of 
the plantings before 1935. 
With a million acres planted, the Forest Service esti¬ 
mates there are still about three and one-half million acres 
in need of planting in the national forests, primarily be¬ 
cause fires have destroyed the forest cover, leaving no 
seed trees for natural reproduction. 
SOUTHERN TREES IMPORTANT 
Farm forestry in the South is of the utmost importance 
to future timber production. It is estimated that one-third 
of the timberland area is owned by farmers and that one- 
half of the total annual cut of Southern pine is obtained 
from these farm timberland holdings. The lumber industry 
holds a high position in the economic life of the Southern 
states and it is important from this economic standpoint 
that the farm timberlands be given proper forest manage¬ 
ment for a future crop of trees. 
GULLIES DESTROY LAND 
It is estimated that approximately 17,500,000 acres of 
land in the United States formerly cultivated has been de¬ 
stroyed bv gullying. These gullies make the land worth¬ 
less for growing agricultural crops. The roots, leaves and 
debris from trees hold soil in place and retard erosion. 
The well-to-do farmer can easily afford to set aside and 
maintain a portion of his farm as farm woods while the 
farmer with less means cannot afford to lose the benefits 
to be derived from one. 
The railroads of the United States use about 50,000,000 
new wood ties every year. 
In this country we use 500,000,000 fence posts each year. 
Ninety million Americans live in frame houses. Forty 
p-^r cent of our industrial plants use wood as a primary 
!'aw material. 
Ninety per cent of the houses of the world are still 
being made of wood. 
BOYD NURSERY CO 
• • 
McMinnville. Tennessee 
