ESHAM’S NURSERIES, FRANKFORD, DEL. 7 
We Again Offer 
ROOTED CUTTINGS 
READY ABOUT JUNE 1ST 
Last season, for the first time, we offered an ex¬ 
tensive list of rooted cuttings, with much fear as to 
the final results. We sold more than we expected 
to and are now convinced it is a practical proposition. 
While we had a few “kicks” they were much less 
than we expected. The success, we believe, was 
due a good bit to the following words of caution. 
Do Not Order Before Reading This 
You cannot treat most of these cuttings just any 
old way and get a stand. They will most usually 
die if you do. But, if you are willing to coddle them 
a little you should get a good stand. We will send 
you the same kind of stock we use and we most 
always get a perfect stand, hardly lose any. We 
have our ground in a good mellow condition, cover 
them with lath shade (that is plastering lath spaced 
about the width of a lath apart and raised about 15 
to 18 inches above the ground) as soon as planted 
and kept from drying out by overhead irrigation. 
Any system of shading and watering will do, if it 
is properly attended to. If you will take care of the 
plants we will be glad to have your order but if 
you cannot do this we had rather you not send it 
to us. If they are not properly taken care of you 
will probably have a great loss and then every 
time you think of them you wdll think, “There’s 
a bunch of stuff from Esham’s that went bad.” 
Rooted Cuttings are all right if handled right but 
they are no good if not. So, if you are not will¬ 
ing to take the responsibility do not send your 
order. 
