A Word About Franklin Forestry Nursery 
T HIS Nursery is located one mile east of Shelburne Falls, or about eight miles 
west of Greenfield, on the Mohawk Trail in sight of the Sweetheart Tea House. 
Stock will be dug fresh and may be taken with you, or we will ship by express, freight 
or truck, as preferred. 
The roots of evergreens will be balled and burlapped, if of sufficient size, while 
small transplants will be packed in damp moss. In either case they will stand ship¬ 
ment to any part of the country. 
Stock not listed herein we will gladly procure on short notice, and shall be pleased 
to advise and quote prices on large or small orders. 
Many shrubs and plants can be safely moved during the summer, but April, May 
and first of June for spring planting, and last of August, September and October for 
fall planting, are the best months for this work. 
Nearby planting we can often do at a reasonable charge, but anyone can easily set 
stock out by following a few planting instructions, as printed on this page. 
Conditions 
Prices are net, F. 0. B. cars, except as noted, 
packing added at cost. 
There will be no charge for packing when cash 
in full accompanies order. 
Ten per cent discount in lots of ten of one size 
and variety. 
All stock is listed subject to prior sale. 
We have larger sizes and various species other 
than those listed which we will gladly quote on 
application. 
In the case of all sizes, we reserve the right to 
decline any order for a quantity too small to 
make shipment profitable. 
The two white pines (strobus and flexilis) can 
be shipped anywhere in the New England states 
and New York. 
Planting Instructions 
On arrival the trees should be “heeled in” at 
once in a moist, shady place by digging a trench, 
putting the bunches of trees in it in a vertical 
position, then throwing dirt over the roots and 
firmly tamping down with the feet. 
If dry, the roots should be dipped in a puddle 
of mud and water before being heeled in. After 
heeling in, water occasionally. 
The planter must set the trees slightly deeper 
than they originally grew, and set them straight, 
plenty of fine dirt being placed about the roots 
and very firmly tamped down with the feet. The 
roots must not be allowed to become dry, even 
for a few minutes. In planting sod ground the 
sod should be taken off for about a foot square 
around the hole and not used again. 
Display House 
Our screened display-house is conveniently 
located at the roadside so that customers may 
examine stock either by day, or in the evening if 
more convenient, without walking over the 
grounds unless they wish. 
Ample parking space is provided, and balled 
and burlapped samples of the most popular va¬ 
rieties are always on display. 
Landscape Service. Provided your place is 
within a reasonable distance, we will gladly ex¬ 
amine, advise, and make plans for beautifying 
your home, making no charge for this service if 
we carry out the work. Otherwise traveling ex¬ 
penses will be charged. 
Ornamental Stock with Ball 
of Earth 
Evergreens. The trees should be set a trifle 
lower than they stood in the nursery. Dig the 
hole a foot larger than the diameter of the ball. 
Place good loamy soil in the bottom, set tree at 
proper height, and fill in with good soil, packing 
firmly by tramping, or settling by filling hole with 
water. 
Burlap may be loosened at the top of ball and 
rolled back or cut off, but need not be entirely 
removed. 
Perennials are best planted with trowel or hand 
spade. Remove badly injured or dried leaves. 
Trim long straggling roots, or bruised or dam¬ 
aged parts. Plant so that roots spread out natu¬ 
rally. Plants with crowns should be set just below 
the surface of the ground. 
