HOW TO USE THIS BOOK 

MAKE A QUICK SKETCH .... 
You don't have to be an artist to make a 
workable sketch; anyone can do it with 
ease. Outline your garden area to scale 
and draw an axis beginning with the obvi- 
ous point of approach and ending with a 
prospective feature (specimen tree, rock 
garden, barbecue or pool). Minor axis 
crossing the main axis will create interest- 
ing irregularities in the shape of your plant- 
ing. Next, sketch in the trees and shrubs 
selected from this book in the spaces your 
mind’s eye tells you they will create the 
most pleasing effect. Insert key numbers 
corresponding with your list of material 
and you are ready to proceed with your 
purchasing and planting. 
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To Plan Your Garden 
YEAR 
Webster defines a catalog as ‘a complete enumeration of iterns."’ What Webster says 
in his dictionary is true of your copy of the 1943 Orchard and Garden Book—but we 
have tried to go a little farther. When we wrote this book we realized that you might 
not be able to visit us quite as often as in the past. So this is what we did—we antici- 
pated the questions you might ask our staff of trained salesmen. We have attempted 
to reply to your questions by placing each plant in a group that suggests the position 
in your garden that you wish to fill. In many respects, reading this book will be like 
a visit to our nursery. All of the plants are here and the book is your trained salesman. 
All of the broadleaved evergreens are classified according to their preferred exposure 
and according to the height they are normally expected to grow in the well-kept garden. 
W e have tried to pack this book chock-full of ideas and ““how-to-do-it’ suggestions. We 
wish that there was space for more. As always, we are ready to give you a guiding 
hand by mail whenever you need our help, so please feel free to write to us. 
What To Plant . . Where To Put It . . When To Plant It 
Important questions to the home gardener, but quickly answered by turning the pages of this book. Briefly, 
a good time to set out plants that have a distinct dormant period, such as fruit, flowering, and shade trees, 
grapevines, berries, roses, and deciduous flowering shrubs is January through March. Most of this material 
will be available during the growing season in handy containers at slightly increased prices. Evergreens 
have a year-around planting season because they are always available in containers or with a ball of earth 
around the roots. Fall is traditional bulb planting time and all varieties for planting in that season are 
described in our annual Bulb Catalog (free on request). Bulbs listed on page 35 in this book are for spring 
| HAVE MORE FUN OUTDOORS! 
A well-planned garden, built a little at a time, is a source of peaceful relaxation and a cause for lasting 
satisfaction. The best way to achieve satisfaction is to’ build your garden from the finest materials avail- 
able—they cost less in the long run. Choose your plants carefully—in this book we have striven for accuracy of 
description and adaptation. The best way to achieve relaxation is to plan your work ahead and not try to crowd 
two days gardening into one. A week-end gardener will begin his day wiih the several tasks that require 
regular weekly or bi-monthly attention and allot the balance of his time to seasonal jobs or to new enter- 
prise. Wartime daylight saving is a boon to the week-end gardener because more evening hours are avail- 
able for irrigation just at the time of year when this is a major responsibility. Plan to irrigate a separate 
garden section each week-day evening and enjoy more leisurely gardening Sunday. If you find that your 
shipment of nursery stock is more than can be efficiently handled in one day, don’t fret over it. Heelin 
bare root and balled stock in a shallow trench in the shade, wet down thoroughly, and forget it until next 
Sunday. Plants in containers should be soaked on arrival and kept moist until planted. 
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WE HOPE THESE SCENES WILL SUGGEST IDEAS FOR USE IN YOUR OWN GARDEN 
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