THE BOUGHEN NURSERIES 1 
Preface 
_ We have passed through the hardest test year for horticulture probably 
ever experienced on the North American Continent. 

Varieties that had stood for years favorably, were found injured by 
something in the spring of 1943. However, it is not wise to cut our list 
down to those that were totally uninjured in 1943, for probably such 
widespread damage may not occur again in a generation, and a lot of 
pleasure-giving and profitable varieties may be lost to our plantings. 
So have patience, and those that have killed back will renew their trees 
and produce fruit again if growing above the graft, and amateurs can tell 
that by watching that the leaves are not of wild types. 
Our fruit trees bore scantily in 1943 as a rule. But some bore heavy 
crops and those that did constitute a No. 1 hardy class. These should be 
noted and planted with confidence of results. 
I have always tried to be exact and honest in all my statements in my 
catalogs, and this time it looks as if I know more than ever about what is 
absolutely hardy, and what needs favors from the climate. I shall not 
name the No. 1 hardy in this preface and save prospective customers the 
need of reading the catalog, as I would like you to study it and consider 
slowly what you should plant to get the best future results in your fruit 
garden. 
We like to see growing on our grounds only those varieties that pay for 
the space they take and if they don’t we are very soon against them. 
Boughen trees bear fruits more quickly after planting, BECAUSE we 
use only established 2-year old roots for grafting. This system gives a 
strong 1-year-old tree on a strong 3-year-old root. The root is always 2 
years older than the tree, which gives a great advantage to growth. 
Long ago we stopped making piece-root grafts. It is a cheap way of 
making trees, but the trees are about 2 years behind 2-year budded trees. 
We make trees only by grafting on 2-year established trees, and use buds 
of early and heavy bearing varieties. That way it takes 3 years to make a 
one-year-old grafted tree. 
In this little catalog we take pleasure in passing on to the prospective 
fruit grower, our private opinion of the varieties in this book. 
We are practical fruit growers. Our plantation of several thousand 
fruit trees in mid-Manitoba, produces many a truckload full of fruits 
in season. 
We have on our list at least 10 varieties of apples which are guaranteed 
to produce fruit. We have some small, but good quality pears. Our grapes 
and apricots are worthy of a trial. 
