
15. Q. Where is my State Experiment Station? 
Connecticut—New Haven 
Delaware—Newark 
IHinois—Urbana 
Indiana—Lafayette 
lowa—Ames 
Kansas—Manhcttan 
Kentucky—Lexington 
Maine—Crono 
Maryland—College Park 
Massachusetts—Amherst 
Michigan—East Lansing 
Minnesota—St. Paul. 
Missouri—Columbia 
New Hampshire 
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. What shade tree will grow the fastest, 
. We recommend the 
New Jer.—New Brunswick 
New York—Geneva 
North Carolina—Raleigh 
Ohio—Wooster 
Penn.—State College 
Rhode Island—Kingston 
So. Car.—Clemson 
South Dakota—Brookings 
Tennesee—Knoxville 
Vermont—Burlington 
Virginia—Blacksburg 
W. Virginia—Morgantown 
Wisconsin—Madison 

Durham 
Will the roses and shrubs | plant this Spring bloom 
this Summer? 
The roses will bloom profusely all Summer. Be sure 
to trim them at planting time as we direct in the 
planting guide. Many shrubs will also bloom the first 
year, but some which form flowers only on two-year 
wood may not blossom until next year. 
. Whet cen | do to prevent rabbit and mouse injury? 
. This 
is a hard question to answer. Fruit growers will 
tell you that “eternal vigilance” is the only sure con- 
trol. We can make the following suggestions: Keep 
the area about 12 inches around each tree cultivated; 
put coal ashes or cinders at the base of the tree; and 
clean up any nearby trash or brush where rabbits 
and mice mey harbor. Hunt the rabbits and destroy 
them, and poison mice according to recommendations 
available to you from your Experiment Station. 
provide suit- 
able shade and flock qcod? 
Our recommendation is the Chinese Elm _ illustrated 
and described on page 31. Like many of the soft wood 
trees, it is, however, subject to splitting from heavy 
loads of ice and sleet, if the trees are not kept prop- 
erly trimmed. 
Are English Walnuts and Filberts hardy where I live? 
When we have winters like those of 1933-1934 and 
1942-43, the trees might be injured, if they are not 
in a particularly sheltered area. Generally they will 
succeed where you find peach trees growing. 
What size trees do you recommend? 
largest size and grade. After 
all, the first price paid for the tree is the cheapest 
part of the investment. However, all the trees and 
plants we offer are up to grade and A-1 in quality. 
Why don’t you sell trees older and larger than those 
listed in your catalogue? 
Older and larger trees do not transplant so well and 
are difficult for the planter to handle. Also the cost 
per tree is higher than the average buyer cares to 
pay. 
What are Mazzard roots? 
Mazzard is used to differentiate this type of root 
stock from Mahaleb. Briefly Mazzard is the wild 
sweet cherry, and produces a long-lived tree which 
grows larger than the Mahaleb and comes into bear- 
ing a little later, and is not so hardy. Mahaleb is 
the perfume cherry of Europe and produces a tree 
smaller, earlier fruiting and hardier. Mahaleb is the 
most commonly used rootstock. 
We charge a premium for trees on Mazzard roots 
because they are more difficult to grow. 
. Will fruit trees grow where the soil is poorly drained? 
. No fruit tree will grow well where the soil is too wet. 
Cherry trees in particular will not tolerate the least 
amount of excess water. On the other hand, plum 
and prune are much more tolerant and will thrive 
where many other fruit trees would fail. We list 
them as follows in order of tolerance to wet soil: 
Prune, Plum, Pear, Apple, Quince, Peach, Apricot, 
Cherry. 
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. Should | trim my trees when pipating them? 
It is most important that the pruning be done as we 
suggest in the planting guide sent with each order. 
Trees and plants set out in the Fall, however, shauld 
not be trimmed until early Spring. 
. Which kind of fruit trees are hardiest? 
. Apple, Sour Cherry and Pear are most hardy. Peach, 
Apricot, and Sweet Cherry are feast hardy. 
. Do you guerantee your trees and plants to grow? 
. We guarantee to deliver nursery stock in A-1 condi- 
tion. Because there are so many conditions over 
which we or the purchaser have no control, such as 
adverse seasens, and which may affect the success or 
failure of the plants, we do not sell on a guaranteed 
growth basis. However, when losses are reported, we 
help on the loss. 
How deep should | plant my fruit trees and Raspber- 
ry bushes? 
All stock should be planted slightly deeper than it 
stood in the nursery row. We explain the procedure 
by description and illustration in the planting guide 
mailed with your order acknowledgment. 
ay trees blossomed, but no fruit was produced. What 
is the trouble? 
A. The blossoms could have been killed by early frost or 
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. Row many Strawberries, 
the fruit bearing part of the blossom could have 
been destroyed by Winter cold. Most failures of this 
kind, however, are due to lack of proper pollination. 
(See comments on pollination in our catalogue.) 
Raspberries, Grapes, and 
Blucberries, end Asparacus should I plent for the ay- 
erage requirements for a family of five? 
This will depend upon the family appetite for fruit. 
We would suggest: 
Strawberries 25-200 Plants 
Red Raspberries 10-50 Plants 
Grapes 3-10 Plants 
Blueberries 3-10 Plants 
Asparagus 50-100 Plants 
| have several trees 15 years old. How can | keep 
them from getting too big? 
. After the trees have begun to fruit, you can hold 
them down by pruning the top heavily. Make a few 
large cuts always pruning to an outside lateral branch- 
so as to reduce sucker growth. 
Wil the Strawberry and Raspberry plants ! set this 
Spring produce fruit this year? 
Ordinarily, they will blossom and fruit. However, to 
increase the bearing surface for a big crop, the next 
year, it is best to remove the blossoms the first season. 
HOW TO FIGURE NUABER OF PLANTS NEEDED 
PER ACRE. 
Multiply the distance the plants are to be set apart by 
the width of the row. This result divided into 43,560 the 
number of square feet per acre is the number of trees or 
plants required for an acre. 
Blackberries 
Cherries, Sour 
Cherries, Sweet 
Currants 
Grapes 
Peaches 
Pears, Standard 
Pears, 
Plums 
Quinces 
Raspberries 
Strawberries, Field 
Blueberries 
SUGGESTED SPACING FOR FRUITS 
Age of Distance 
Bearing Apart 
2to7 years 35x35 fi. 
2 years.4:. 15x k5 ft. 
3 years 20x20 ft. 
2 years 2x5 fitz 
2 years 15 in.x3 ft. 
] year 4x6 ft. 
2to3 years 20x20 ft. 
3to4 years 25x25 ft. 
2 years 4x4 ft. 
2 years 6x8 ft. 
2to3 years 20x20 ft. 
3to4 years 20x20 ft. 
2.years) .).5x} Sit. 
2to3 years 20x20 ft. 
1 to2 years 15x15 ft. 
1 to 2 years SxGunts 
1 year 1x3 % ft. 
1 year 1Xx2itt, 
1 to 2 years 3x6 ft. 
Number 
Per Acre 
S5 
193 
108 
4356 
Variety 
Apples, Standard 
Applies, Dwarf 
Apricots 
Asparagus, Field 
Garden 
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