START A HOME NURSERY 
ISE old gardeners, you will notice, always have a few rows of trees and shrubs growing 
for future plantings. They do not depend upon buying everything as they need it. Now 
that we are coming out of the age of jazz and impatience we should remember the quiet 
wisdom of older days. 
Do not wait until you need trees—large ones and in a hurry—but look 
over your grounds and plant now what you may need 3, 5 or even 10 years hence. 
1. Save Money. 
An evergreen tree ranges in price 
from a cent or two for a small seed- 
ling up to $20.00 or more for an 
8 to 10 foot specimen. The difference 
between these two extremes is time 
and a little care. Some people buy 
large trees 20 or 30 feet high moved 
with a large ball of earth for which 
they pay hundreds of dollars apiece. 
Here again, the difference between 
this large specimen and the $20.00 
tree is merely time and a little care. 
Generally speaking, the value of a 
tree doubles every two or three 
years. 
2. Save Delays. 
Again, if the plant is already on 
your grounds you can fix the plant- 
ing date with certainty. If you de- 
pend upon its being delivered your 
workmen may be delayed for hours 
or even days. Nurserymen as a 
rule give good service but we are 
only human and it is often impossi- 
ble in the rush of the planting 
seasons. 

Layout Plan, Home Nursery 
The plan shows a corner of a lot 
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nursery—no more space than used 
by a small specimen tree. The 
shrubbery masks the area. Expos- 
ure is planned as if north were at 
the top—but any exposure would 
do, locating the Lath-screen in shady 
spot 

Lath Soreen sketched above is very 
important for young plants the first 
summer. Simply built of ordinary 
lath and a few nails, Screen is 
rested on the posts. 
Heel-in Area. Even a tiny spot kept 
free for this purpose, enables one to 
temporarily plant a shipment of 
plants the day received. They can 
safely remain for weeks if need be 
before permanent planting. Water 
well. 
3. Save Disappointments. 
If you have the tree or shrub grow- 
ing on your own land when you are 
ready to plant it, then you can make 
your plans with confidence. If you 
depend upon buying it when you are 
ready to use it you may find the 
particular species or variety you 
want not available in the market. 
This occurs more frequently than 
you might suppose. 
4. Save Transportation Costs. 
The picture is even more striking 
when it comes to freight, express 
and trucking charges. A few small 
trees 12 inches high with a little ball 
of earth will cost around 75 cents 
for packing and express. On the 
other hand, more than half the cost 
of a large specimen consists of the 
expense of transporting it to your 
grounds. 
5. Increase Your Enjoyment. 
The pleasures of gardening are not 
limited to a contemplation of per- 
fected landscapes. There is very 
real enjoyment in watching young 
trees develop and mature. This is 
one of the few luxuries which not 
only costs nothing but actually saves 
you money. 
6. Culture Not Difficult. 
It is only necessary to plant them 
in the right soil—prune them if they 
get out of shape (prune freely)— 
and every two or three years dig the 
whole plant up carefully to encour- 
age bushy roots ready for the day 
you plant it in its final position. 
7. Rare and Interesting Varieties. 
These very often are simply not 
available in large sizes at any price. 
If they are to be bought they are 
usually extremely costly. The nur- 
seryman grows only a few of each 
kind and they cost him money. We 
refer you to next page under the title 
of “Young Aristocrats.” 
A MINIMUM-SIZE NURSERY 
To indicate how really small a home nursery can be, and still be 
useful, we offer sketch and notes. 
The Young Aristocrats on 
next page would mostly class as Size C and serve, after matur- 
ing, to fill in foundation planting soon to need re-planting but 
which can be made to do until the new plants are of size. 
Soil Preparation 
The lath-house soil should be sandy 
loam with an original dressing of 
3 inches of manure worked in to a 
spade depth. The nursery itself can 
be heavier soil, but requires manure 
as well. Avoid lime. 
A—Seedlings or Rooted Cuttings 
These are babies and must be pro- 
tected from strong sun the first two 
years.. Planted "2" x. 20 ‘the =lath- 
house would hold 432. After two 
years, they must be transplanted in- 
to the next grade and space. A 
Yew or a Spruce would be about 
6 to 8 inches. Not usable in this 
size for permanent planting. 
B—Once Transplanted Grade 
These are grown as above, or 
bought already once transplanted. 
Our 2 yr. and 3 yr. Azaleas would 
be in this grade, e.g. Space about 
4” x 4” (108 in the lath-house pic- 
tured here). Carefully shaded the 
first year, but the second year shade 
omitted except in drought. In 2 years, 
they would run about 8 to 15 inches 
and (of course) now are twice trans- 
plants ("XX"). Usable at once as 
hedge plants, Azaleas for bedding, 
or any shrub rock garden use, where 
the earth pockets are not large 
enough to set huge roots. 
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C—Twice Transplanted Grade 
The above can now be moved into 
the open nursery and spaced 8” x 8” 
(the nursery pictured would hold 
162) and left for two years. They 
are “shaped”, that is, all straggly 
branches are lopped off with a sharp 
knife to encourage uniform shape. 
They are cultivated and fertilized 
and watered, no shade being need- 
ed. At the end of the 2 years, they 
will be about 12 to 18 inches or 
more and are now XXX (three times 
transplanted), bushy and shapely. 
Such plants in this Guide would no 
longer be marked *, as they are not 
now “small unformed young plants”. 
They are now ready for use in per- 
manent plantings, except for: 
D—Specimens 
A few choice spots in every garden 
would be spoiled by planting any 
but larger, well formed plants, Such 
specimens’ are grown 2 or more 
years spaced 18” x 18” (the nursery 
pictured would hold 32). At some 
height between 2 and 4 feet they 
would be too crowded to remain and 
would by now be as large as most 
amateurs would wish to handle. 
