Before You Order, . . . . Use This Book to 
PLAN YOUR GARDEN 
This book is arranged to help you plan a new garden or revamp an 
Sectional Index 
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Evergreen Shrubs and Trees............ pp 10-24 
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Deciduous Flowering Shrubs............ pp 36-38 
Deciduous Flowering Trees............. pp 39-41 
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old one. First, we suggest that you make a rough sketch to scale of 
the area to be landscaped. Mark the positions of the shrubs and 
trees to be planted. Second, read the descriptions on the following 
pages and select varieties appealing to you suitable for each loca- 
tion, noting their names on your plan. Third, order by mail as many 
as you can conveniently plant on a week-end, or take your list to our 
nearest garden store (see page 29) and make a personal selection. 

Low Sun... PAGE 11 ‘Low Shade ... PAGE 24 
Accent ... PAGE 15 Screen & Hedge ... PAGE 15 

Shusty/neye eA VOIR Disappointment . . . What, When, Where TO PLANT 
Our salespeople work with plants every day and they will 
Ds... give their opinion on the suitability of the plants you 
have selected for your garden. They will recommend alternate 
varieties if necessary. Our people ask only one small favor— 
that you have something specific in mind when you call. We 
would like to have enough salespeople to spend lots of time 
with everybody but these days it seems that garden-lovers out- 
number nurserymen, particularly on week-ends. Please help 
us wait on more customers quicker by having your plant-list 
prepared beforehand. This catalog is designed to save time 
and avoid disappointment. The information given in bold face 
type on the succeeding pages, as well as the sketches, will be 
helpful in determining the type and quantity of plants to be 
purchased. 
STEP UP YOUR Enjoyment ee 
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 gar- 
den from the finest materials available—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 with the several 
tasks that require regular weekly or bi-monthly attention 
and allot the balance of his time to seasonal jobs or to 

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 avail- 
able 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 Fall Planting Guide 
(free on request). Bulbs listed on page 47 in this book are for 
spring planting. 
GET Better Resudds In Your Garden 
new enterprise. Summer’s long days are 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 sec- 
tion 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. Heel-in bare root and balled stock in a 
shallow trench in the shade, wet down thoroughly, and for- 
get it until next Sunday. Plants in containers should be 
soaked on arrival and kept moist until planted. 
