CULTURAL SUGGESTIONS FOR GARDENING | 
: Griffing’s best methods for Planting and Care of Trees and Shrubbery for best results, after years of exper- 
ience in replanting of all size and classes of plant materials. These suggestions are given in an effort to help 
our Customers have the best success in planting out the materials we supply them—as Satisfied Customers 
bring return business back to you. 
PROPER CARE OF B&B TREES AND SHRUBS 
When Customers receive 
shipments of Griffing’s B&B 
Trees and Shrubbery, the 
best method for care of this 
material until it is replanted 
is to keep it well watered. 
To do this, we recommened 
that the balls be set in 
water in the shade and al- 
lowed to soak up throughly. 
The soil does not melt down 
when wet, as it is heavy. 
Keep well watered in this 
manner until it is replanted 
in the ground. 
TREES & SHRUBS 
Griffing’s Trees and Shrubs require a somewhat 
different method of planting if they give the sat- 
isfying results after they are in the ground. If these 
few precautions are followed, you’ll have the same 
success in plantings as we do, with 100% Results! 
In planting in the Gulf Coast Area, dig the hole 
only as deep as the ball itself. Set the ball in the hole 
on level hard bottom, leave the burlap (and wire) 
on the balls, and after they are fully soaked, set the 
tree in the hole upright and turned for the best 
effects, in the locations used. 
Next, spade in the sides of the hole around the 
plant out to a distance of three or four feet, letting 
the soil spaded fall into the hole around the tree. 
Spade up and pulverize this soil to a depth of 12 
inches or more, pressing the dirt next to the ball. 
You will have enough soil to cover the top of the 
ball and the hole in which it is planted. 
FINISHING OFF THE PLANTING JOB 
Your Tree is just partly planted at this point. 
Use the soil thrown out of the hole, to make a 
ridge or basin rim 6 to 8 inches high around the 
outer edge of the spaded area, which will hold 
plenty of water afterwards. 
Water the Tree before you finish—Push the hose 
down beside the ball and let it run until the basin 
is filled. This will fill in all the air spaces and 
settle the soil firmly. ' 
MULCH AROUND THE NEWLY PLANTED 
TREES 
After the water has soaked away once or twice 
and soil is replaced to a smooth level, mulch the 
top surface of the tree with a bushel of stable man- 
ure and settle in place with more water. 

PRUNING: Most Evergreens, including 
Broadleaf and Coniferous types, as well as 
Fruit Trees and some Flowering Shrubs 
‘ should be pruned during the dormant per- 
iod. If you wish to retain the natural ap- 
pearance of Shrubs, so they will not out- 
grow their positions, they should be re- 
shaped by cutting off the long “shoots” 
inside the natural edge of the specimen, 
and not cut uniform to make formal plants 
of them. Some Flowering Shrubs, which 
bloom only early in the spring should be 
pruned after the blooming period to have 
blooms the following spring, as these types 
produce their blooms on the past season’s 
growth. 
SPRAYING: Certain Plant Materials require spray- 
ing for the most prevelent types of insect and fungus. 

KEEP BASIN & MULCH AROUND TREES 
Newly planted trees need water and fertilizer, 
and cultivation, so keep this basin around your 
trees for a year or more to facilitate cultivation, 
and watering. Do not let the trees become dry— 
water throughly when you water but not more often 
than twice weekly. Do not allow lawn grasses to 
cover the planting space of newly planted trees. 
HOW TO PLANT N-B TREES: All 
NB (Bare Root) Trees lose a part of 
their roots in transplanting. To offset 
the root loss, the branches should be 
pruned back half way or more as soon 
as planted. To plant NB Trees, Roses, 
etc. you will see a change of color on 
the trunks where the surface level 
should be. Fill in fine soil amoung the 
roots, placing the roots 
carefully in the posit- 
ion they should grow. 
Follow the same in- 
strucions as for Plant- 
ing B&B Trees. 
DRAINAGE: Have good surface 
drainage, and do not plant too | 
deep. Don’t dig hole any deeper 
than the ball because of setting. 
FERTILIZING: Do NOT use any fertilizer in the 
hole when planting unless it is a small amount of bone 
meal for each plant. In most soils, renewed strenth in 
the way of dairy manure for plant food should be ap- 
plied at least once a year, usually during the winter. 
The application of well-rotted and pulverized dairy 
manure will make the beds more pliable and allow for 
cultivation of same more rapid and readily after much 
rainfall. Commercial fertilizers are satisfactory to use 
in small quantities during the growing season. 
CULTIVATION: All types of Planting Materials 
require systematic cultivation. After Shrubs have been 
planted and the beds are put in good condition by 
working and fertilizing, we recomend that the surface 
of the beds be stirred to a depth of two or three inches 
and maintain a mulch. A pronged fork is one of the 
best Garden tools to use in breaking the crust which 
will form on the beds after each application of water 
or rain, 
HOW TO WATER TREES AND SHRUBS: To water 
newly planted Trees and Shrubs, push the end of the 
hose down beside the ball and let water run until the 







basin is full. This will fill all air spaces. Repeat ev 
week if needed to keep soil moistened. Mulch wi 
rough straw or lawn clippings mixed with stable 
manure. 
PRUNING AND CARE OF SHRUBS 
The most common enemies of the Coniferous Ever- 
greens are Blight, Bag worms, and Red Spider. 
For all CHEWING OR FOLIAGE eating insects, a 
stomach poison must be applied to the foliage. Use 
ARSENATE OF LEAD. 
For such insects as Red Spider, or any of the 
similar ones which draw the sap from the foliage 
SULPHUR should be applied. 
For PLANT LICE AND APHIDS, nicotine sulphate 
should be applied. 
For MILDEW OR FUNGUS DISEASE, such as 
Black-spot, leaf blights, etc., use Bordeau Mixture. 
For SCALE INSECTS and WHITE FLY, spray with 
lime sulphur if trees are dormant. For Summer spray 
or for Evergreens, use an oil EMULSION. 
