Start a 
Home Nursery 
W 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 re- 
member 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. 
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 
maturing, to fill in foundation planting soon to need re-plant- 
ing but which can be made to do until the new plants are of 
size. 

LAYOUT PLAN 
HOME NURSERY 
The plan shows a corner of a lot using 
a 9 by 12 foot area for a nursery—no 
more space than used by a small speci- 
men tree. The shrubbery masks the area. 
Exposure is planned as if north were at 
the top—but any exposure would do, lo- 
cating the Lath-screen in shady spot. 
Soil Preparation 
The lath-house soil should be sandy 
loam with an original dressing of 3 
inches of manure worked on 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 protected 
from strong sun the first two years. 
Planted 2” x 2”, the lath-house would 
hold 432. After two years, they must be 
transplanted into 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 al- 
ready 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 pictured 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 
transplants (““XX’’). Usable at once as 
hedge plants, Azaleas for bedding, or 
any shrub rock garden use, where the 
1. Save money and labor 
2. Save disappointments 
3. Save delays 
4. Increase your enjoyment 
5. Rare and interesting varieties 
6. Culture not difficult. 

Lath Screen sketched above is very im- 
portant for young plants the first sum- 
mer. 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 tempo- 
rarily plant a shipment of plants the day 
received. They can safely remain for 
weeks if need be before permanent plant- 
ing. Water well. 
earth pockets are not large enough to 
set huge roots. 
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 uni- 
form shape. They are cultivated and fer- 
tilized and watered, no shade being 
needed. At the end of the 2 years, they 
will be about 12 to 18 inches or more 
and are now XXX (three times trans- 
planted), 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 permanent plantings, ex- 
cept for: 
D—S pecimens 
A few choice spots in every garden 
would be spoiled by planting any but 
larger, well formed plants. Such speci- 
mens 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. 
ES 
Young 
Deciduous 
5 rate 25 rate 
(Each) (Each) 
Acer 
ACER PALMATUM ATROPURPUREUM 
(Red-leaved Japanese Maple). 
157 tO el SPiN, cece. tere $2.50 $2.00 
Z1%tOl 24 ine eters 4.75 4.50 
—PURPUREUM DISSECTUM (Cutleaved- 
Red Japanese Maple). 
i2ttosl Seine 2:00 Sa 
Seton's sine ee SOO) eke 
Cornus 
CORNUS FLORIDA PLENA (double white 
flowering Dogwood). 
129to. 15 jal 1.90 1.60 
—FLORIDA XANTHOCARPA 
(Yellow berry). 
25t0 e2 Yo iit eee 3.00 2:1) 
3) tou3 ec ftictaeee ee 6.00 5.50 
—KOUSA CHINENSIS (Chinese Dog- 
wood). Blooms a month later than 
our native. Showiest Kousa. 
18:tog24sin.2 =. er 2.50 2.25 
245105 0G IN cc, eee 3.75 3.50 
Daphne 
DAPHNE MEZEREUM ALBA — White in 
March on dwarf, sturdy bush. Rare. 
1Sttoe24tin eee 3.75 3.50 
Hamamelis 
VERNALIS (Witch-hazel). Flowers in 
early Spring before the leaves ap- 
pear. Order by color: Red or yellow. 
18stop24 sine ee 2.50 2a 
Franklinia 
FRANKLINIA ALATAMAHA. 
8 to 10 in. (pot)...... .90 arb 
TS OaZ ALi fe eres 3.00 AS: 
DatOee Outta oem 6.50 6.00 
Magnolia 
MAGNOLIA STELLATA (Star Magnolia). 
April 10. White. 
1S etowl Sein eee 3500 sees 
183t0s24 cine ee 4.5 () See 
24°toc30) nee 6.00% fs... 
—STELLATA WATERLILY. Fine new dou- 
ble star, pink Magnolia. Bud hardy. 
24 t0-30-10...4 eee JD Ome Sree 
—SOULANGEANA (Pink-Saucer). 
12cto<15: ins 2 ee 2.50 4Po>; 
15: to. 48" in 22 ee 3.00 2.15 
—SOULANGEANA NIGRA (Purple). 
12) tos15 ino eee 2.50 2225 
Viburnum 
VIBURNUM CARLESSI (May-flowering). 
6 to 8 in. (pot).......... 1.25 1.00 
—BURKWoopI (New Hybrid). 
10, to. 12) ink eee 1.25 1.10 
15.tor 18 (ince eee 3.00 2005 
