

ACOKANTHERA VENENATA—Striking shrub for either sun or 
shade. See page 12. 
STRELITZIA REGINAE—Spectacular and aristrocratic bloom. 
See page 29. 
WHEN, HOW AND WHERE TO PLANT 
with notes on 
PEST CONTROL — IRRIGATION — FERTILIZATION 
We all enjoy working in the garden. The feel 
of the soft cool earth, the garish display of neat beds 
of colorful flowers, the thrilling spectacle of a spring 
or fall rose garden all dressed up in its clean foliage 
and multi-colored bloom bring joy to our heart and 
calm to our soul. Fruit trees hanging heavy with 
ripening fruit delight the eye and stimulate the 
jaded appetite. 
But to derive the most pleasure from our garden 
efforts we must have a good measure of success 
with our plantings. So, to help those of you who 
do not possess the greenest of “green thumbs” and 
those of you to whom gardening is a new adventure, 
we have compiled the following planting informa- 
tion. This information has been acquired through 
many years of most pleasant association with thou- 
sands of varieties of plants. 
Read First 
GENERAL INFORMATION 
WHEN TO PLANT. In Southern California most ma- 
terial, grown in containers, may be planted throughout the 
year. However, some items such as Hibiscus, listed in our 
catalogue as sensitive to frost, may be more safely planted 
between March 15 and August 1. Bare root stock, decidu- 
ous fruit trees, shade trees, roses, etc.. and also field grown 
balled stock may be planted whenever available. 
PLANTING. Dig a hole twice as large in depth and 
width as is necessary to accommodate whatever is to be 
planted. Place plant in hole. Fill in top soil about plant, 
tamping soil down firmly. Do not plant material deeper than 
top of soil in container or ball in which you receive it. Do 
not remove burlap from balled plants. In the case of bare- 
root stock, plant at once and cover only to depth plant was 
growing in the nursery. This may be determined by the dif- 
ference in color of bark that has been above and below 
ground. In planting container stock care should be taken, 
when removing plant from container, not to disturb soil in 
which plant is growing. 
IRRIGATION. Build basin about plant larger across 
than the plant itself, fill with water twice. Repeat in three 
days; thereafter as often as needed. Apply sufficient water 
to wet the soil to a depth of three feet at each subsequent 
irrigation. 
FERTILIZATION. Generally speaking, shade loving 
plants enjoy peat, leaf-mold and cottonseed meal or other 
acid fertilizer and plants that require sun usually call for 
manure and general purpose fertilizer such as Gro-Master. 
There are, however, exceptions to these statements. See 
requirements for certain plants as listed further on. 
For plants not enumerated in this list see text of catalogue. 
If no mention is made in text of catalogue or under “Treat- 
ment of Certain Varieties” which follows on these pages, you 
may consider that well rotted manure and general purpose 
commercial fertilizer should be satisfactory. 
Commercial fertilizer should be applied first at the time 
a plant starts its spring growth; further applications may be 
made at six week intervals. Make your last applications of 
the year not. later than September 1. Water thoroughly 
after applying commercial fertilizer, 
New additions to your garden should not have commer- 
cial fertilizer until they are thoroughly established in their 
new location. 


30 TUTTLE BROS. NURSERIES. PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 
