PLANTING SUGGESTIONS 
HOW TO PLANT FRUITS.BERRIES.ASPARAGUS 
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firmly about roots. 
Water well. 
TOP VIEW 
(2) PRUNE all broken roots with a sharp knife 
Or pruning shears. Make a clean 

BERRIES may be planted as hedges, STRAWBERRIES ASPARAGUS. Plant in furrows or 
7, Space | ft. apart 
but sprawly kinds like blackberries “>= ar) each way. For — trenches. Roots should be 6 to 8 in. 
(Boysen, Young, and Logan) are bet- EP the home garden deep, but when planted cover only 2 to 
ter trained on trellises. Their dense oars . 3 feet is a good 3 in. and later in season fill in the 
growth covers the trellis and fruits aaa i ESE eee Pree remainder. Cut very lightly second 
appear on the surface, fareiiter ‘bode. allow Tie A Vee season; full crop third year. 
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HOW TO PLANT 
CURRANTS and GOOSEBERRIES—Cut off half 
Send living gifts that | the tops and plant 4 or 5 feet apart. Each year, as 
FE ps soon as fruit is gathered, cut and burn all wood 8 yrs. 
your friends will cherish old. Allow 5 or 6 new shoots to develop each year. 
heii RASPBERRIES, Red and Black—Plant 3 or 4 feet 
for years -- Send them apart in rows 6 feet apart: Set plants 1 or 2 in. deeper 
| iy? ide es ; than they were in the nursery. Cut back all bushes to 
At Christmas 6 in. or less of the ground. After fruiting, cut out old 
canes and burn, leaving a few vigorous new canes 
' for fruiting the following year. 
For Anniversaries For Any Occasion GRAPES—Dig a broad, deep hole and fill to the 
ad right depth for planting with compost or rich. soil. 
Each year more and more people wish to send Trim roots slightly and eut back to one stem with,3 
their friends and loved ones Living Gifts. or 4 strong buds. Always plant firmly. 
It is very easy to do. Just select from -our STRAWBERRIES — Cultivate land deeply before 
catalog whatever you wish us to send and planting. Shear long roots back to about 4 in. Set 
plant with the crown at surface or a little below. 
Spread roots out in fan shape and hanging down to 
their full length. Firm dirt around roots, leaving 
For Birthdays For Mother's Day 
give us the complete address of those to 
whom you want it shipped. 
We will send them a suitable Gift Certifi- loose soil around plant at the surface. . 
cate giving your name as the donor and list- RHUBARB—Plant three feet apart in rich garden 
ing the stock (without prices) they will get. soul, with buds 1 inch below level of ground. 
ASPARAGUS—Plant in rich soil a foot apart in a 
furrow 6 inches deep. Cover 3 inches and tramp. In 
hoeing, work soil toward the plant so that by mid- 
Year after year your gift will be a re- summer the ground is level. Do not cover 6 in. deep 
minder of your thoughtfulness. at first or plants will smother. Cut. only sparingly 
. the second year. Fertilize Asparagus and Rhubarb 
liberally with stable manure every year. 3 
At the proper time we will send the stock to 
them. 

