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Proper planting, pruning, and watering are essential to the success of 
nursery stock. The ground should be plowed or spaded deeply. Holes 
should be large enough so the roots can be spread out without crowd- 
ing. Soil should be packed firmly around roots so there are no air 
spaces and so roots are in tight contact with the soil. 
PRUNING—Part of the top of the bush or tree must be pruned 
at time of planting so as to reduce the amount of top the roots have 
to supply with water while they are getting established. See illustrations. 
WATERING—Surface sprinkling does very little good. Take nozzle 
off hose and let water run around plant until ground is thoroughly 
soaked for a depth of 12 to 18 inches. Never let ground dry out. 
MULCH—A mulch of hay, leaves, grass clippings, etc. around 
the base of the plant is very beneficial and helps to conserve moisture. 
FERTILIZER—Should be placed on top of the ground and worked 
in with a hoe. Never put fresh manure in the hole, for if it comes 
in contact with the roots it will burn and kill them. 
How to Plant Balled and Burlapped Evergreens 
Follow directions as outlined in picture above. If ball of earth 
appears hard and dry upon arrival, soak it in a tub of water before 
planting. Leave saucer around base of tree so that drainage will be 
towards tree. Do not put fresh manure in hole so it comes in con- 
tact with the roots. Use well-rotted manure and spread it on the 
ground after tree is planted and hole filled up. Keep ground well 
cultivated or mulched. When watering, see that ground is soaked to 
a depth of 12 or 15 inches. Just sprinkling the surface is not enough. 
CARE OF EVERGREENS 
In hot, dry Summer weather, evergreens should be given plenty of 
water and carefully guarded against red spider attack. This pest is 
a very small mite, barely visible. If allowed to become numerous on 
evergreens that mite will, through its habit of sucking sap from the 
foliage, cause them to lose their characteristic colors and assume a 
“rusty’’ appearance. Red spider can readily be controlled by the 
employment of one of the following methods: 
1. Spray the foliage with water under pressure from garden hose or 
power sprayer, taking particular pains to secure a forceful spray 
applied from underneath the foliage. 
2. Spraying with a glue spray consisting of Y2 lb. of cheap grade 
of ground bone glue in 5 gals. of water. (Dissolve the glue first in a 
small amount of boiling water.) 
3. Dust with sulphur liberally on a warm day, using a super- 
fine commercial brand of dusting sulphur. 
Follow directions. If used as recommended no injury will result 
from any of these treatments. Avoid spraying an evergreen in the 
middle of the day as water alone will sometimes result in 
injury by scalding at such times. Repeat treatment six 
days after first application to kill young spiders escaping 
in egg stage and remember that applications should be 
made as often as necessary because of continual rein- 
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How to Plant Shrubs 
It’s Easy to Enjoy Good Roses 
Soil—The ground should be deeply prepared for Roses; 2 feet is 
sufficient, but deeper is better. 
be worked liberally into the soil. 
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Papeees YY ere Sere AND mant. In Northern climates, Fall-planted Roses should be heavily pro- 
TiO ALE Y MELLOW tected through the ensuing Winter. Spring planting is successful any- 
Up where. 
LENDING: Lp N ad ]7 EY ARON The best plants are 2-year-old, field grown, budded stock. They 
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tramp the ground very firmly around the plant to make the roots yt) i 
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Care Through the Seasons—Keep the Rose beds cultivated at all \ if 
times. Water when the weather is dry, soaking the ground deeply at ft t yy 
and cultivating the surface as soon as it dries. q tf 3) if ip 
Where the Winters are severe, climbers should be in Ay yi y] 
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Planting and Pruning Roses 
and covered with earth, leaves, or some other protec- 
tion. Hybrid Teas should be hilled up as high as 
possible and the tops covered with leaves, evergreen 
boughs, or some material which will not pack into a 
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Pruning—When the covering is removed in the Bottom LEAVING Fy FIRMLY AROUND 
Spring, cut out all diseased and dead wood first, mak- __!7 TO DECAY WITH WATER 
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ing clean cuts and leaving no stubs. 
The time to prune Ramblers is immediately after 
flowering. All old canes which have borne flowers 
should be removed at the base of the plant. 
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