PLANTING and CARE 
The first two years mulch well with hay or straw. 
Water if drought comes. Keep all side buds from 
developing in useless low branches (below 7 feet). 
Do not plant deeper than they were in nursery. 
Photo: 
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Chestnut 
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HERBS 
Price: Any one kind 3 for $1.40 
(6 for $2.50, 12 for $4.50) 
Germander (Teucrium chamae- 
drys). 1 ft. Rosy bloom, dark shiny 
thick-set leaves. An _ excellent 
clipped dwarf hedge. Tolerant. 
Lavender (Lavandula veris). 18 in. 
Fragrant leaf and flower. Gather 
flower spikes when buds open. 
Savory (Satureja montana). | ft. 
Neat, sun, drain. 
UNUSUAL FRUITS americens 
NOTE: The 10 rates do not apply to less than 10 of one kind. 
Adams Elderberry 
The large berries and extra fruit 
Kitchen Herb Collection: 3 
each of eight kinds: Chives, 
Peppermint, 
Rosemary, Savory, Tarragon, 
Sage, and Thyme, 24 plants in 
all, for $11.00. 
Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) 
2 ft. Narrow glossy leaf, aromatic: 
Sage (Salvia officinalis). 
Sun. (Holt’s Mammoth), gray leaf, 
purple flower. 
HARDY NUT TREES 
BLACK WALNUTS—Zone IV 
One of our most beautiful native trees, growing well in any 
fertile well drained soil. The grafted sorts bear their first 
nuts commonly in the third to fifth year. 
Thomas is a rapid-growing tree. The meat is attractve and 
tasty, falls out easily in halves 
Rito 4 te ete menecicccinee tonic stereos $4.00 each, 5 for $16.50 
ENGLISH WALNUT—Zone V 
Grafted on Black Walnut roots, the wood ripens earlier in 
fall: hence, can stand much colder climates. 
DS teit} ations AAuEae AbacOOnOEAURLIGOOCUGOUS $4.00 each, 5 for $16.50 
BLIGHT-RESISTANT CHESTNUTS 
Chinese Chestnut (Castanea mollissima). Similar to the 
dying American, of fine flavor, and sweet. It is inured to the 
Chestnut blight. Lives and bears Zone V. 
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BitouG feete. soncsceencecwceae sale etree $6.00 each, 3 for $17.50 
Stepping - Stone Collection: 
Five kinds suited to growing 
between flags; spice the air, 
yet do not suffer from tram- 
pling: White Creeping Thyme, 
Crimson Thyme, Caraway 
Thyme, Lemon Thyme, Penny- 
royal Mint. 
Pot Marjoram, 
3 each, 15 plants for $ 6.75 
2M ft. 12 each, 60 plants for 22.50 
Hansen Bush Cherry 
clusters are a decided improvement 
for pies, jam and wine. Zone IV. 
i eee ene $.90 each, 10 for $7.00 
Persimmon 
Diospyros virginica. Small tree. Har- 
dy. Zone IV. Tasty, nutritious fruit. 
Sept.-Nov. 
3 to 4 ft. $3.00 each, 5 for $12.50 
Beach Plum 
Prunus maritima grows 6 to 8 ft. 
high, hardy into Zone Ill. Thrives in 
gardens better than on sea-shores. 
Good drainage. Fine, useful plums. 
3 to 4 feet, $2.50 each, 5 for $9.00. 
Highbush Cranberries 
Large fruited, heavy-yielding type 
of Viburnum trilobum—high in pec- 
tin. Zone I. Make sauce or jelly, 
same as with cranberries, but strain 
to keep out pits. 
(Each) ($10) (100) 
181024 ine $1.00 $7.50 $55.00 
Hansen Bush-Cherry 
Five-foot shrub, covered with 
dark red cherries the size of plums. 
White blooms in May. Silvery 
leaves turn gold and flame in au- 
tumn. Bears 4th year. Zone III. 
(3) (10) 
Lye tor 2: th eee eee . $3.50 $8.00 
New American 
Mulberry 
Ever-bearing, from June until Sep- 
tember. Large, refreshing berries 
without the mawkish sweetness of 
most varieties. Zone IV. 
4-5 ft. trees....63.00 ea., 10 for $25.00 
Dwarf Juneberry 
Amelanchier berries are known as 
“Bilberries” or ‘“Service-berries’’. Dark 
red fruit in July. This form grows to 
8 ft., Hardy Zone II. (Each) (10) 
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