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HOME NURSERY 
A—Seedlings or Rooted Cuttings 
Must be shaded first two years. 
Planted 2” x 2”, lath-house holds 
439. After two years, must be trans- 
planted into next grade. 
B—Once Transplanted Grade 
Grown as above, or bought. (Our 
Q yr. and 3 yr. Azaleas, e.g.) Space 
about 4” x 4” (108 in the lath-house 
pictured). Shaded first year, but the 
second year shade omitted except in 
drought. In 2 years, now twice trans- 
plants (“XX'’), usable as hedge 
plants, for bedding, etc. 
C—Twice Transplanted Grade 
Can be moved into open, spaced 
8” x 8” (nursery pictured holds 162) 
and left two years. They are ‘‘shap- 
ed’; straggly branches lopped off 
with sharp knife. Cultivate, fertilize, 
water, no shade needed. After 2 
years, they are XXX (three times trans- 
planted), bushy and shapely 
D—Specimens 
Every garden needs some larger, 
well formed plants. Such specimens 
are grown Q or more years spaced 
ie x 18” (nursery pictured holds 
Planting 
| Plants need watering 
* for autumn root-growth. 
? Time of planting is im- 
* portant: Evergreens 
est from now to early Octo- 
ar (they need late Fall for 
wot growth) — deciduous 
ants from October to frost 
3 Birch and Magnolia are 
® best moved only in 
pring when sap is running. 
all planting of these can be 
one: — (a) By digging with 
n earth ball. (b) By using 
nall sizes only. 
L Very small evergreen 
® seedlings are likely to 
ost-heave. Easily overcome: 
Simply strew a thin mulch 
salt hay in the beds. 
3 it hardy 
n Your Garden? 
There is a north- 
rn limit for every 
lant, beyond 
hich it cannot 
ive. For practical 
se the map at the 
ight divides the 
ountry into 
‘ones. Each plant 
escription in this 
Suide has a re- 
ated Zone limit. 
.ook up your gar- 
en on the map 
nd you can select 
vardy material. 
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Trees 
Evergreens 
Shrubs 
Broadleafs 
Roses 
BULBS, ETC. 
Bulbs 
Perennials 
FRUITS, ETC. 
Tree Fruit 
Bush Fruits 
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plant 
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plant 
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plant 
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