Planting Instructions 
Nursery stock, the same as farm seeds or 
flower seeds, responds readily to well pre- 
pared fertile soil. You would not expect to 
get results by planting corn, potatoes or 
flower seeds in sod. Prepare your soil for 
nursery stock the same as you would for 
any other farm or garden product. 
Prepare the soil by deep spading or plow- 
ing. Have it mellow and well fertilized. 
(Never put fertilizer of any kind so that it 
comes in direct contact with the roots of the 
tree or plant. Except Ra-Pid-Gro—see cata- 
log page 37.) 
How To Plant Trees 
PLANTING: Dig a hole, large enough to 
accommodate the roots without crowding. 
The hole should be a little deeper than is 
necessary to plant the tree as deep as it was 
in the nursery row. Spread the roots out in 
a natural position. Then fill in with some of 
the fine top soil, joggling the trees up and 
down to work the soil in well around the 
roots to avoid air pockets. Press or tramp 
earth firmly; use your feet—pack earth 
quite solid. Now fill the hole half full of 
additional soil. Slowly pour on water to 
thoroughly wet soil. Let settle, then fill 
with earth, pressing the earth down firmly 
around the tree or plant. Cover depression 
caused by trampling around tree or plant 
with the rest of the soil, leaving loose to 
absorb moisture. 
— Pruning Instructions — 
For Fruit Trees 
All roots 
and tops 
should be 
pruned be- 
fore  plant- 
ing. |When 
properly 
pruned, tree 
should not 
SET SLIGHTLY 
DEEPER. THAN 
ped Gen agen have more 
SET TOO NURSEQY ROW PACK SOIL than 3 or 4 
SHALLOW FIRMLY ABOUT 
ROOTS branches. 
IIlustration 
“C shows 
the correct 
way of prun- 
ing both 
roots and 
tops, 
Fruit trees planted in the fall need not 
have the tops permanently trimmed until 
the following spring, after danger of hard 
freezing is past and before the buds start. 
Planting Blackberries and 
Raspberries 
BLACKBERRIES and RASPBERRIES: For 
field cultivation set Blackberries 3 feet apart 
in rows 7 feet apart. Set Raspberries 3 feet 
apart in rows 6 feet apart. For garden cul- 
ture the plants may be more closely spaced. 
After planting, cut branches back to within 
a few inches of the ground. (See pages 39, 
44, and 45.) 
PLANT 
JUST ABOVE 
Grapes (See Page 47) 
Work the soil thoroughly before planting 
Grapes, and dig the hole broad and deep 
(several inches deeper than enough to re- 
ceive the roots). Fill it up to the right depth 
with rich soil, and firm the earth well about 
the roots, as the hole is back-filled. 
Pruning. The fruit of the Grape is pro- 
duced on the current year’s growth of canes. 
These canes should be pruned each winter 
so that only one of the buds remain on each 
stub. The young plant is trained to one 
shoot until it reaches the top of the trellis, 
to which it is tied. Two canes are allowed 
to grow from the top the second year, form- 
ing a framework for the succeeding growth. 
Remove all growth that starts on the main 
trunk as soon as it appears. The third year 
the cross-arms are pruned back to six or 
eight buds. These produce the bearing 
shoots. 
Planting Rhubarb 
And Asparagus 
RHUBARB: Plant Rhubarb 3 feet apart 
in rich garden soil, with bud or eye 1 inch 
below the surface of the soil. 
ASPARAGUS: Set Asparagus 1 foot apart 
in rich soil. Plant in a furrow 9 inches deep. 
Cover with 3 inches of soil and tramp down. 
When cultivating work soil at edge of furrow 
toward plants so that by mid-summer the 
ground is level. DO NOT cover plants over 
3 inches deep at first or they will be smoth- 
ered. (See page 34.) 
Blueberry Plants 
Blueberries will grow in any good gar- 
den soil. A well-drained sandy loam, 
acid soil is best. Muck soil may be used 
if it is acid and properly drained. Good 
air circulation is important. Common sul- 
phur and peat moss will make soil acid. 
Set the plants 4 by 10 feet apart. Cul- 
tivate once a week. Do not fertilize un- 
til plants have been set a year or more. 
Use Ra-Pid-Gro fertilizer or any reliable 
fertilizer, following directions. 
Prune plants when dormant in early 
spring, starting the fourth year. Remove 
one or two old canes each year, and 
lightly thin out the tops in remaining 
old canes. Thinning increases size of 
fruit. Plants in garden may be watered 
once a week during dry weather. 
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IHustration F 
STRAWBERRIES: Have ground thor- 
oughly pulverized. Plant with a spade 
| ft. apart in the row and 4 ft. apart 
between the rows. Push spade into ground 
to full depth. Press it to one side, insert 
roots and spread them out fan shape and 
hanging down to their full length. Set 
plant with crown at surface of earth. DO 
NOT GET CROWN COVERED WITH 
EARTH. (See illustration ’’F’’.) Remove 
spade and press earth against roots by 
placing foot on either side of plant. Pull 
some loose soil around plant. Remove all 
bruised or dry leaves. (Page 48.) 
95% of gardening failures result from 
improper planting. Maloney’s send you 
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We ship at proper planting time. 
PROPER SPACING FOR FRUITS 
Variety 
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