Teen eSieee 
When buying a tree, shrub or perennial 
the most important thing to look at is not 
the part of the plant above ground, but 
that under the soil surface. Nicely shaped 
upper portions are the result of careful 
training—and every nurseryman follows 
that—but even a good looking plant may 
be seriously short on roots. 
Roots are the laboratory in which soil 
chemicals, air and water are turned into 
plant food. A small, compact, burlap-cov- 
ered ball Jooks good and is easily han- 
dled, but most of the feeder roots have 
been cut off. Our sandy loam soil does 
not ball easily, but it does produce a very 
fine root system and we dig all plants so 
as to save all the feeders possible. The re- 
sult is quick start, rapid recovery from 
transplanting and very few losses. 
Another thing that helps this quick 
start is that plants are dug only on order. 
Nothing stands around to dry out while 
waiting for a sale. 
Read this list carefully. You will find 
many out-of-the-ordinary items not car- 
ried by any other nursery in this part of 
the country. 
Items marked PP are postpaid. All 
others are FOB the nursery. Some can be 
sent parcel post, others express, COD 
transportation. 
If you are looking for hedge material, 
write or call giving details for quantity 
prices. Remember the extras for large 
orders. 
Kvergreen Trees & Shrubs 
Abelia Grandiflora 
Flowers white with a _ pink blush, 
blooming over a long summer season on 
a glossy-leaved bushy shrub. 24-30 inch 
bushes. $3.00. 
Arborvitae — Globe 
Dwarf evergreen much used in foun- 
dation planting where rapid growing 
bushes get out of bounds too fast. Keeps 
its globe shape with very little pruning. 
10”-in., $1.25; 10 years old $5.00. 
Arborvitae - Pyramid 
It is more of a column than a pyramid, 
reaching a height of 20 feet in old speci- 
mens. 30-36-in., $2.50. 
Box Barberry 
Fine for low hedges or borders. Very 
compact, thorny, evergreen with small 
yellow flowers in spring. 24-inch, $2.50. 
Barberry — Verticulosa 
About the thorniest of all plants. Deep 
green foliage. Fine for individual plants 
or hedges. Dog proof. Large specimen 
plants $2.50 to $3.50. 
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