SPECIAL NUMBER 7 
American Holly 
EVERGREEN LEAVES 
Grow the beautiful, ever-familiar American Holly yourself, from these 
sturdy, well-rooted young plants. Our named varieties are all propagated 
from the very best stock; compact, dense growing types. HARDY as 
far north as Massachusetts, Cleveland, Detroit, etc. Admired by all. 
REO BERRIES 
6 to 12 inches high, some branched. 
This Offers Guarantees: 
3 — Female Plants 
(Producing Red Berries) 
1 — Male Plant 
(To Pollinate) 
FOR 56” 
- MIRACLE PLANT FOOD — Ra-Pid-Gro is a complete, concen- 
trated plant food. It speeds up growth of plants now in place, and 
assures more successful transplanting of new plants. 
5 Ibs. Laem RG (makes 110 gallons) ............... 
1 Ib. (22 gallons) ........... $ 1.25 
2 Ibs. (44 gallons) ....... 2.35 
. WITH 
WITHOUT... 
POSTPAID TO YOUR DOOR 
10 Ibs. (220 gallons) 
25 Ibs. (550 gallons) 
Individually potted in paper containers. POSTPAID 
USE FOR — 
io Lo e EVERGREENS' ¢ SHRUBS 
¢ SHADE TREES-~ ¢ ROSES 
Also for Lawns, Perennials, 
Vegetables, House Plants 
HOW IT IS USED 
Just add water at the rate of 1 Ib. 
8.75 of Ra-Pid-Gro to 22 gallons of 
water. It is ready to use as soon as 
it dissolves. For a smaller number of 
plants, mix at the rate of 1 tea- 
spoonful to a quart of water. 
PLANT TREES 
Carefully 
WHEN TO PLANT FOREST TREES 
Spring planting season is from March 15 to 
June 1. Fall planting is quite satisfactory when 
larger transplant stock is used, and when the site 
is fairly dry. Never attempt to plant in the fall on 
moist sites as the trees will be heaved out of the 
ground by the action of the frost on the soil, Fall 
planting season is September 1 to November 1, or 
before the ground freezes. 
PREPARATION FOR PLANTING 
It is not necessary to prepare the soil in any way 
before planting. Plowing before planting often al- 
lows too mack settling after planting, leaving the 
trees lying upon the surface. Light sod and weeds on 
the planting site conserve moisture, and shade the 
young trees during the hot months of the first few 
seasons after planting. Do not use dry fertilizer be- 
fore, during, or immediately after the planting as the 
fresh fertilizer invariably burns the tender roots. A 
liquid fertilizer, ““Ra-Pid- 
ro,’’ is a safe and efficient 
plant food which may be 
used to dip tree roots be- 
fore planting. 
When your trees arrive UN- 
PACK AT ONCE. This is 
very important. While trees 
are out of the ground they 
must be handled very care- 
fully. Do not expose the roots 
to sunlight or ing winds, 
or the trees sillcbe seriously 
killed. Dig a 
injured or 
“Heeling In“aa===> 
Open bundles and_ spread 
trees evenly in a V-shaped 
trench. Cover roots with loose 
moist soil; water well. Fill 
trench with soil; tamp firmly 
with feet. 
While planting CARRY 
TREES IN BUCKET, roots 
covered with thin mud. Re- 
move one plant at a time as 
planting progresses. 
trench (see drawing) deep enough to accommodate 
the roots and long enough to hold the trees. This 
trench should be near the planting site in a shaded 
location such as the north side of a building or in 
a woods, and accessible to water if possible. Your 
trees will come packed im crates or cartons, with 
the roots wrapped in moist moss and the tops dry. 
Remove all of this packing material and place the 
bundles of trees in the trench, packing LOOSE soil 
tightly. around the roots so that air is excluded. 
When ready to plant, prepare a mud mixture in 
planting buckets, in which trees are carried. 
This mud mixture will adhere to the roots, and 
while planting it will dry slightly on the surtace, 
eM necessary moisture in contact with the 
root itself. 
HOW TO PLANT 
A MATTOCK is the best tool for tree planting 
in soil containing rock or shale or that is excep- 
tionally hard to work. Open a hole deep enough 
to accommodate the roots, and large enough to 
allow for spreading out the roots. Next take a tree 
from the bucket and place it in the hole so that 
when the hole is closed the tree will stand as deep 
or preferably 44 to 34 inches deeper than it was in 
the nursery. Spread out the roots as much as pos- 
sible, never curl them up in a ball. Then close the 
hole completely, forcing soil tight against roots with 
“p: DRIVE MATTOCK BLADE 
5 STRAIGHT DOWN: 
OPEN SLIT BY 
RAISING HANDLE. 
me 
OPEN TOP OF SLIT BY 
TAMP SOW 
WITH HEEL. 
Shipped Postpaid 
within 600 miles 
FIG. C Each 
heel, which will leave a slight depression to catch 
rain water. Careful spreading of roots, and tight 
packing of good soil around the roots will insure 
success with planting. (see Figure A.) 
Faster planting than with mattock can be accom- 
plished with a SPADE illustrated on this page 
(Figures B and C) PROVIDED soil is relatively 
free of stones. 
TREE PLANTING MACHINES are available and 
are satisfactory where planting is quite extensive 
and soil is easily worked. 
CREW ORGANIZATION 
Planting small tracts three men work together. 
One man goes ahead and digs the holes, the other 
two follow with buckets of trees and plant them in 
the holes. In planting more extensive tracts ten men 
will work to the best advantage. Three men go 
ahead in a parallel line digging the holes. Two 
planters follow each digger setting the trees. The 
tenth man follows the crew with two buckets of 
trees and replenishes the planters’ buckets as neces- 
sary; also to observe that no more than one tree 
is planted in each hole, to watch s acing to see 
that trees are planted properly, and: to keep the 
crew going as rapidly as possible. 
ONE MAN CAN PLANT AN 
AVERAGE OF 1,000 TREES PER DAY 
Specially Designed 
Extra Heavy 
TREE PLANTING 
TOOL 
SPACING 
Where thinning is to be done 
at a comparatively young age (4 
to 5 years) as with a Christmas 
Tree and/or ornamental planta- 
tion, spacing is usually 3 by 3 
feet for Spruce or 5 by 3 teet 
for Pines. With a forest plan- 
tation where no thinning is in- 
tended for 20 to 25 years, 6 by 
6 feet or 8 by 8 feet is recom- 
mended. 
Number of 
Trees Required 
Per Acre 
for different spacings 
3 x 3 feet ......... 4,840 
4x 4 feet a C4" 
5 x 5 feet 1,742 
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Send for our Christmas Tree Growers Guide 
20 — Musser Forests, Ine. 
