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GIRARD BROTHERS’ 
NURSERY, GENEVA, OHIO 
GROW EVERGREENS FROM SEED 
SOWING EVERGREEN SEEDS 
Evergreen seeds should never be sown in 
greenhouses, hot beds, or cold frames, for 
they need more ventilation. Seed bed soil 
should be of sandy nature. If the soil is 
hard dig it up, and mix sand and peat with 
it so it will be loose and friable. Select a 
level spot outdoors for a seed bed, where 
washing will not occur from rains. We 
give several methods of sowing. Two thing's 
cause loss of seedlings, dampening off 
which is caused by fungi in the soil, and 
weeds. In a small way seeds are best sown 
in flats, the flats placed under lath shade 
in the seed bed outdoors. One paeket of the 
finer seeds like Spruce will sow a flat. 
DIFFERENT METHODS OF SOWING 
To avoid dampening off trouble sterilize 
the soll for the flats by cooking moist soil 
in an oven for 20 minutes. After flats are 
filled sow seed thinly, broadcast and just 
eover the depth of the seed with sterilized 
sand or peat. Targ‘er seeds press:down. If 
one is not fixed to sterilize so much soil, 
fill flat first 3-4 of depth with soil. Steri- 
lize enough soil for the other 1-4 needed to 
fill the flat. Cover seeds as shown above. 
There may be a little dampening off with 
this latter method; to help avoid this on 
cloudy days remove shade and sprinkle a 
little sterilized sand over the seedlings 
every few days. Don’t water every day, 
water thoroughly and let flats dry out a 
little. Dampening off occurs more in moist 
sultry weather. 
We think most beginners will have better 
success with this method. TF ill flats with 
elean sand such as is used for concrete 
work. 
WINTER CARE—After ground freezes 
mulch with sawdust, leaves, lawn clippings, 
marsh hay or peat. Tever green boughs make 
nice cover. 
Orders: All seed orders are subject to 
previous sale. Delivery cannot be guaran- 
teed unless orders are placed promptly. 
Price: 25c per packet; 5 packets your 
choice $1.00. Each packet contains suf- 
ficient seed to produce 100 to 400 seed- 
lings. Trade packets 75¢c each; 8 for $2. 
Trade packets contain sufficient seed to 
produce 500 to 1000 seedlings or more de- 
pending upon variety. All postpaid. 
lixed Evergreen Seeds, made up from 
varieties listed, extra large packets 25c; 3 
packets 50c postpaid. 
EVERGREEN SEED LIST 
Abies (Fir) 
Abies Amabilis—White Fir 
Abies Balsamea—Balsam [Tir 
Abies Concolor—Concolor Fir or Colorado 
Silver Fir 
Abies Grandis—Grand Fir 
Abies Ir i—I'raser Iir 
Pseudotsuga Taxifolia Glauca— Hardy 
Douglas Fir 
Abies Homolepsia—Nikko Fir 
Abies Pinsepo Glauca—Blue Fir 
Abies Veichi—Veich Fir 
Juniperus (Juniper) 
Juniperus Platte—Platte River Juniper 
Juniperus Scopulorum—Silver Juniper 
Juniperus Virginiana—Arnerican Red 
Cedar 
Juniperus Horizontalis—Creeping 
Juniper 
Juniperus Chinensis—Chinese Pyramidal] 
Juniper 
Juniperus Chinensis 
Juniper 
Japonica—Japanese 
Picea (Spruce) 
Picea Densata Glauca—Black Hill Spruce 
Picea Engelmanni Glauca—Englemann 
Spruce 
Picea Pungens—Colorado Blue Spruce 
Picea Mariana—Black Spruce 
Picea Sitchensis—Sitka Spruce 
Picea Glauca—White Spruce 
Picea Excelsa—Norway Spruce 
Pinus (Pines) 
Pinus Banksiana—Jack Pine 
Pinus Cembre—Swiss Stone Pine 
Pinus Densiflora—Jap Red Pine 
Pinus Jeffreyi—Jeffrey Pine 
Pinus Nigra—Austrian Pine 
Pinus Pinea—lItalian Stone Pine 
Pinus Ponderosa—Western Yellow Pine 
Pinus Mugho—Mugho Pine 
Pinus Strobus—White Pine 
Pinus Sylvestrus—Scotch Pine 
Thuja (Arborvitae) 
Thuja Occidentalis—American 
Arborvitae 
Thuja Occidentalis Wareana—Ware 
Arborvitae 
Thuja Orientalis—Chinese Arborvitae 
Thuja Orientalis Aurea—Gold Chinese 
Arborvitae 
Thuja Orientalis Pyramidal—Pyramidal 
Arborvitae 
Thuja Orientalis Compacta—Compact 
Oriental Arborvitae 
Thuja Orientalis Nana—Dwarf Oriental 
Arborvitae 
Tsuga (Hemlock) 
Tsuga Canadensis—Canadian Hemlock 
Larix Europea—European Larch 
