garden without fear of losing the tree because the 
roots have not been disturbed through digging. 
This method also makes transportation more satis- 
factory because they can be carried away in your 
car or packaged by us in a special container for 
shipment by parcel post or express. 
Planting of Ftolttes 
Your potted Holly should be planted in well 
drained ground and will grow almost equally well 
in any kind of soil, if proper precautions are ob- 
served when planting. Holly may be planted out- 
side any time the ground is open but it is generally 
agreed that the best period is during the dormant 
season. A potted Holly obtained during the 
Christmas season should be planted outdoors just 
as early in the year as the proper hole can be 
prepared. 
Holly is a tree native to the woods. Woods soil 
is acid or sour, so when planting your Holly it is 
best to try to reproduce this natural condition. 
This can be accomplished in several ways. Ob- 
tain a bushel of leaf mold or woods soil from the 
nearby-woods and mix with an equal part of good 
top soil and add 1 part organic Holly-Tone fer- 
tilizer to 30 parts of the previously described mix- 
ture. If woods soil is not available peat-moss may 
be substituted in the same quantity. A 5 pound 
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