LANDSCAPING SERVICE 
For Home Owners Who Desire to Create New and Additional Beauty 
Perhaps the first and most important step in preparing for landscap- 
ing is the working out of a carefully balanced, detailed planting plan 
to exactly fit your individual grounds—using the proper choice of 
hardy materials, placed to best advantage. Such a plan, the ultimate 
development of which will create the picture you wish to attain, will 
usually prevent many planting disappointments and a needless expendi- 
ture of cash. For years, we have specialized in this service which is 
FREE to our customers. You, too, are welcome to avail yourself of 
this opportunity. Simply follow the directions below: 
If it is possible, come to our nursery with pictures of your home, along 
with its blueprint or a rough sketch you might make. Doors, windows, 
walks, etc, are important. You should have their location, width, and 
height correct. Should you not be able to visit our nursery, simply 
send the information to us—address your correspondence to Land- 
scape Architcet, Wolfe Nursery, Stephenville, Texas. To avoid delay, 
send your plans in early. 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
We take great care to send you only the finest nursery plants that are grown. Before we will send you a plant or tree, it will have been 
inspected a minimum of seven times. For you to realize the maximum pleasure and production from your plants, care must be given in 
their planting. Below, we give some general tips on planting. Won't you write us for answers to questions you do not find answered 
here? 
a WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR PLANTS 
All plants should be unpacked immediately upon receipt from our nursery. Check carefully to see that the varieties and sizes you ordered 
were shipped, or that proper substitutions were made. provided we were authorized to make them. Be sure to keep the original copy 
of your order blank which serves as a packing slip and was returned with your order. We will need it in case of adjustment. 
You should make a special effort to do the planting when the nursery stock is received. If conditions are unfavorable for planting, heel 
the plants in the ground in a well-drained location. Dig a trench that is deep and wide enough to hold the roots. Remove the plants 
from the package, cut all strings, and place their root system in the trench. To prevent the roots from drying out, work the soil thor- 
oughly in and around the roots. Regardless of whether the soil is wet or dry, pour sufficient water in the trench to pack the soil closer 
to the roots. This will drive out air pockets, keep the roots moist, and in a good living condition. 
ROSES 
All Roses flourish best when planted in good, rich, well-drained soil in an open sunny location. They should be in beds or borders by 
themselves where roots of neighboring trees or shrubs will not penetrate or rob the soil. Make the hole deep (10 to 12 inches) and be 
sure that the plant is set low enough so that the bud union (graft) is about 1 inch below the surface of the ground. As you take each 
plant from the packing, soak the roots in water; then plant as above recommended, 18 inches apart. Roots should be spread out nat- 
urally, the soil pressed very firmly around them, then watered thoroughly. Prune back tops to within 4 to 6 inches of the ground when 
planting. Good cultivation and thorough watering during dry periods are essential to success. In early summer before the weather 
becomes hot, it is wel! to cover the bed with two inches of Natural Peat. 
FLOWERING SHRUBS 
Any good growing soil is excellent. Spade deeply and work down well, as you would for a garden crop. Keep shrubs 20 to 25 inches 
away from the foundation. Set deeply and firmly, the larger growing types 24 to 36 inches apart, with dwarf varieties 12 to 18 inches 
apart. Trim back the tops to insure quicker, better growth, then keep them cultivated the first year or two, watering them in the eve- 
ning during dry spells. After the first year, they will require little care other than any annual pruning you may wish to give them. Each 
years growth will add to the charm of your planting, and to the size and quantity of the blooms. ; 
PERENNIALS 
Plant in good, rich, well-drained ground that has been prepared the same as you would for any garden crop. No. 1, such as the Iris, 
should be planted with the main root just below the surface of the ground. No. 2, such as the Peonies, should be planted with the 
eyes or buds not more than 2 inches below the surface. No. 8, the fibrous-rooted type, should be planted with the crown just even 
with the ground level, not below. No. 4, such as the Hollyhock, Lupine, and Hibiscus, should be planted with the bud just below the 
surface, and the root tuber extended straight down. Set the low and medium growing perennials 8 to 12 inches apart, the taller ones 
18 to 24 inches apart. The more shallow cultivation you give them with the hoe, the better they will be and the more attractive your 
garden. During dry periods, they should be given plenty of moisture,especially until well established. A light covering of straw, leaves, 
or other coarse litter placed over the bed in late fall when the ground is frozen 2 inches down, will insure safety, and do not uncover 
too early in the spring. 
STRAWBERRIES 
Plant Strawberries in good rich, well-drained soil; the crown of the plant when set should be at the surface of the ground (too deep 
planting will smother). Tamp the earth firmly around the roots, leaving a thin layer of loose soil at the top of the ground to prevent 
baking. Remove all young leaves. It will pay to water each plant thoroughly after planting. It will take about 8,000 spring-bearing 
plants to the acre, or 10,000 Everbearing plants. Keep ground clean and well cultivated. It is best to keep blossoms and runners on 
the everbearing varieties pinched off until the middle of July. In late fall, cover with clean straw, leaves «or shredded cornstalks, and 
do not uncover too early in the spring. 
PECAN CULTURE 
_ Prune the top of your trees back one-third 
Pecan and Walnuts; It is much better to. have the holes dug before the trees arrive from the nursery. Regardless of whether the holes have been prepared or 
have to be dug, keep thé root system covered with moist material until the trees are planted. Wolfe’s Pecan Trees, machine-dug and whole-rooted, will require 
a hole at least 40 inches deep and 80 to 86 inches in diameter. WOLFE has gone to a great expense to secure a Pecan root system that will LIVE. The tap 
root has been cut approximately 38 inches below the ground and all of the lateral roots above the cut have been preserved. Dig the holes large enough to 
receive the roots without bending and deep enough to set the trees 2 inches deeper than they stood in the nursery row. This depth can be determined by 
closely examining the bark. The bark that was below the ground will look dark; that which was above the ground will be a grayish color. The off-set on the 
trunk and the paint mark used for labelling should not be mistaken for the ground level. When you plant your Pecan or Walnut trees, fill the space around 
the roots with only fertile top soil DO NOT PUT FRESH MANURE OR COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER IN THE HOLE. Pack the soil around the roots to 
eliminate air spaces. Pour water in the hole as long as the ground will absorb it completely. When the soil is filled with water, do not water any more until 
the trees need moisture during the dry months. When trees are watered continuously, the soil becomes mushy and oxygen is driven from around the roots. Such 
condition results in the trees failing to produce foliage in the spring, even though the bark remains green. If the roots cannot get oxygen, the trees will eventu- 
ally die. After the trees have been set in a permanent location, wrap the trunk loosely with burlap or heavy paper. The height of the wrapping material will 
depend on the size of the tree, but it should extend to and not above the first branch. The wrapping material will prevent borers from getting into the trunk 
and poy also piolces the trunk against sun scald, When the trees have developed enough top to shade the trunks during the hottest part of the day, the material 
may be removed. 
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