WHY THIS BOOKLET 
Over a period of years we have been growing a sub- 
stantial quantity and a wide variety of trees and shrubs 
particularly suited for planting near the salt water. 
Probably this is due to the fact that our nurseries 
are located only 18 miles south of Boston and within 
5 miles of salt water. 
Home owners, landscape gardeners and contractors 
have come to Bay State Nurseries because of the greater 
variety and quantity of plant materials, adapted for 
planting along the Atlantic Coast, that we have growing 
here not far from the sea on the South Shore of Mas- 
sachusetts Bay. 
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A dune at Chappaquiddick Island, across from 
Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard, typical of so 
many spots along the Atlantic where only beach 
grasses, and occasionally Dusty Miller, will exist. 
Throughout these years, and perhaps even more so 
at the present time, we have made and are making sub- 
stantial shipments to the coastal bordering towns not 
only in our own historic Plymouth County but to Cape 
Cod, Nantucket, and Martha’s Vineyard where there is 
daily motor delivery service. 
But Massachusetts is not the only area we serve. We 
are making many shipments all along the Maine Coast, 
particularly the Camden, Blue Hill and Bar Harbor 
areas, and even more substantial shipments to Connec- 
ticut, New Jersey and Long Island. 
Because so many come to us from these areas with 
their requirements, and frequently their problems, for 
planting under more than ordinarily difficult condi- 
tions, we have prepared this seaside planting booklet 
with comments and suggestions gained from our own 
experience. We are confident that it will be a real help 
to many. 
We who live in New England do not fully appreciate 
the heritage we have in the abundance of plant materi- 
als we have like the Pines, Beach Plums, Shad, Bay- 
berry and Bearberry and other acid loving plants that 
thrive in our hungry, sandy and gravelly soils. 
Those who come to New England from those areas 
west of the Hudson, where the soil is more alkaline, 
thrill with the profusion of these good things. They 
feel the romance and the warmth of the Pines. They 
feast on the varied forms of these different trees and 
shrubs especially when sculptured by the winds, their 
breath-taking shades of color particularly in the Au- 
tumn, and the spicy fragrance which even mariners at 
sea can detect afar off. Altogether these spell beauty. 
Along the rocky coast of New England there 
are countless places where lack of soil prevents 
planting. 
Wherever you live we hope that the pictures and de- 
scriptions that follow will in a modest way give you a 
taste of these North Atlantic shores where the tide ebbs 
and flows twice every twenty-four hours, and that you 
will hanker to plant many of these in your own acres, 
large or small. 
Donatp D. Wyman, President 
Bay State Nurseries, Inc. 
North Abington, Mass. 
FRONT COVER: This view is at Wequassett Inn at Pleasant Bay, East 
Harwich, Cape Cod. What a charming atmosphere Pines provide! 
