Harrisons' nurseries : "nurserymen - orchardists" . firmly tramped around the roots,loose soil should be put around the tree until the hole is mulch them to prevent evaporation. Evergreen roots can stand but little exposure to the sun andair; therefore, if not ready to plant them when received, theyshould be heeled-in in the ground at once and given a gooddrenching of water. If not shipped with a ball of earth, theyshould be puddled well before heeling-in or planting. Make apuddle of water and soil in a tub, stir until it is the thickness ofcream, then dip the roots in this mixture.
Harrisons' nurseries : "nurserymen - orchardists" . firmly tramped around the roots,loose soil should be put around the tree until the hole is mulch them to prevent evaporation. Evergreen roots can stand but little exposure to the sun andair; therefore, if not ready to plant them when received, theyshould be heeled-in in the ground at once and given a gooddrenching of water. If not shipped with a ball of earth, theyshould be puddled well before heeling-in or planting. Make apuddle of water and soil in a tub, stir until it is the thickness ofcream, then dip the roots in this Roots When the roots of evergreens and shrubs ^- are balled and wrapped with burlap by the nurseryman,, we would recommend that the burlap be notremoved until the plant is just ready to be placed in the hole;after filling the hole about two-thirds full of good rich soil, waterthe plant well. We do not ship Evergreen Trees by Parcel Post. All Evergreensballed and burlaped without extra charge. N U R S E R Y M E N — O R C H A R D I S T S. Arborvitae This class of evergreens can readily be distinguished frompines and spruces because of the flattened foliage, which lias atendency to set on edge, particularly with certain of the arborvitae get very large, and all excepting the west-ern are slow growers ; this makes them valuable when space islimited and when you want trees that will stay small. Thegolden colors of some of the varieties, together with their pyra-midal form, make them specially adapted for planting as speci-mens. Arborvitae makes wonderful hedges and rarely do we finda planting of any size where some variety is not used. American (Thuya occidentalis). While this variety is well adapted for specimens, for massing, and for screens, its most valuable u>e seems to be in hedge plantings. Itgrows rapidly during the first three or four years, but afterthat it develops very slowly, and in twenty or thirty yearsit seldom attains a height of more th
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