. Descriptive catalogue of the Jewell Nursery Co. Nursery stock Minnesota Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. camperdown weeping EVERGREENS. WHITE SPRUCE. Evergreens, nursery grown, transplant as easily as any class of trees. Young trees, or those of moderate or small size, are the most certain and profitable to remove. Thor- ough culture and mulching, are very useful, especially in dry seasons. Early spring planting we have found the best, but they can safely be removed in wet seasons quite late, or un- til the new shoots are started. In planting, tr
. Descriptive catalogue of the Jewell Nursery Co. Nursery stock Minnesota Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs. camperdown weeping EVERGREENS. WHITE SPRUCE. Evergreens, nursery grown, transplant as easily as any class of trees. Young trees, or those of moderate or small size, are the most certain and profitable to remove. Thor- ough culture and mulching, are very useful, especially in dry seasons. Early spring planting we have found the best, but they can safely be removed in wet seasons quite late, or un- til the new shoots are started. In planting, tramp the earth firmly (but carefully) on roots. The importance of this can scarcely be overstated. In transplanting, the roots should never be exposed to the sun and air a single minute. Evergreens are most superb for screens or wind-breaks around buildings, orchards and stock coiTals. Norway Spruce, White and Scotch Pine, Red Cedar and Arbor Vitse, are all admirable for that purpose. The last two for low screens should be planted eighteen inches apart, and clipped twice each j^ear while young, in June and August. For high screens plant two or more rows, ten or twelve feet apart^ twelve ieet in the row, each tree opposite the center of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Jewell Nursery Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Lake City, Minn. : Jewell Nursery Co.
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