Archive image from page 69 of Descriptive catalogue of the Jewell. Descriptive catalogue of the Jewell Nursery Co . descriptivecatal1894jewe Year: 1894 48 THE JEWELL NURSERY COMPANY'S the trees out to eight feet apart each way, to secure the number demanded by law, some judgment can be used in making selection of the most thrifty and promising to be left standing. Seedlings or cuttings should be planted in the spring, when land is in good condition for corn planting. Set with a spade or dibber, setting firmly into the earth and packing carefully. The seedling should be set a little deeper tha
Archive image from page 69 of Descriptive catalogue of the Jewell. Descriptive catalogue of the Jewell Nursery Co . descriptivecatal1894jewe Year: 1894 48 THE JEWELL NURSERY COMPANY'S the trees out to eight feet apart each way, to secure the number demanded by law, some judgment can be used in making selection of the most thrifty and promising to be left standing. Seedlings or cuttings should be planted in the spring, when land is in good condition for corn planting. Set with a spade or dibber, setting firmly into the earth and packing carefully. The seedling should be set a little deeper than it stood in the ground before. The cutting should have one bud left out of the ground, then cultivate thoroughly as you would com. Follow this up until the middle of July each year, and you will have a grove that will be worth a hundred times its cost and a larm that is equiv- alent to a fortune, to the possessor. A strip of land, at least ten rods wide, well cultivated and kept free from grass and weeds, should surround your groves to protect from prairie fires. ORNAMENTAL DECIDUOUS SHRUBS. A beautiful efFect may be produced by planting our hardy shrubs. On large lawns, they should be set with the high-growing varieties on the back or in the center and the lower-growing in front or around. The Lilacs—jjurple and white—with Weigelas and Syringas make a beautiful group. The Tartarian Honeysuckle—pink and white,—the Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora, which is as hardy as a Snowball, are fine as specimen shrubs for the lawn—handsome when not in flower and always giving such good returns for a little care. The different Spiraeas are especially desirable for making the season complete in blooming. With regard to pruning shrubs. Every plant, tree and shrub has its own habit of growth and this distinctive feature is its attraction, so do not try to prune them all alike, but simply remove dead branches and try to preserve as nearly as possible the peculiarities of habit and
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