. Catalogue of evergreens, European larch, etc. : for the spring of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Illinois Dundee Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. L . AUSTRIAN Pine, ok Black Pine. [Sci- Pa(?o 4.] popular idea tlint Evere:reeiis should be planted in June only is false, siiid the cause of many failures. Praclical ex perience proves that this is not always the best time, but that they may he safely moved in early spring or fall. We find the best time for moving Conifers in spring is from April 20th to Jtine 1st, and in fall from August 1st to Septem- ber 15th. The cuts of Eve
. Catalogue of evergreens, European larch, etc. : for the spring of 1893. Nurseries (Horticulture) Illinois Dundee Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. L . AUSTRIAN Pine, ok Black Pine. [Sci- Pa(?o 4.] popular idea tlint Evere:reeiis should be planted in June only is false, siiid the cause of many failures. Praclical ex perience proves that this is not always the best time, but that they may he safely moved in early spring or fall. We find the best time for moving Conifers in spring is from April 20th to Jtine 1st, and in fall from August 1st to Septem- ber 15th. The cuts of Evergreens shown in these pages were all taken from trees in my nursery. AMERICAN ARBOR VITAE. (Thuya Occidentalis.)! A handsome tree of regular and symmetrical habit. Growth thick and bushy; one of our best and most useful evergreens. Excellent for screens and hedges. HOVEY'S GOLDEN ARBORVITAE Resembling the old golden in color. A new dwarf sort; tine. PYRAMIDAL ARBORVITAE. A superb new and hardy sort, of very compact lialjit, much better than the Irish Juniper, and growing in a perfect column; rare and beautiful. Largely planted in cemeteries, owing to the small amount of space it occupies. This perhaps is the most valuable ArborVitae in cultivation. PRUNING â for hedges I the best time to prune Conifers j is ])revious to their growing sea- I son, and careful use of tlie prun- ing knife will often revive a tree I which otherwise may be on the decline. j ROOTS.âIt is very important I that Conifers should have au ' abundance of tine fibrous roots wlieu jilanted. and this can only be obtained b}' frecjuent trans- l)lanting of tlie stock at the nur- sery. We exercise the greatest care to have our trees frequently transplant( d or root pruned, to insure such roots. Allow the least possible expos- use to the roots c f Conifers in jilanting, and see that the trees do not wilt. PRUNING HEDGESâIn this case it is desirable to prune dur- ing the growing season, that the growth ma
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