Paulsen

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And Floral Shop

Chas. Paulsen, Prop. Minden, Nebraska Phone 288-]

Located 2 Blocks East of the Water Tower Just East of the Swimming Pool

1959

Greenhouse

In August, 1949, we bought the Hansen Green- house and Floral Shop. We have installed an air circulating gas heating unit, 85,000 B.T.U. which has ultra modern thermostatic control. It gives us an opportunity to study plant growth every day in the year and see blossoms every day. We have many varieties of plants and will be adding more as we get the room.

Location

Our Nursery is located 3 blocks east of the C. B. & Q. Depot and just east of the American Legion Swimming Pool; or 3 blocks east of the Courthouse Square and 4 blocks north. It is one block south of Highway 6.

About six acres are set apart for the home and the growing of nursery stock, perennials, and other plants. We have about forty varieties of shade trees. A few of these are dwarf varieties and can be planted for specimen trees or hedge trees. Some of the large varieties are spreading, others are tall and narrow. They have many colors in the spring and fall and a few are colored in summer. All of them bloom, but the blossoms on some are so small that they are hardly noticeable. Others are a mass of flowers when they bloom.

We also grow annual flowers, cabbage, and to- mato plants and flower seeds.

Below are the names of garden plants that we grow for our customers.

Cabbage — Peppers — Copenhagen Market World Beater Cauliflower — California Wonder Early Snowball Hot Large Celery — Cornell No. 19, self bleaching Tomatoes — Eee he eaters red Two varieties Mariglobe, red Kale Jubilee, yellow, Lettuce — large, non-acid Great Lakes Hybrid Tomatoes — Onion — Big and early Sweet Spanish Big Boy, hybrid Yellow Bermuda Burpees, hybrid Asters Russell Lupine Snapdragons Salvia Columbine Delphinium Petunias Sweet William Pansies Verbena

Ageratum Hybrid tomatoes will sell at $1.20 per dozen.

Most of the other plants will sell at 35c, 50c, or 60c a dozen.

Frost Proof Planting of Tomatoes

I use a 16-inch tile spade and slant it so the point will be 3 or 4 inches deep in the ground when the blade is in the ground about one foot and place in it a tomato plant 12 or 14 inches tall. Just let the tip stick out. Step on the ground above it so it will have firm contact. If frost comes and freezes the top rake some of the dirt off from the stem and it will leaf out again. The Hybrid Big Tomato was reported to have withstood about 2 or 2% degrees of frost in 1953.

Plant Labels, Fertilizers, Etc.

Plant Labels, White Plastic 2 for 5c

Blants Markers peace meee een 2 for 5c

Plant Stakes a W 00d see ee 12 for 10c WicreniGnitts Fo" qt. 10c Peat. Mosseen 2322 oy se ed? qt. 10c Peat Moss, One-Bushel Sacks ____ about $3.00 Vermiculite, Four-Bushels Bags 3.00 OrganicwWertilizerwi00 lbs. 2. eee 5.50

Melorganite or Thrive Hy ponlexguees 2c... 3. aS See eee YAS

Large Assortment of W. ATLEE BURPEE COMPANY Flower Seeds and Garden Seeds

Landscape Service and Tree Planting

We can generally arrange for this on a few days notice. Some trees are 20 feet high.

Roses

Many of these tearoses are semi-hardy and tender in our climate. Planting the graft three or four inches deeper generally prevents them from freezing too bad. In winter most of them freeze close to the ground, but some of them freeze below the ground and sstill come up to bloom.

They require a sunny place and plenty of water. If the ground contains manure, watch out for white grubworms.

We recommend peat moss as fertilizer for roses.

Dusting sulphur is safely used for most rose bugs and copper sulphate for ground dis- ease such as fungus.

We have many roses that are not listed.

Red Roses Multi-Colored Red Radiance Talisman utenaaeene 5" $1.00 President Hoover

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Roses (Continued)

Pink Roses Polyanthas Editor McFarland Ideal Pink Radiance Gold Salmon

Yellow Roses

A RP R Galionenean Climbing Roses

White Climbing Beauty

sunburst Red Talisman ° Euten (Climber) $ 1.00 pe Hoses Blaze 1.00 to 1.50 Caledonia K. A. Victoria Ca C Hees ees eee ee $1.00; 6 for $5.00 These are hardy roses — Charlotte Armstrong, Peace=_ 22 = $ 2.50 VEICSY TT C) Meee i ee te Re ee ra ey ec 2.50 HOrty aN PMC reo 0a ee omer ne ne Oe or 2.50 No. 2 Roses, any Variety _____. 50, 10 for 4.00 Dahlias

These tubers are easily grown providing they get plenty of water and sun.

Name — Classification Ann Benedict—Red, large __........... $ .50 Bronze Call—Medium __........- .20 Baby Royal—Orange ____.. .30 Delmarva—Orange-red _...... 0 Fairy—Pink, miniature __......---_-- .20 Milton Cross—Large yellow _ 35 Royal City—Violet rose ____._-----_- 235 Virginia Towell—Lavender, medium _.._. 5) Watchung Giant—Amber yellow —___..... .40 Yellow Prince—Medium _.......-.--. oD

We have large Yellow and Pink Dahlias. Price — 25c to $1.00

Peonies

Peony, Officinali Rubra Pelna, each ___ $ 1.50 (This is the earliest known double flowering peony and is scarce.)

Many Pink Varieties, each .50 WhitemViarieties, seach 2s. t=.) ol ee = oe 1.00 eds arielies cea CN went en mo eee es 1.00

We sell Divisions with three to five eyes each.

Peonies need to be divided every eight or ten years and need lots of water in the spring and fall. Watering in summer seems unnecessary.

Revalelilies; each woe ee ae ee eee $ .25 Tuberous rooted Begonias _..............___. 25 Tulips—Double Red _.. 10 for 1.00 Russian” Liliessteach tes. senee eee 25 Dahlias SOs varieties. =a ae 25 to 1.00 CANN AS cause Meets 2 oad ee eee 2 for .25 Glad spent es tee. ee ey = Be 25 for 1.00 ligerelLily (2 = Ss 25c each, or 5 for 1.00 Star?of Bethlehem i. 22) 28.8 2) 12 for .50 Grape Hyacinth __ ee eee ee 12 for .50 Chionodoxa Luciliae or

Glory of the Snow __....__ 100 for 2.50

Gladiolus

Gladioli are by far the most popular garden flower. They grow in either poor or good soil and bloom vigorously providing they get plenty of water. We have over fifty varieties not mentioning our nice ruffled ones. First planting should be about May 1, and continue planting every two weeks until about July 10 for continuous blooming. The latest plantings will bloom just before frost.

Some of our customers buy hundreds of them, others just buy a few of the newer varieties.

Mixed Varieties—large 100 for $4.00 Mixed Varieties—medium __..... 100 for 3.00 SPHCIAL——45 forscbce OT ee 16 for 1.00

American Express

Burma—Deep ruffled, rose red Elizabeth the Queen—Ruffled, lavender Gianis—Ruffled, rose salmon

Joe Wagner

King Lear—Maroon ruffled lavender Maid of Orleans—Cream white Margaret Fulton—Coral pink Pandora—Soft geranium pink President Eisenhower

Purple Supreme

Rosa Van Lima—FEarly, rose pink Snow Princess—Best white

White Gold

Cream White

Chrysanthemums

Bloom Height September Dawn—Bronze, Medium, 3 in... 2- 2% ft. Autumn Light—Light Bronze, Early Button 1% - 2 ft.

Charles Nye—Yellow, Early, 3 in. 2 ieee Gold Harvest—Bronze, Early Button dea? ft: Harbinger—Bronze-Yellow, Medium _____.. PASTA ha

(Very fine) Judith Anderson—Yellow, Medium Button _1-1% ft. Orchid Jewell—Orchid, Medium Button. 2 23 ft.

Pink Dolly—Pink, Late, 2% in... 2 2 =e At, »Philadelphia—Wine Red, Medium, 3 in. Zier ite Polar Ice—White, Early, 3 in... RSS aR Ruby Red—Red, Early, 2% in. Mer ava he Salute—Wine Red, Early, 3 in... 122. ft:

Semi Bronze—Light Bronze, Med., Double...2% - 3 ft.

CUSHION MUMS

Bronze—2 in., Early, 1% feet Copper—2 in., Early, 1% feet Pink—2 in., Early, 1 foot Red—2 in., Early, 1 foot White—2 in., Early, 1 foot Yellow—2 in., Early, 1 foot

Plant and water each week until buds form, then twice a week. Pinch bud when about 9 inches high so that plant will spread out except for cushion mums which do so without pinching.

Plants sent mail order about May lst, 10% extra.

Chrysanthemums, each = ee > .25 5b) Mums, your choices =. 2 saan eres 1.00 12 Mums, our choice (all different) 2.00

Perennials

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Flowering Crab

Red Bud

Ornamentals

MALCHS Hazel ot Seer renee ey ee ee $1.00 hedaweat, Peach = 3 ee 1.00 to 2.00 Burple Leaf, Plum, each 2.00

Betchel’s Double Flowering Crab, each _ 2.00 Hopastlowerings Crab, eaches.. | 222,00

SUOws ball weac Nweee. eee ee _1.00 to 2.50 Koreans Cherries, each e 2) 2 eee 75 Garrapanasr cach os ieee s ae ees .50 to 1.00 Hivdrangeas 62. Ch meee en 1.00 and up <7Oldenebell each 22 .75 to 1.50 Privet seach se oe, een) ee 15 to .50 Buss ye Willowimea Chih te ieee or ot 1.00 Oran cenit Cogeme aaee eeeee, aes ie Fae 75 BUucd cia gs 4evarielics oon | eee .50 Bittersweet 0: ee eee ee ee, 1.00 to 2.00 Spireag(6 varieties) eet ae = PAT. RON VALSO SSL EEX salts ete Pd aca terine eee MNS Win ends, ae al 1.00 Recsinmon el oe) tesmee eee 10.00 to 15.00 Hiderberryae. = eee oe 75 a Ne F .75 to 1.50 NocktOrang geen 1) wa) OWS see eee me t00 Sa RD CIT Vie eerie nse eet ote vn hee .25 to 1.00 COLQNCAStCT Me tier irr Mere a .30 to 2.00 Dogwood, red or yellow ___ eee LO08tO22.00 PAO werlng, Almondpes sees, J .75 to 1.00 TeiLEPCMmOLEBLIOLC UGS LCT Seer ees lie, ak 2.00 CMD ALK Leen cee ee! eee 75 Migie Bushs Cranberry ee. 2209 doe 1.00 Lilacs — CORDA SE a ee eens 100 @ 5.00 Ral i a rn 1.00 to 2.00 M\sriiLoum mee. ues ei Ue 1.00 to 2.00 renee DOUDIGse. = 2 8 1.00 to 2.00 GGL iris Viger. Bnet SPs PO 1.00 Des Fontaines Double White 1.50 to 2.50 Mdm. LeMoine Double White ___ 1.50 to 2.50

Pres. Loubet Double Purple Red _1.50 to 2.50

Red Japanese Maple, 1 foot, up___.1.00 to 2.00 WGI Ee) femme eee Meee ahaged Ne ay yer ste thy atas

More Favorable Conditions For Fruit Growing

Up to the present time, summer time has pre- sented us with two problems; namely, dry ground and dry air.

Irrigation was the answer to dry ground, where available. Where not available, cultivation and mulch were partial answer's.

Since the Republican River has been dammed, we are getting more moisture in the air, as the lake behind the dam gets filled up. This moisture in the air will increase considerably, when the wind is in the southwest. The wind will carry considerable moisture northeast for twenty or thirty miles and will at all times be noticeable for about fifty miles. When the wind is straight south, the effect will be felt from the Harlan Lake up to fifty miles north. Instead of that dry, hot southwest wind, we feel the wind many degrees cooler and quite moist for at least twenty-five miles northeast of the Lake.

Since the Tri-County project was put in, I have noted good corn crops from Grand Island to Gothen- burg and poorer corn east and west of that area.

Many plants collect moisture from the air through their leaves as well as through their roots.

Apples and Other Fruit Trees

We sell about 8 varieties of apples. One of these varieties—Whitney Crab—is a carrier of Cedar Rust.

The soil in our country is fine for apples. In some places, the soil may be helped by using one-third of a pound of borax to a tree for boron deficiency. Ir- rigation is helpful to most varieties when the rainfall is less than thirty-five inches per year. A windbreak on the north often provides a few inches of extra moisture. A windbreak from the southwest will re- duce damage from hot winds.

Anoka Apple

The Anoka apple trees start to bear the second year and produce apples in quantity every year, caus- ing them to be dwarf. These apples are good for pies and canning. The children like them.

Cedar Rust does not bother them. They ripen in August.

Early Harvest

The well-known harvest apple bears in about six years and bears steadily afterward. Ripens in July.

Yellow Transparent

This is a good canning apple which ripens in August.

Stock on Hand and Prices

The prices in this catalog are generally quoted on standard sizes that we have growing. We otten have smaller trees or plants that are cheaper. We also have larger trees which are older and larger and for this reason we quote 25c per foot or $1.00 per foot, etc. Most of these trees are moved or root cut every two years. That stunts the tree or shrub but it develops a better root system so that it will move with less shock.

The subsoil in this locality is dry for forty or fifty feet down, but we often have three to seven feet of surface moisture. For this reason trans- planted shrubs and trees need an adequate supply of water every few days or weeks depending on the rainfall. Trees should receive enough water so that the soil will be moist two or three feet deep every ten days or two weeks. Shallow rooted plants need water more often but the soil will need to be moist only a few inches or a foot deep. Some may even need watering every day or several times a day if the temperature is high. In cooler weather less watering is necessary.

Nearly all trees, shrubs, and plants make much better growth when proper fertilizer is used. Nearly all plants need nitrogen, phosphates, potash, and lime. Legumes need less nitrogen than other plants that we have tested. Outside of nearly all bulbs, large root crops, or deep rooted plants, and celery; few plants respond to potash. Some plants require much lime; other plants require moderate amounts, but it may injure acid loving plants. As far as I know, all plants, shrubs, and trees respond to phos- phate fertilizers.

The University of Nebraska has testing facilities for the four elements just mentioned. However, it sometimes happens that these elements are tied up in the soil so that the plants can not use them. The best test is the simple method of buying a sack of fertilizer and applying and checking the results at harvest time in comparison with untreated crops in the same field. Our garden crops respond to fer- tilizers containing one or more of a dozen other minor elements.

The Borax Company published a sixteen-page pamphlet on boron, showing that much research has been done but very little use has been made of it since 1942.

Three other elements, iron, copper, and zinc, also benefit quite a number of plants.

Acid loving plants may sometimes respond to salt, sulphur, and aluminum compounds from actual tests here, but very little literature is available on the use of these elements,

Plants will often live for years in deficient soil

but grow better if they can get all the necessary food required in available form.

Fruit Trees

APRICOT ADicOt Seedlings oe ee $ .50 to rake 00 Apricot—Moorepark —... _ _---.. _-..- 21250

Other apricots are aaritidedy? ae are sold as such here.

APPLE

Each 5 trees ROOKA se ee See ea eee $ 1.75 $ 7.00 TOY Vo UL ALY CS lime ee eee 1.75 7.00 Delicious Rede. 2.502 2k 1.75 7.00 Yellowitlransparent/ 22. a2 1e7 5 7.00 Whitney Crab ee =e eee 1.75 7.00 ADDIERLTeCS 22 il Cals Cael) geet cca $ 2.50

5-N-1 APPLE

This means five different varieties grafted ON-ONne trees) LAC a eee $2.50

CHERRY — Sour Small Medium Large

NLOntUINOTeN Cy, == $1.75 $ 2.00 $ 2.25 Kansas Sweet

MarlysRichmond) 223.2 1.75 2.00 2.25 English Morello 1e75 2.00 2225

PEACH TREES

PG@aCis lol DCr ta geese ee ee eee ee $ 1.75 Polly Peach tat ga 2 ethane erst @ 50 to 1:25 PEAR Glapp.s GE AVOLILG> 5) ee eg eee ed $ 1.75 UBT oS ed EN: gnc Sete Oe ie On ay ee EGE 1.75 NUT TREES Northern Grown Seedlings WaT EE os ee, Oe, lee $1.00 to $7.50 PGG2 1 Wa je ee tee sees cao Sees 1.00 per foot ELI GIO YY yee ee oe eh ee 1.00 per foot Horse Chestnut—small 1.00 per foot

PLUMS Small Medium Rruneis Spee: eee see ee 1.75 2.00 PS PYICOtel:| ieee. ee eee eee ee $ 1.75 $ 2.00 Wiatiteta pees. Je). 2 Sa eee 15 2.00 nt N OL: ¢ UO nee aie AEM Me OP Sy) lito 2.00

Quince#larvels.2 2 eee $ 5.00

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GRAPES CON COr Geese eee a 35c each; 3 for $1.00

Number of Trees and Plants per Acre

Varieties; distance apart—number per acre Apples; 30x 30 = Trees 48

Apricots 20x 20 = Trees 108 Cherries, Sour 18x18= Trees 134 Cherries, Sweet 24x24 = Trees 75 Grapes 8x8=Vines 680

Peaches 18x18 = Trees 134

Pears 26x26=Trees 64

Plums 16x16= Trees 170

Plums 18x18= Trees 134 Blackberries 3x 6 = Bushes 2420

Red Raspberries 3x 6= Bushes 2420

SPECIAL BARGAINS Taxus: Ore ewer) tbe) tOe2.4 te $4.00 per foot

small Norway ¢Maplesss22= 2.23. | 75 per foot Red3Maplestie2..2. 2 ouore. Dip 28. 25 2.00 to 4.00 PuUlipelreeset tttato1lcsitereac his .75 per foot Thornless Honey Locust, each _____. 50 per foot BOX WO0U mee eee eee 2.00 per foot White Flowering Dogwood _....--_----_-___--- 5.00 RedhOakvelattaton 2atteeitwe. ih, Sctes .75 per foot BurreO aks itttetorl Salteeea re: 50 per foot SVCaAImnore,<4 1b = lO Oe beans memes 1.00 per foot

Wayzata Everbearing Strawberries

Bush Type — No Runners

Under intensive irrigation we recommend the Wayzata Bush type divisions above all others. It is the favorite of about 99% of our customers.

The Wayzata is a very large, strong vigorous plant about ten to twelve inches high the second year if it has been well fed and watered. The berries are very large and more uniform than most varieties.

The first bloom is generally the largest berry of the eight on the flower stem. Flowers are carried high making it by far the easiest everbearing to pick.

The seeds are so small that they are hardly no- ticed. The flavor of the Wayzata is mild and sweet. It is excellent for freezing and requires little sugar when canning.

The Wayzata is perfect flowering needing no other variety to pollinate it.

It is bush type because only two or three plants out of a hundred have any runners. Some Wayzata are semi-bush type and sell at a cheaper price as they are propagated from runner stock. These run- ner plants resemble the Gemzata. We recommend that the plants be set fifteen inches to eighteen inches apart in the row and that the rows be two and one half feet apart.

Plant them a little lower than they grew in the Nursery because the water will wash away the soil between the rows when using intensive irrigation which all everbearing strawberries require.

We prefer irrigation rather than mulch, and irrigate on an average every four days except when

the temperature gets up above 100 degrees, then we irrigate every two days soaking the soil eight to twelve inches deep.

In porous soil watering every two days may be necessary. The Wayzata bears a good crop before July first then it takes a two-weeks rest and then starts to bear steadily until the thermometer reaches as low as 25 degrees above zero. Each picking is heavier than the previous one.

In 1946 from July 15 to November 10, we retailed 1,200 quarts of Wayzata Everbearing strawberries, field run, at 50c per quart, from one fifth of an acre. At that rate you could expect $3,000.00 per acre.

Picking costs were 10c per quart, boxes 114c each.

Phosphates are generally needed at the rate of two to four pounds per 100 square feet, mixed with one ounce of urea for extra yield. These should be mixed and worked into the soil. One fourth to one half pound of nitrogen can be added if the soil needs it.

Occasionally a trace of zinc or copper may in- erease the yield 5 or 10%.

The plants can be planted in hard or loose ground. The advantage of hard ground is that it does not wash as much as the loose ground, and water soak- ing will generally loosen it.

The Bush Type Wayzata Everbearer is a great labor saver because it is an endless job to keep run- ners off the runner type strawberries. If the runners are left on, many do nothing but make runners, others start making fair-sized berries but as the runners increase, the berries get smaller and soon get the size of peas.

The Bush Type can be grown three years and then divided or pruned back. In the nursery, we divide every two years and always have large berries. The third year, extra fertilizer will be needed to get big berries, as the plant cannot feed the berries suffici- ently. A plant just can’t make a lot of runners and produce its best, but if the runners are kept off, most everbearers will produce a fair crop.

LZR LDV IS 10 Ls eee eae eee ee $ 3.00 Postpaid Oe DLV SLOTS aeeeaee een eee see ee See kee 5.00 Postpaid S0¢ Division sa) Ciewenes #2. sepot 9.50 100) DiyisiON Sams s..9 pee ous = AN et 18.00

Cultivation of Bush Type Wayzata

The Bush Type Wayzata Strawberry begins to form buds as soon as it starts to grow. These will blossom and form berries which will ripen if the plant gets water when needed. If the growing plant is dry for five or six days, it will shed its flowers and fruit to protect itself. With a few days of proper watering, it will again be blooming and will continue to produce berries if it has sufficient moisture all of the time.

During July the Wayzata will rest for about two weeks, although some of the plants may have a few ripe or green berries on them. After this rest period, they will bear steadily, increasing in quantity as the

plants make more crowns. Plants set early in the spring often have four or five crowns in the fall. Strawberry plants can, however, be set any time dur- ing the Summer providing plenty of moisture is made available for them. In white sandy soil one third to one half shade is beneficial to the plants, but in black soil they like full sun.

Strawberry plants generally require shallow hoe- ing or cultivating as most of their roots are in the upper three inches of soil. We recommend not over one inch deep cultivation near the plant.

The fertilizers generally used for strawberries are small amounts of nitrogen and potash with much more phosphate and lime, except in sandy soil. Many minor elements are also used either as fertilizers, soil conditioners, or grub worm repellers. Perhaps the most important of these is Borax which contains Boron. About twenty pounds of Borax to the acre is recommended for strawberries, apples, pears, cherries, apricots, alfalfa, cabbage, tomatoes, Swiss chard, squash, spinach, radishes, lettuce, kale, egg- plants, celery, cauliflower, carrots, Brussels sprouts, and a few other plants. Borax has been found to be toxic to a great many kinds of small grains. Sulphur, arsenate of lead, copper compounds, as well as iron, and zinc often seem to benefit plants, and iodine compounds may give the fruit a better color. We believe that most of these are minor foods or ele- ments, and that much of the soil contains them in suitable quantities. Of course, there are some ex- ceptions.

Strawberries will grow in almost any kind of soil, but better and larger berries can be grown if a few of the needed foods can be provided. Sulphur, lime, and arsenate of lead reduce the number of pests that live in the ground and interfere with the roots of the plants.

Early Spring is generally considered the best time to plant strawberry plants. However, some people prefer to start them in the Fall so the plants can get well established before winter. Strawberry plants do not ship well during June, July, and August: therefore, fall planting should start in September.

In growing everbearing strawberries for market. the runners must be cut off or pulled off every week. This induces the plants to bear flowers and larger berries. This extra labor cost of keeping off the runners soon pays the little extra in the initial cost of buying divisions of the Bush Type Varieties. The labor saved in caring for them is, as you Can see, another advantage of growing the Bush Type Plants.

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SOME OF THIS NURSERY STOCK

is in the ground and will be fresh dug. At The Pioneer Village we planted 25 varieties of shade trees. Next summer you can see them

in full leaf while visiting there, as well as many perennial flowers and bulbs we grow.

WHILE WAITING

For your Nursery Stock to be dug and packed, spend some time at the —

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Showing Man's Progress from 1830 to 1950

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Berry Plants

Berries will sometimes grow without much care, but will grow better if conditions are made favorable. Moisture and windbreak are very essential.

Moist, fertile soil attracts earthworms which seem to benefit many plants.

I believe our soil is very good but it is often so dry that plants cannot get minerals in soluble forms. Heat, frost, and moisture will often get minerals in soluble form if they are given lots of time.

Pruning may be done in dry weather after the fruit has been picked but many prefer to prune when plants are dormant just before budding in the spring.

If the ground gets hard, common manure will help things grow and make better soil if sufficient water is used. Peat moss and wood ashes, too, are useful.

Raspberries

Latham’ Red, 6 plantsaueee = 00

Cumberland? Black=Gaplants.. =... 1.00 Dewberry, 12: plants seen 1.00 Mulberry, ea chi. ewe eee ee 00 Blackberries

Alfred, 6 plants ees... cs. 1.00 Gooseberries

Hutton, each eee ae eee 50

Downing; ,eachw ee eee . .b0 Currants, Red Lake, each _....... .50

Berry plants are all home grown.

Rhubarb Canada Red: No seed stalk, red and very sweet _ 2 for $1.00 MacDonald:

No seed stalk, larger than above. 2 for 1.00

Evergreens ArboraVitae.olelono yl ty ees $1.00 per ft. Arbor, Vitae Compacta =e UVB Dela. Pine, Yellow or Ponderosa _..______.. 1.50 per foot Pine 2Whiteeee. 262 ee 1.50 per foot Eines Mucho nes ch yee ee $3.00 to $7.00 Silver Cedar, often called Silver

Beauty 24 eee 1.50 per ft. Pato tind ey sae ee ee 2 OURDC IRI Weirescopulorumees ee. eee U0S Deiat: BitieghH ea Ven (ee eae eee 3.00 per ft. Leis hiees UNIDeL a2 5 Liye 3.00 each WQS 5 nae 2d ONS, DPR MR Sat Jae Pe 3 Fr 4.00 per ft.

BVCOlsliae Ut DG lg peeee aoe cee eee 2.00 per ft.

Red Cedar; sheared’ ]- ==44=— 1.00 per

(Inverted cone shape, 4 to 6 ft.) Norway Spruce and Black Spruce— 2.00 per

(The real Christmas trees) Dottglas hive .e0 ee eee ee 2.00 per

Colorado Blue Spruce ___-. $2.50 to $5.00 per Grafted Koster Blue Spruce -..-... 8.00 per

Spreaders

Spreaders that are used for foundation plantings

are scarce but we have a good supply.

Width Measure

SOLA wh IN DG): meee wy pee ea $1.50 per Ptitzen J unipers == ee 2.00 per Hetzi Glauca 2.00 per Waukeran Juniper 2...) ery 1.00 per Badlands) uniper eee 1.00 per

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Admeribles, not over 8 inches high 1.00 each

(Are often used for grave covers)

Mugho Pine

Shade Trees

Some of these trees are twenty feet high and we have a limited supply of seedlings. Prices vary ac- cording to-size and shape and are very reasonable.

Our garden crops need windbreak protection as well as good soil and water. Some plants need shade. A home is more comfortable both in summer and in winter if the windbreak and shade are adequate.

A large list of shade trees offers selections suit- able for every home. Some are drouth resistant as the cottonless cottonwood and box elder and beautiful in their place.

PEG Rae eI ES era soe $1.00 to $15.00 Chinese Elm Cottonwood Birch, American White, 5 to 6 ft., each $5.00—up Caragana or Siberian Pea Tree ___-. 1.00 Moline Elnty 1 Getty 7.50—up American Elm, 2 to 3 inches cal. 5.00 to 10.00 Hackberry; 6 tg sec. =e .50 per foot 8.to LO; ftesdb0rel0storl2 it. 2 7:50 Hackberry, 4:inchecalaeseeee = 12.50 Redbiud?..... 22a eee 1.00 to 5.00 PinsQaknel itogdel tie. ee 1.00 per foot Burr Oak; WotoplOett] eee .75 per foot Red’ Oak, 1) ftsto Settee TSS eee 75c per foot Sugar Maple, 8 ft. to 12 ft., each ________. 6.00 Kentucky Coffee Tree, 6 to 8 ft., each __ 5.00 Honey Locust Moraine, 5 ft. 1.00 per foot Linden, 401 tetOel Galt. eee eee 50 per foot Maple—Norway, 3 to 12 ft.._______ .50 per foot Maple—Common _----- 1.00 to 15.00 Maple—Red Schwedler’s, each _.______ 5.00

Mountain Ash Poplar—Lombardy, 7 ft. and down __Up to .60

Poplar—Lombardy, 10 ft., each — 1.00 Poplar——-oilVermteeee ees ee .50 to 5.00 Poplar—Bolleana, up to 6 ft., per foot. 15

Over:Gitt.,, Der. 1000 = = eee .20 Walnut) a Ckweeee eee ee ee .50 per foot Weeping Willow—Yellow, per foot _....._. 50 Sycamore, 10 to 12 ft., each. 15.00

Simnallesizesws -t. CAC aa eee 2.00

Broad Leafed Evergreens

Abelia, Grandiflora, Glossy, each... $ 1.00 Kahmi Alatifolia, Mountain Laurel, each ______. Boxwoodseeac Ny eee. 2 oe ae 2.00 to 5.00 Box woO0Gsr Sita. Rie weas sree ee 4 for 1.00 Pachysandra Terminatis, each _ .25 to .50 Mahonia Aquifolum, each __...___. 2.00 to 3.00

Oregon Grape Holly, each 2 422 ee

EKuonymus, Radicans Vegetus, Med., each 5.00

Azelia Molus, (Hardy here, but sheds its leaves) each 225 ee ee 1.00

Most of these plants need some peat moss.

Hedge Plants

Privet, per 100 __._. $10.00 to $20.00 ColLoneastergmes mene ee ee PAY ike) Ast) Gnillaeiaple=eac eee eee ene .10 to 2.00 Barberry pe ee ee .25 to 2.00 Pussy Willow

Poplar—Lombardy, 5 ft. to 6 ft... 60

Lilac Common pers 100. ene ee 15.00

Lilac—Double, each _ 2.00 and up

Pines) per: 1 OO Ls ee 1.00 Vines

Trumpet Vine Engelmann’s Creeper

Climbing Rambler Silver Lace Vine

Bittersweet Wisteria

Clematis

Cuttings for Planting $1.00 per 100

Lombardy Poplar Cuttings can often grow with- out irrigation, but under irrigation they can grow seven feet tall in one year. If you wish to grow them without irrigation, summer fallowed soil is by far the most satisfactory.

With experience you can grow many trees from cuttings.

Golden*@hain lreexeee ss eee. $1.00 per foot Whites Dogwood; sat. to O.1t., Cache 5.00 Pharchysandra Terminalis—Spurge GroWnCOVelees ee eee ge .50 Whites Oaky ‘leet teqp mee eee on Peretti) 0 Binv Oak etaeee Bi ed (ee alli) eee Peratt® 20> Scotch Pines ett torent eee Per ft. 1.00 INOLWays ODrucemper100t ee. 26 eee 2.00 White: Pine, ttrto 3 it. each = 1.00 per foot Arbor Vitae, Pyramid, 4 ft., 1.50 per foot

Pondersoa Pine, 1 ft. to 4 it:..._1,50 per foot Rhododendron#seeee 2228 See

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Magnolians- tt atOrealt eee eee ee 1-50 A Delian Grand ltl awe ee eee 1.00 Euonymus, Radicans Vegetus, Medium ___ 5.00 Dilacepitia PYes Glee ee ee 2.00 Willow, Weeping, Niobe __._ 1,00: to 4.00 Shas sipegeye MAN Cle God ial hia eo ee a I ae 3.00 Syringa, Vul Mad Abel Chatenay ___ 3.00 LUMI D EHS DLN a gee ae ee ee 2.00 Pine, Scotch, Pinus Sylvestris.____. 1.50 per foot Pine, White, Pinus Strobus __..____. 1.50 per foot Arbors Vitae, huis Orientals == 2.00 Juniper, Virginalis, Dark Green 5.00

Juniper, Chinesis Pfitz. Auera_.. 2.00 per foot J Uni perey Ire sHillie eee eee 2.00 per foot

Mahonia Aquifoliumse== = 2.50

Moraine 0cust . = =a eee 1.00 per foot VirDinilim yew Le LIC atin eee eee 2.50 lake Cityekim: Otftmtoelcety 50 per foot Minneapolis Elm, 8 ft. to 12 ft... 50 per foot Vace: ElmeSithantOul 200i. pee es ee 50 per foot Euonymus Patense 22 22 = eee 2.50 to 5.00 BOX WOO fee cee te See ee ee (20, LOLDL0U Sour Woodfmee t e ee ee

S907 GO Lae GLLIT) eeoes Se ee ee 1.00 per foot Dogwood, White Flowering, 3 ft... 5.00

Plant Foods Must Be Soluble

1. Nitrogen 15. Zine 29. Strontium 2. Phosphorus 16. Chlorine 30. Molybdenum 3. Potassium 17. Arsenic 31. Zirconium 4. Calcium 18. Silica 32. Titanium

5. Magnesium 19. Oxygen 33. Vanadium 6. Sulphur 20. Hydrogen 34. Krypton

7. Sodium 21. Silver 35. Berylium

8. Iron 22. Nickel 36. Scandium

9. Boron 23. Lead 37. Gold

10. Carbon 24. Aluminum 38. Chromium 11. Bromine 25. Selenium 39. Rare Earths 12. Cobalt 26. Copper 40. Flourine

13. Manganese Pte, “Anita

14. Iodine 28. Barium

Different kinds of plants require plant foods that are different. For example, the bean family; some varieties require much lime and other varieties grow well with little lime. Some varieties like water in large quantities, other varieties like a moderate amount. 3

Grass contains silicon generally.

Seaside plants often seem to be benefited by salt, as asparagus, tulip bulbs, etc. Apply with salt shaker because an overdose will injure.

Cobalt may benefit hydrangea.

I have heard of different kinds of strawberries growing from Mexico to within the Arctic Circle.

Water and Moisture

Average daily temperature — 40 degrees once or twice a week

50 4 3 times a week

6 Oe a once a day

70 4 twice a day

80 fe 2 to 3 times a day 90 us 3 or 4 times a day 100 of 4 times a day ats 5 times a day

These plants will not need to be watered so often when they grow larger roots, but in summer, they should stand in mud once every three or four days for top production. I generally run the water around them for two hours each time. Once in a while, it might run all night.

American Association of Nurserymen

The American Association of Nurserymen in- cludes over 1,500 nurserymen from the United States and Canada and perhaps a few associate members. I joined this association as a member several years. ago.

Our aim is to beautify America and make it fruit- ful. We also exchange ideas, seeds, plants, ete.

Nebraska has about a dozen members. We will help you in various ways to make the Parks and Roadsides more beautiful as well as planting or- chards and landscaping your home whether in town or in the country.

Our first job is to gather seed and see that it is correctly labeled and of good quality. Seed collectors help collect and distribute the seed but the growing is done exclusively by hurserymen who specialize in growing seedlings. Some of these we sell, others we transplant one or more times and sell them as trees. Sometimes we find marked variations in foliage or fruit. When we consider these variations of value, we propagate by root or twig cutting, other times by budding or grafting. Then these grafts are shaded and watered as needed and transplanted to grow larger until they are ready for sale. These trees are generally transplanted when one year old or root-cut every two years. That system forms a compact root system that can be transplanted much more readily than a seedling tree that has never been transplanted.

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