Historic, Archive Document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. io Chinese Chestnut, four years old. Produced 5 Ibs. nuts. Be A.M. WHITFORD, PROPRIETOR FARINA, ILLINOIS We have no agenis, sell direct, which makes you a saving of 20 to 50 percent. ur stock is carefully grown, careful!y dug, and will be packed correctly to reach you in good condition. GUARANTEE ‘We guarantee all nursery stock to be strong, vigorous, free from disease, true to name and to reach you in good planting condition. We will veplace all stock that fails to grow at one- half price. We wii! not be responsible for any amount greater than the original puschase price. LOCATION—Nursery located in west side of town and on Route 37 in north part of town. Sales yardin west part of town, two blocks west of Route 37. Turn west at Standard Oil Station. Please don’t order less than $1.00 worth, (except small Sean and plants) as packing charge is too high on larger stock. Cae PEACH TREES EARLY VARIETITES—Golden Jubilee. Ripening just ahead of Elberta—Hale Haven, Georgia Belle (White). ELBERTA SEASON—Elberta, Gage Elberta, J. io. Hale, * Early Heath Cling. Each 10 25 or more 2=oeLte 30c 25¢c 20c 3-4 ft 45¢ 40c 35¢c APPLE TREES SUMMER—Yellow, Transparent. FALL—Red Jonathan, Grimes Golden. WINTER—Golden and Double Red Delicious, ~ York Imperial, Winesap, Stayman, Red Rome. 4 ft 50c ea. 5 at 45c ea.; 10 at 40c ea. Assortment of 3 dwarf growing fruit trees, which wil! bear in two years.—1 Sapa Plum, 1 Anoka Apple, 1 Douglas Pear.—$2.50 for the three. We have had over 40 years Tree fruit and Berry poduction experience and grow the best varieties for our conditions. Trees are well grown and State Inspected and free from all injurious pests and disease. CLIMBING VINES (Prepaid) Purple Jacimani, 75c Silver Lace 50c White Clematis, Wisteria, Trumpet, Boston Ivy, 50c Ea. HEDGE PLANTS (Not Prepaid) Hardy Amoor River Privet 18 inch $4.00 $7.50 Green Barberry—2 year 12 inch 9.00 per 100 Red Leaf Barberry—i year 10-12 inch 12.00 per 100 Spirea Van Houtte— 12-18 inch 9.00 per 100 Shrub Collection—10 flowering shrubs, $2.50; not prepaid, 12-18 inch. Two each: White and Pink Spirea, Golden Beil, Mock Orange, Gold flower. HARDY EVERGREEN TREES Not prepaid) Fresh dug for each order. We do not handle peddler stock, which is really dead before planting. Insist on fresh dug ever- green trees, dug with a ball and burlapped. Keep them out of wind and sun until planted. Dig hole deep and wide enough to admit the earth ball. If you cannot plant immediately keep them in cool place with burlap wet; dip in tub of water a few minutes before planting. Junipers—One of the hardiest group of Evergreens: *Irish Juniper—S:iim, erect grower 2-3 ft. $2.50 Irish Juniper-—-Slim, erect grower 3-4 ft. 3.00 English—Tall, erect, slender, 3-4 ft. 3.00 Silver or Scopolorum—Erect 3 ft. 3.50 2 ft. 2.50 *Greek—Bushy, upright growers, blue 2 ft. 2.50 *Pfitzer—Spreader, bluish color 18-24 inch 3.50 * Andorah—Purple spreader 18-24 inch 3.00 Aborvitaes—We grow the most hardy sorts. *Chinese—Fast growers, erect 3-4 ft 2.50 *Berckman’s Golcen—hardy dwarf 18-24 in 2.50 Pyramidal—Erect, dark green 3-4 ft. 3.00 Compacta Globe-— 18-18 inch 3.00 Pines—Scotca, tall grower Stitt 222.00 Pines—White, tall grower Brie. 2.50 Spruces—Norway, tall grower Jatt 2.00 *Colorado Blue—-Tall grower Jette se OU Mugho Dwari Pine— 12-12 inch 2.50 All evergreens marked with star 10-12 inch 60c ea. We have other varieties and sell agreat many at the Nursery. Fresh dug, balied and burlapped. Such trees planted in good location and taken care of always grow. We plan and plant at additional cost and would be glad to make you an estimate, with full loss guarantee. HARDY EVERBLOOMING ROSES 2 year No. 1, 50c Each; 6 for $2.75 (Prepaid) Red Radiance—Must widely planted rose. Pink Radiance—Most widely planted pink. Caledonia—Snow-white. One of the best. Edith Nellie Perkins—Orange pink. Very fine. President Hoover—-Pink, yellow, and scarlet toned. Luxemburg—Rich golden yellow. Old favorite. Paul’s Scarlet Cliinber—Large scarlet blooms. SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES . i Not prepaid) Chinese Elm 5 to 6 ft. 60c » for ,$2:50 Chinese Elm 6 to 8 ft. 75c 5 for 3.50 Chinese Elm 8 to 10 ft. 1.25 5 for 5.75 European Birch—White trunk, 10 1-00 Umbrella Catalpa 6 ft. stem 2.00 Hardy Magnolia —-(Soulangeana-Nigara) 1%%-2 ft. $2.50 HARDY GRAFTED NUT TREES (Not Prepaid) These are budded and grafted varieties, the very finest Jarge meats, excellent flavor and have proven hardy to with- stand our climate. We have for years grown chestnuts for rnarket and make a specialty of growing Nut trees, which besides producing fine nuts, make the very best of Shade and Ornamental trees and should not be neglected and overlooked by home owners and planters. prey men rein ¥ if Thin Shell Black Walnut CHINESK BLIGHT RESISTANT CHESTNUT—Trees grow fast and bear alinost as soon as peaches, and produce profitable crops of nuts of the sweetest and best quality. Bloom late and bear each and every year, never getting froze out. Is a good commerical preposition as we have proven by our bearing trees. PRICE: Sold out this season. BLACK WALNUTS—Thin shell. Crack out whole, white kernels and quality the best. We have the very best varieties: Thomas, Stabler, Stambaugh, Ohio. Grafted trees. PRICE each—2-3 ft. $1.50; 3-4 ft. $2.50; 4-5 ft. $3.00. PECANS—Hardy Northern Thin or Paper Shell. Varieties: Duis, Indiana. PRICE—$2.50 each, dug with long root system. HICANS—Hicans are crosses between hickory and pecan trees and extremely ornamental, producing the largest nuts known. Varieties: Nussbaumer, Gerardi, Pleas, McAllester, Burlington. PRICH—=3-4 ft., $2.50 each. WINKLER HAZEL—The largest native, heavy bearer wi fine nuts. Ornamental. PRICE—$1.00 each. PRINCESS ALMOND—Hardy peach-like tree, kernels of pits sweet and good. PRICE—4 ft. size, 75c. FLOWERING SHRUBS Heavy 2-3 ft. size-—-40c Ea.; 5 for $1.75; 10 for $3.25 Heavy 115 ft. to 2 ft.--30 Ea.; 5 for $1.40; 10 for $2.50 (Prepaid) ALTHEA—Double rea, purple, white. JAPANESE BARBERRY—EF all color, red winter berries. DEUTZIA—Douhble bloom, tall shrub. HONEYSUCKLE SBUSH—Pink bloom, tall shrub. SPIREA VAN HOUTTE—Mass of white in spring. SPIREA FROBELLA—Spreading. Pink flowers late. SPIREA THUNLCERGI—Fine foliage, white flowers. FORSY THIA—Golden Bell, early yellow flowers. HYPERICUM—Gold Flower, yellow bloom, fine foliage. WEIGELIA ROSEA- —Pink trumpet bloom. MOCK ORANGE---O: ange scented, pure white bloom. LILAC—French. Purple and red. Blooms young. 2 ft. 65c ea. FLOWERING QUINCE—Scarlet blooms. HIGHER PRICED FLOWERING SHRUBS 18 to 24 inch—50c Ea.; 5 for $1.25 (Prepaid) BUTTERFLY BUSH-—Summer lilac. RED LEAF BARBERRY—Rich summer red color. HIGHBUSH CRANBERRY—RED berries. Autumn color PURPLE FRINGE—Smoke tree, pink bloom. Tall. 60c ea. TAMARIX—Feather Tree, pink bloom. Tall. HYDRANGEA—F'ali bloomer. Large conical bloom. 50c @a. HYDRANGEA—Summer bloom. Large panicles. WEIGELIA EVA RATHKE—Red bloom. Very handsome. 59c ea. MOCK ORANGE--Virginal. Pure white. Ever bloomer. D0c ea. PERENNIALS (Prepaid) Hardy Phlox—Re 3 pink, white—38 for 60c. Dahlias—Large flowering. Red, pink, yellow, white— D fo Reise. Oriental Poppies-—Red, pink—3 for 75c. Bleeding Heart—50c each. Iris—Red toned. 4 varieties—40c for the 4. Peonies—Doubie red, pink, white— 25c each. Cannas—Red, pink, yellow—3s for 30c. Ornamental Grass—-Three varietics—25c per clump. SMALL FRUITS (Prepaid) THE NEW BOYSENBERRY-—Its large size, fine quality, heavy bearing, and hardiness makes it profitable and a welcome addition to the smail Fruit Family. Sat 60c 12 at $1.00 25 at $1.50 100 at $5.00 prepaid Prepaid—per 10 25 100 * Latham Red Raspberry. No. 1 plants 60c $1.25 $4.50 Cumberland Black Raspberry 60c 1.25 4.50 Eldorado Blackberry 60c 1.25 4.50 New Brainard Blackberry $1.00 2.00 25 at 507 100 at $2.00 500 at $5.00 STRAWBERRY PLANTS (Prepaid) BLAKEMORE-— The new disease resistant. BELLMAR—Fine large table berry. DUNLAP—Old favorite. ASPARAGUS-—-Weshington rust proof. 12 at 50c 25 at 75c RHUBARB—Reid Flare, new and red stalk varieties Each 20c 12 for 51 50. GRAPEVINES-- Heavy two years plants. Concord 15c each 10 for $1.00 Portland White 25c each Fredonia, new early black, 25c each Caco, new red 25c each BLUEBERRIES—-New cultivated sorts. Produce berries for home use. Large size. Best new varieties. Cabot, Rubel, Jersey.—EHach $1.25; 5 for $6.00—12-18 inch. CARRIE GOOSEBHRRY—25c each. CHERRY RED CURRANTS—25c each. TRANSPLANTING DIRECTIONS In presenting these instructions to our patrons, we would carnestly request that they give the most careful attention to the details. They have been complied with a view to making them as simple as possible; and, have fulfilled our part of the contract by delivering first-class stock in good condition. This stock will give entire satisfaction if properly planted and cared for. Improper planting will kill it and lack of care will prevent proper growth. Close attention to the following instructions will mean all the difference between success and failure. We allude to this because years of experience have taught us that the public lose nursery stock because they neglect it. Care of Stock The bundles siiculd be opened immediately, the roots dipped in water, then heeled up in moist ground so that the mellow earth will come in contact with the roots and thoroughly protect them from the air, having the earth tramped solidly about them. ; When ready to plant, take up only a few at a time, puddle the roots in liquid mud, and do not allow them to lie exposed to the sun or air. The ground should be carefully prepared by deep plowing and firming down with a disc and harrow. Planting The holes for planting must be large enough to receive the 1oots freely, without cramping or bending them from their natural position. All broken or mutilated portions of the roots must be cut off so as to leave the ends smooth and sound. All trees should be planted two or three inches deeper than they stood in the nursery row; pack the soil very firmly about the roots by tramping with the feet or post tamper, being careful not to bark or break the roots. Leave three inches of the surface soil loose to serve as a mulch. If the ground is very dry apply one of two pails of water before this soil mulch is ia place and after the water has soaked away it can then be placed over the moist scil. Mulching Unless thorough surface cultivation will .be practiced during the summer 2 mulch should be applied. This may be a layer of coarse manure or vegetable matter around the trees three to six inches deep, and extending out from the trees three to five feet. Mulchinz protects the soil against the sun and drying winds; against alternate freezing and thawing, and provides some plant food. Pruning Select from three to five of the branches to form the permanent head of the tree. These branches should be well distributed around the trunk, and at safe distance apart up and down the trunk. Shorten these selected branches to about five buds cutting the branches just above a bud that points out- ward. Remove all the other branches close tothe trunk. leaving no stub longer than one-eighth to one-quarter inch Also shorten back two-thirds the central leader of the tree, if one exists, else the tree assumes a too upright growth for best results in later life.