ANOTHER HARDY GARDEN BOOK 



is sufficient for those not yet come into bear- 

 ing. 



Mountain Rose, Old Mixon Free, Craw- 

 ford's Early, Alexander, Lord Palmerston, 

 Crawford's Late, and Iron Mountain are 

 all excellent varieties. All these are strong 

 growers and respond readily to cultivation. 

 One or two trees of each variety would give 

 a family plenty of good fruit from about 

 August 20th to October 1st. 



But every one has a preference in the 

 varieties of peach, and some varieties do 

 better in one locality or soil than in another. 



Plum trees are exquisite when in blossom 

 and beautiful when bearing fruit, but the 

 trees are small and cannot be counted 

 upon for shade. They are subject to the 

 curculio, which can be destroyed by the 

 method described before, and also to black 

 knot, which is cured by carefully looking the 

 trees over and cutting out every particle of 

 black knot and burning it immediately. 

 Plum trees should also be sprayed with 

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