FRUIT 

 APPLES 



Deal only with reliable nurserymen. It takes six 

 years before the apple tree from the nursery bears 

 fruit, and in the meantime the nursery can change 

 hands, or salesmen, and where can the blame be 

 laid? 



The use of Bordeaux mixture on apples, pears, 

 peaches, and quinces has been generally discontinued 

 owing to the danger to the foliage and fruit. It 

 should never be used on peaches and plums in 

 foliage, and lime-sulphur will be more satisfactory 

 for all of these fruits. 



Hardwood ashes make an excellent fertilizer for 

 almost all fruit trees, and particularly for apples, 

 peaches, plums, and pears. It should not be put 

 up against the trunk but at a distance where the 

 ends of the young roots will strike it. 



Apples, pears, and quinces may be safely set out 

 in the fall of the year, but the spring is by far the 



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