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teresting, and I do not see exactly how to treat 

 it. Apple trees are pretty at most times, and 

 picturesque when old. You can put them there, 

 if you will seed the ground and treat it as part 

 of the lawn. I hate your old straight rows, but 

 I suppose you must have them." 



" Yes, I guess I shall have to have straight 

 rows, but I will agree to the lawn plan after the 

 third year. You must give me a chance to culti- 

 vate the land for three years." 



Your tree-man must be absolutely reliable. 

 You have to trust him much and long. Not 

 only do you depend upon him to send you good 

 and healthy stock, but you must trust, for five 

 years at least, that this stock will prove true to 

 name. The most discouraging thing which can 

 befall a horticulturist is to find his new fruit 

 false to purchase labels. After wait, worry, and 

 work he finds that he has not what he expected, 

 and that he must begin over again. It is cold 

 comfort for the tree-man to make good his 

 guarantee to replace all stock found untrue, 

 for five years of irreplaceable time has passed. 

 When you have spent time, hope, and expecta- 

 tion as well as money, looking for results which 

 do not come, your disappointment is out of all 

 proportion to your financial loss, be that never 

 so great. In the best-managed nurseries there 

 will be mistakes, but the better the management 

 the fewer the mistakes. Pay good prices for 

 young trees, and demand the best. There is 



