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Garden loam with medium heavy subsoil for Rhode Island 

 Greening and Grime's Golden. 



Rich garden loam with very light clay subsoil for Baldwin, 

 Hubbardson, Newton Pippin and Rome Beauty. 



Fig. 53. — When this tree was 

 planted the roots were jammed 

 into tlie hole which was too 

 small. The tip of the root 

 came to the surface and then 

 took a downward course. The 

 photograph was taken when the 

 tree was seven years old. 



Ficf. 52. — Cherry trees of the grades illus- 

 trated in figures 1 and 2, showing the 

 methods of shaping the tops used when 

 planted: A, a two-year-old Large Mont- 

 morency, unpruned; B, a one-year-old 

 Large jMontmorency, unpruned; C, same 

 as B, pruned to be grown with an open 

 center; D, a one-year-old Large INIont- 

 morency, pruned to be grown with a cen- 

 tral leader; E, a one-year-old Schmidt, 

 unpruned; F, same as E, headed back 

 ready for planting. — U. 8. Dept. of 

 Agriculture. 



Varieties.— Buy trees from reliable firms and direct from 

 nursery. 



The tree. — Two-year-old trees are considered the best. Head 

 eighteen inches high for sod mulch. Cultivate orchards twenty- 

 four to thirty inches high. Branches should alternate. Oppo- 

 site branches equal bad crotches. Do not let roots dry out; 

 heel in if land is not prepared. Order trees early. 



Planting. — Mild climate, plant in fall. Zero ^\anters, plant in 

 spring. Standard varieties, 30 x 40 feet, 36 trees per acre ; small 

 trees, 20 x 30 feet, 72 trees per acre. Dig large holes. Place sod 

 in one pile, loam in another, and the clay-soil (subsoil) in a third. 



