44 HOME FRUIT GROWER 



"APPLES. For the Coastal section the kinds and varieties of 

 fruit have been selected with regard to their fitness for a sandy soil 

 and a long, hot, growing season. There are twenty-four Apples set 

 forty by forty feet, largely Summer and Fall sorts, with a few Winter 

 varieties that have shown themselves resistant to a cotton climate. 



"PEACHES. Fifty-three Peach trees are set as fillers between the 

 Apple trees. The varieties are selected to give a continuous succession 

 from the last of May to about the middle of August. It has been 

 found by experience to be difficult and expensive to maintain a spray- 

 ing schedule that will keep late Peaches from rotting in the hot, moist 

 climate of the Coastal section. 



"PEARS. Only a few Pears of the blight-resistant sorts are 

 recommended for the Coastal section. These must be watched for 

 blight just after the blooming season, and all wilted portions cut out. 

 If this is not done the blight will be found very destructive to the 

 fruiting twigs of the Apple trees. On account of their susceptibility 

 to blight it is practically impossible to raise any of the high-quality 

 European varieties of Pears in the South, and even the resistant Chinese 

 sorts must be kept growing slowly and the hold-over infection cut 

 out or the trees will soon die. 



"PLUMS. The plums found best for the South are those of 

 Japanese origin. These have a higher resistance to brown rot than the 

 European sorts have. They are exceedingly productive, and in favor- 

 able years generally require thinning. Besides greatly increasing the 

 size of the fruit, thinning separates the fruits from one another and 

 thereby retards the spread of brown rot. Though of European origin, 

 the Damson variety produces in the South a vigorous long-lived 

 tree and small, firm fruits. Though much subject to curculio the 

 Damson is quite resistant to rot. It is the standard home variety for 

 jam-making. 



"CHERRIES. Cherries, except the most resistant of the sour sorts, 

 are not recommended for planting in the Coastal region. They 

 require little or no pruning and are quite productive when kept well 

 sprayed. 



"GRAPES. Grapes, both the bunch and the Muscadine types, 

 can be grown in the Coastal region, but the former only by the most 

 thorough spraying to protect the fruit from black rot. The Muscadines 

 are native to the South and have developed a high degree of immunity 

 to insects and fungous diseases. They are immensely productive and 

 give unfailing crops of fruit, even when neglected. However, they 

 respond to good care in increased quality and quantity of fruit. All 

 the common varieties of Muscadines, like many varieties of Strawberries, 

 have been found to be self-sterile. To insure thorough fertilization 



