THE ORCHARD j6i 



curculio may be caught by jarring it off the trees early 

 in the morning on a sheet spread on the ground. The 

 insect is then stiff from the cold and so does not fly. 



THE PEACH. 



The Peach is one of the most delicious of all fruits. 

 It grows on a tree about as large as a plum tree. The 

 peach tree begins to bear fruit when three or four years 

 of age. The peach is not so hardy as the plum or cherry, 

 and it succeeds well only in certain parts of the country; 

 but a few trees may be planted in the orchard wherever 

 the winter is not too cold for it, and they will often bear 

 fruit enough for the family. The fruit of the peach is 

 mostly borne on the shoots that grew the season before, 

 hence it should be pruned to make plenty of young wood. 



Yellows. The peach is subject to a disease called 

 " yellows," that has entirely destroyed many whole or- 

 chards of this tree. No remedy is known for it but to 

 dig out and burn the affected trees. 



THE GRAPE. 



The Grape is a fine fruit, that is successfully grown 

 over nearly all of the United States. Every home should 

 have at least a few grape vines. They require little 

 room, as they can be trained upon a fence or the wall of 

 a building, if need be. Their fruit, which ripens in au- 

 tumn, is wholesome and delicious. A plat of ground 

 planted with grapes is called a vineyard. Vines in the 

 vineyard are planted from seven to ten feet apart both 

 ways. Grape vines bear fruit when three or four years 



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