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THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



Two boards nailed together by their edges at right angles 

 and placed securel}'^ near the tree protect it very effective- 

 ly. While the apple is a world-renown fruit, many of 

 its varieties are exceedingly local in their habits. At. 



Siberian Crabs. 



the South we must rely upon our native seedlings for 

 late fall and winter varieties. The finest Northern apples 

 of this class when brought to the South fail to mature 

 their fruit, which often drops off in August. Earlier fall 

 and summer varieties of Northern origin succeed at the 



