184 THE NURSERY AND THE ORCHARD. 



the fruit of j^our labor and forethought, will always have 

 a green spot in their memory for the goo I old man who 

 was so thoughtful as to provide bountifully for them, in 

 his old age, and they will plant a fresh flower on your 

 grave with every recurring spring." 



Plant a grove of at least one hundred trees next fall ; do 

 not wait till next year. There can be no doubt that in a 

 few years they will prove to be the most profitable invest- 

 ment you ever made. Read what Mr. A. C. Daniel, of 

 Crawford, Ga., has to say of the pecan : 



" I have a row of trees at the back of my garden of dif- 

 ferent sizes. The largest one is five feet in circumfer- 

 ence, and I gathered from it day before yesterday eleven 

 bushels and one peck of nuts, which I sold in Athens, to 

 Mr. Jester, for forty-five dollars (^45.00). I have trees 

 six or seven years old that are bearing. I believe they 

 can be made to bear at four or five years of age. A pecan 

 nut raised in this climate is far superior to others. I can 

 sell all the nuts I raise to my neighbors; can retail them 

 at twenty cents per pound — S8.00 per bushel. I am 

 going to set me out an orchard and push them from the 

 jump." 



Pecan trees are propagated by planting the nuts and 

 by budding or grafting. There is a great difference in 

 the quality and market value of the nuts from dii'erent 

 sections and from diff'erent trees. 



Some are small, thick shelled, of poor quality, and 

 should be carefully avoided. The best varieties are large, 

 very thin shelled, of fine flavor, and come into bearing ir 

 a much shorter time than the ordinary kinds. Nursery 

 trees two or three years old are of very suitable size for 

 planting in groves, and if properly pruned they can be 



