16 SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURE 



the last two hours of the afternoon and the first two 

 hours of the morning, as the roots will be much less 

 liable to injury at this time than if planted in the 

 hot sun in the middle of the day. 



If the land has been deeply plowed, the holes 

 need be only large enough to allow the spreading of 

 the roots in their natural position; the size must 

 depend upon the size of the trees planted. 



If the trees are to be planted in turf, the holes 

 should be three or four feet across, with the subsoil 

 well loosened. The surface soil should be thrown in 

 a pile by itself, to be used for filling in about the roots, 

 and the subsoil in another pile, to be spread upon the 



surface after the trees have 

 been planted. 



If the soil is poor, it is 

 necessary that some well- 

 rotted manure, or fertilizer, 

 be put with the soil used 

 for filling in about the roots. 

 This should be thoroughly 



Fig. 6-Piantin« the Tree niixcd with the soil, or in- 

 jury instead of benefit will 

 result. If coarse unfermented manure only is available, 

 it should not "be used until tlie roots have first been 

 covered with two or three inches of soil, when it may 

 be mixed with the remaining soil or be spread on the 

 surface after the hole has been filled. The amount to 

 be used must be varied according to the condition of 

 the soil ; from one to two shovelfuls of fine manure, 

 or two to four handfuls of fine ground bone, or one 

 to two handfuls of fine ground bone and potash well 

 mixed with the soil. 



Proper fertilizing of the land is one of the most 

 important conditions of success in fruit culture. Many 

 people will blame the nurserymen because the trees 



