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SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURE 



no fruit will be produced, but if every third or fifth 

 row be of a variety that has perfect flowers, all will be 

 fertilized and a good crop the result. The diagram. 

 Figure 79, illustrates this planting; or if it is desired 

 to secure plants of the staminate variety for planting 

 unmixed, they may be planted as shown in Figure 80. 



PLANTING 



There are many different ways of putting the plants 

 into the ground, the success of an}'' one of which depends 

 upon the roots being placed deeply in the moist soil, 



Fig. 81-PIantedToo Deep Fig. 82— Planted Too High 



well spread out and the soil firmed closely in contact 

 with them. A very good way to determine if the plants 

 are properly set is to take hold of the leaf, and if the 

 plant pulls out it is not planted firmly enough, while 

 if the leaf breaks off it is properly firmed. The depth 

 to plant is illustrated by the accompanying figures : 

 Figure 81 shows a plant set too deep. Figure 82 one 

 too shallow, and Figure 83 one set just right. Methods 

 or systems of planting are very numerous, but only two 

 or three will receive attention here. 



