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been to plant potatoes, corn or other crops between the trees, but 

 this is not always advisable as the crops rob the young trees at the 

 very time they require all the nourishment within their reach. 

 Here comes in the advantage of dwarf trees as " fillers," being 

 planted at the same time as the standards they begin to bear at two 

 years and yield profitable crops continuously long before the stand- 

 ards yield any return. The doucin and crab stock are most suitable 

 for this purpose, and may be trained as half standards. The mere 

 mention of this subject will be enough to draw the orchardist's atten- 

 tion to its value and importance. 



The commercial orchardist, while familiar with ordinary fruit 

 trees, may not have had his attention drawn to this subject of dwarf 

 trees, and may be desirous of more detailed information. I would 

 refer them to the first part of this handbook. 



It has been found by long experience that some varieties the 

 different fruits respond better to the dwarfing process with the result 

 of producing a far higher quality of fruit than others, consequently 

 the European experts have made lists of selected varieties of fruit 

 that will afford the greatest satisfaction to the grower. One of these 

 lists I append. There are many other varieties which may be substi- 

 tuted for them without much disadvantage, but one must draw the 

 line somewhere and the high reputation of this list has been estab- 

 lished by good judges. 



LIST OF TWENTY-EIGHT BEST APPLES FOR DWARFING. 



(In their order of ripening.) 

 (C) for Culinary. (D) for Dessert. 



Summer Apples. 



MR. GLADSTONE August (D). DEVONSHIRE QUARENDEN August 



BEAUTY OP BATH August (C). (D). 



IRISH PEACH August (D). KESWICK CODI.IN August and Sep- 



tember (C). 



Autumn Apples. 



POTT'S SEEDLING September (C). WORCESTER FE ARM AIN August and 



EMPEROR ALEXANDER September September (D). 



to November, KING- OF PIPPINS October to Janu- 



CEIiINI October and November (C). ary (D). 



STIRLING CASTIE October and No- COX'S ORANGE PIPPIN October to 



vember (C). February (D). 



ECHLINVILLE SEEDLING October PEASGOOD NON-SUCH October to 



to January (C). January (D). 



