CHAPTER VIII. 



SELECTION AND PLANTING. 



IMPORTANCE OF JUDICIOUS SELECTION LARGE TREES NOT DESIRABLE 



THRIFTY YOUNG TREES PREFERRED REASONS FOR THE PREFER- 

 ENCE ADVANTAGES OF SMALLER TREES LOW HEADS AND THE 

 PROTECTION BY LATERAL BRANCHES PERSONAL INSPECTION AND 

 SELECTION RECOMMENDED DIGGING THE TREES CAREFULLY 

 AVOID MUTILATION OF THE ROOTS PUDDLING TYING AND LABEL- 

 ING PACKING AVOID EXPOSURE TO SUN, AND WIND, AND FROST 



TREATMENT OF FROZEN TREES IN COLD WEATHER HEELING- 

 IN MULCHING MAKING RECORD DRIED TREES, HOW RESTORED 



SEASON FOR PLANTING BANKING THE TREES MULCHING 

 DISTANCE BETWEEN TREES DEPENDENT UPON THE HABIT OF THE 

 VARIETY ASSORTING THE VARIETIES ACCORDING TO SIZE 

 CLOSE PLANTING COMBINATION PLANTING DIFFERENT CROPS 

 APPLES AND PEACHES, OR CHERRIES SMALL FRUITS BETWEEN 

 ORDER OF PLANTATION QUINCUNX ASSORTING VARIETIES 

 CONVENIENCE IN HARVESTING TO HAVE EACH KIND GROUPED 

 TOGETHER. 



We now come to the consideration of a matter of great 

 importance to the success of the future orchard the 

 selection of the plants we are to set therein. No matter 

 how favorable the site, how good the soil, nor how thor- 

 ough the preparations may have been ; all may be spoiled 

 by a bad selection of trees, and subsequent disappoint- 

 ment will be the consequence. 

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