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♦kh. AFTER CULTURE.— ThrgniKs should not ho al- 

 lowed to grow around young tn^es after being phmted, as 

 it stunts thoir growth and utterly ruins them. The ground 

 should be kept clean and loos<» around them, until, at least, 

 they are of bearing size 



Treatment of Trreh when reoeivkd.— If frozen place 

 the packages, unopened, in a cellar or some such place, cool, 

 but free from frost, until perfectly thawed, when they can 

 be unpacked, and either planted or placed in a trench, until 

 convenient to plant. Treated thus, they will not be injured 

 by the freezing. Trees procured in the fall for spring 

 planting, should be laid in trenches in a slanting position 

 to avoid the winds ; the situation should also be sheltered 

 and the soil dry. A mulching on the roots and a few ever- 

 green boughs over the tops, will atford good protection. 



Should they arrive late in the spring, and in dry, shri- 

 velled state, the entire tree should be buried in a deep and 

 wide trench, and apply water freely to the soil that covers 

 them and allow them to remain eight or ten days, or until 

 they regain their former healthy condition. 



DISTANCE BETWEEN TREES IN PLANTATIONS. 



Standard Apples, 25 feet apart, each way. In poor 

 •oils, 20 feet may be enough. 



Standard Pears and Cherries, 20 feet apart each way. 

 Cherries will do at 18 feel, and the dwarf growing sorts, 

 Dukes and Morellos, even at 16 feet. 



Standard Plums, 16 to 18 feet apart each way. 



Pyramidal Apples, Pears, Cherries and Plums, 10 

 to 12 feet apart each way. The greater distance is better 

 where land is not scarce. 



Dwarf Apples (bushes), 6 feet apart. 



Currants, Gooseberries and Raspberries, 3 to 4 feet 

 apart. 



Blackberries, C to 7 feet apart. 



Strawberries, 1 to 2 feet apart. 



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