THE FAMILY ORCHARD 185'" 



subject to disease. He is willing to take some extra 

 pains to grow the family favorites. 



It will be instructive at this point to contrast more 

 sharply the rules of choice which govern in profes- 

 sional and in amateur fruit growing respectively. 



RULES FOR CHOOSING VARIETIES 



Commercial Orchards Home Orchards 



Select a very few varieties Select many varieties 



Choose standard market sorts Choose family favorites 



Give only second thought Put quality first 



to quality Provide a succession of varie- 

 Prefer late ] keeping winter ties 



varieties (the old rule, sub- Stick to some good varieties 



ject to exceptions) in spite of defects of tree 



Choose only hardy, healthy Test occasional promising 



sorts novelties, and grow some 



Plant no novelties or oddities sweet apples, crabs, etc. 



The dwarf apple tree, which has been mentioned 

 only as a possible filler in the commercial apple or- 

 chard, may become the very foundation of the success- 

 ful amateur fruit garden. The dwarf tree occupies 

 less room, comes earlier into bearing, may be given 

 better care, and has other advantages strongly recom- 

 mending it to those who must grow fruit only on a 

 small scale. In the suburban fruit garden it plays a 

 commanding role. These facts are so important that 

 the author has devoted an entire book to the dis- 

 cussion of dwarf fruit trees and the methods of their 

 management.* It will be best for the reader who is 

 interested in dwarf fruits to consult that work. 



The amateur orchardist, whose object it should be 

 to grow the very finest fruit without special re- 

 gard to cost, ought to give better care and culture to 

 his plantations than the commercial orchardist does. 



•Waugh, Dwarf Fruit Trees, Orange Judd Co., New York. 



