FRUIT CULTURE 



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Fig. 1479. 



Fig. 1480. Fig. 1481. Fig.. 1482. 

 Insertion of the Bud. 



the tree. Never put any 



manure in, contact with the 



roots of any tree or plant. 



Put only finely pulverized 



top soil in among the 



roots,' pressing all firmly 



by tramping with the feet, 



being careful not to bruise 



the roots. Do not fill up 



around the tree above the 



surrounding surface ; and 



leave the surface earth 



loose, so as not to turn off 



rains or water put on in 



dry spells. Put some 



straw litter or coap*e 



manure around the tree, and in very dry weather water thoroughly 



hot oftener than once a week; too frequent drenching is very 



injurious. l ,c 



Grape-vines should be, set, we think, from eight to ten inches 



deep, the ends of the roots cut back to about six or seven inches for 



one-year-old -vines, and eight to ten inches for two-year-olds, the 



same general rules being observed as in setting trees. 



Black and red raspberries and blackberries should be set at least 



five inches deep, so that the canes 

 will be supported by the earth, and 

 stakes can be dispensed with in the 

 cultivation in the field. 



Strawberry plants should have one 

 ■P 3 — ^B'3 third of the length of root cut off, 

 I K§7 J^miMf anc * ^ e set with the crown just even 



' Wf 31 B with the surface. 



In pruning red and black rasp- 

 berries, one fact should be borne in 

 mind, — that a large root with small 

 top will bear larger and better-fla- 

 vored fruit, and is not as liable to 

 be affected by drought as a root 

 with as large a top as will grow from 

 it. Therefore we advise (and our 

 opinion is based on experience) se- 

 vere thinning out and cutting back 



. Fig. 1483.— Budding. 



A, the nursing stem ; C, the bud se- 

 cured in its place; B, the hud removed 

 <*om the parent branch. 



