CHAPTER V. 
THE PLANTING OF FRUIT GROUNDS. ©‘ 
THE subjects which one naturally considers when 
starting out to begin the planting of a fruit area 
fall into four categories,—the choice of the varie- 
ties, the selection of the trees or plants, the actual 
setting of the stock, and’ the laying out of the 
fruit plantation. These matters may now be con- 
sidered. 
THE CHOICE OF VARIETIES. 
The most personal matter connected with the 
making of a fruit farm is the subject of choice of 
varieties. This is the one subject upon which most 
questions are asked, and it is also the one upon 
which the least specific and dogmatic advice can be 
given. The choice of varieties depends primarily 
upon the personal preferences of the grower, upon 
the purpose for which the fruit is to be grown, 
and upon the locality. Without knowing these 
three elements, it is impossible for any person to 
give satisfactory advice as to varieties. The grower 
who has no personal preferences for varieties is 
one who has not yet mastered the first essential to 
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