FRUITS FOR THE HOME GROUNDS 



does one want a dingy, bruised, unhappy waif of a tree — these are 

 the plants that make the scapegoats of the orchard. Be it remem- 

 bered, however, that there is great variation in varieties of any 

 fruit in all of these characters. Some good trees are never "slick." 

 Who ever saw a straight, handsome young tree of Rhode Island 

 Greening apple? 



The age and the size of the trees are matters of prime importance. 

 Here the nurseryman's advice, if one is inexperienced, should be 

 taken. Long dealings have taught nurserymen what age and size of 

 trees succeed best in the varied soil and climatic conditions of the 

 location to which they cater, and, since sales depend on satisfaction, 

 a reputable nurseryman's information is usually reliable. 



It is well for the buyer to ask for trees of average size and those 

 typical of the variety, remembering that mere size, big or little, 

 is not a good measure by which the value of a tree may be gauged. 

 Two-year-old plants of the tree fruits, the peach and the plum 

 in the South excepted, are usually better than one-year-olds. 

 One-year-old peach, bush, and vine plants are the accepted rule, 

 though two-year-old bush and vine fruits are sometimes better. 

 Plants older than two years, as a rule, must be handled by specialists; 

 unskilled growers planting old trees usually perform a burial rite 

 or, at the very least, sign a death warrant. Specialists to grow and 

 specialists to replant, however, often achieve signal success in hand- 

 ling trees of even fruiting age. 



True-to-name variety and good-name nurseryman go together. 



A good reputation is 

 a nurseryman's best 

 asset; it cannot be 

 bought and is acquired 

 only by years of honest 

 endeavor to grow and 

 sell good trees. Bearing 

 these facts in mind, the 

 fruit-grower can see 

 that his best safeguard 

 in securing the best trees 

 true to name is in deal- 

 ingwith dependable and 

 well - known nursery- 



Abiiucl;uicc I'luma UlCU. 



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