FRUITS FOR THE HOME GROUNDS 



Not infrequently every other ornamental feature of the home- 

 stead is subordinate to the orchard. Indeed, the orchard is often the 

 only refuge of the farmer for beauty. The tree 

 Ornamental ^^^^ produces the most fruit, or even the best fruit, 

 is not always the most-prized tree, for men lo\'e 

 the sight of fine orchard trees. 



Fndt trees should be planted for their beauty. Whether in foliage, 

 flower, or fruit, an apple, pear, cherry, plum, or peach tree is about 

 the most direct and energetic effort of Nature to secure physical 

 loveliness. Fruit trees, in their diversity, offer a wonderful field from 

 which to select combinations of form and color. 



g. An apple tree is the tree of all trees under which 



Newton'a *° spend a restful hour. Sir Isaac Newton was a wise 



Wise Man ^^^' ^^^ he chose an apple tree to sit beneath. 



Under the apple tree one may lie, or sit, or swing, 

 and watch the sky through glimmering leaves and golden, red, or 

 russet fruit, while the sweet savor of ripening fruits drifts in the air, 

 and the drowsy hum of wasps and bees soothes mind and soul. 

 Where better obtain a whiff of happy boyhood than in an orchard? 



No work is more healthful 

 than that with trees, vines, 

 and bushes; none is fuller 

 of variety and interest. 

 Every day in the fruit- 

 garden brings a new surprise 

 and a new delight. 



. ^ The fruit-gar- 



A Fruit- j„„ • ^ 



garden is a f,"^ is more 

 Moral Agent ^^an a place to 

 make money, 

 means more than home com- 

 fort and good cheer, is more 

 than an ornament of the 

 homestead, more than a pleas- 

 ant avocation. The fruit-gar- 

 den, besides all of these, is a 

 moral agent. Let a man tell 

 you what governed him in 

 laying out and growing hit, 

 orchard, and he will give 



An apple tree is both lx;autiful and fruitful 

 and may well have a prominent place 



