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MANURES FOR FRUIT TREES 



moist loamy soil. The medlar is usually grown as 

 a standard tree, and is grafted on the hawthorn, 

 quince or pear. 

 The ashes 



of the medlar contain in 100 



parts : — 



One ton of the medlar tree extracts 35 lbs. of 

 mineral matter from the soil. 



Mulberry {Morus nigra, Natural Order, 

 Moracese) is a hardy deciduous fruit tree. The 

 fruit is a purple sorosis (spurious berry). The tree 

 grows in light deep moist loam, in a sunny position 

 and sheltered from north winds. 



The ashes of the wood and leaves contain in 

 100 parts : — 



