April, 1909 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



The Readers' 1 Service will give 

 information about automobiles 



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DWARF 



Baldwin 



Spy 



Wealthy 



Wolf 



Duchess 



King 



Stark 



Rome Beauty 



Fall Jannetting 



APPLES 



Walbridge 



Alexander 



Ben Davis 



Fameuse 



Gano 



Red Astrachan 



Rambo 



Talman 



Greening 



DWARF PEARS 



Duchess 



Keiffer 



Bartlett 



Sheldon 



Clapps 



Flemish 



Lawrence 



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 DWARF FRUIT TREES 



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The low broad heads are within reach, so that apples or pears can be easily picked. The pests 

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Standard trees require ten years to come into full bearing; with dwarfs some varieties will bear 

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You can have forty trees, with a variety, in a space 20 feet 



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