PLANT FRUITS BY ALL MEANS! 



C. EMERY - 



Fruit Trees that May be Used as Shrubbery and Framework for the Garden 

 and Trailing Cane Fruits that Yield Delicious Crops for the Table 



IH ROUGH long and prosperous years it has been the 

 custom to think of fruit in the terms of orchards 

 and large tracts, and the average dweller on a 

 less expanded area is inclined to think that his field 

 is too limited for that sort of thing. So he lays out his 

 grounds in grass and flowers and regretfully lets it go at 

 that — whereas in his planting he could with equal ease, and 

 approximately the same expenditure, have many decorative 

 things that serve a utilitarian purpose also. It is not the 

 purpose of this article therefore to deal with the home having 

 ample grounds or acreage. On such places there should be 

 no "fruit problem." It is rather that the owners of these 

 smaller plots — especially those having one or two lots in 

 the city or suburbs — should become more keenly alive to the 

 possibilities of even small space. Furthermore, reliable 

 nurserymen in every community should be awake to the need 

 for this material and preparing to supply the fruits which 

 the thinking public begins insistently to demand. For the 

 illuminating lesson of economic home production which 

 we have recently learned is one which we shall not forget. 

 Dwarf trees of practically all the standard varieties of 

 apple, pear, and cherry have 

 been perfected and with a suit- 

 able assortment of these the 

 " postage-stamp gardener "will 

 materially augment his food 

 supply without obstructing the 

 view, shading his home, or 

 overcrowding his all too limited 

 space. He can supply his table 

 with choice fresh fruits that are 

 easily gathered and at the same 

 time be freed from the care of 

 large trees and the burden of 

 waste or oversupply. 



While not strictly in this 

 " dwarf class," the low-growing, 

 hardy pie, or sour, cherry is a 

 valuable asset to any home 

 garden. It is a prodigious and 

 regular bearer and decorative 

 to the highest degree with its 

 glossy foliage, its snowdrift of 

 blossoms and its brilliantly 

 colored tart fruit that serves 

 equally well in salads and for 

 all cooking purposes. One of 

 these will occupy the ground 

 that might have been given to 

 a Lilac, will cast up no suckers, 

 and will remain free from blight 

 and be a joy as well as a money 

 saver. The quince tree is an- 



A BIT OF FRUIT GARDEN AT LENOX, MASS. 



Between plum trees growing on the wall and dwarf 

 pears alternating with currants and such small fruits 

 the walk passes to a greenhouse snugly placed 



other hardy, low-growing and productive tree for the small 

 garden, the improved Pineapple quince being very attractive 

 in its blossom time and still more so at harvest. 



Strawberries, raspberries, both the red and yellow varieties, 

 gooseberries, red and black currants can all be accommodated 

 along the boundaries of even the smallest domain and will 

 soon grow into hardy, decorative and highly productive 

 hedges; and only a few plants of one of the everbearing rasp- 

 berries will give a continuous supply till late fall. The Jap- 

 anese wineberry will be perfectly at home upon the fence or 

 about the bricks or stones of the outside chimney, as will the 

 quick growing and productive Loganberry or the Himalaya 

 blackberry in warmer sections, and the fruit from these is in- 

 valuable for canning, jam and jelly making as well as a rich 

 syrup for fruit drinks. The back porch or a high and un- 

 sightly fence will provide the necessary trellis for the Giant 

 Himalaya blackberry, or it may be trained up on the sides of 

 the garage and allowed to clamber at will, repaying a hundred- 

 fold with its abundant and delicious fruit. 



Grape vines will cover a porch trellis when the space for an 

 arbor is not available, providing a more agreeable shade 



than that of the annual climb- 

 ing vines and giving a full 

 quota of fruit besides. A few 

 clumps of the tropical looking 

 brilliant red giant rhubarb is 

 not out of place in the decora- 

 tive border; and one may 

 gather an indefinite supply of 

 horseradish for boiling or roots 

 for grating from a few glossy- 

 leaved plants tucked in among 

 the Rose bushes. 

 - There are advantages that 

 accrue from fall planting in 

 some sections, but the fact that 

 one is rushed at this time of 

 year should not deter from 

 doing the work now. 1 1 merely 

 emphasizes the need of having 

 everything ready in advance so 

 that the planting may be ac- 

 complished with as little mis- 

 directed energy and effort as 

 possible. 



Intelligent effort in every di- 

 rection further intensifies the 

 desirability of delightful home 

 surroundings and increased 

 productivity. "Let there be 

 no waste" has come to us with 



a new meaning in more ways 

 than one. 



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