162 KBUIT TREES. 



a hoed crop is greatly preferable to any other, for the first five years. 

 After this start, fruit trees will grow and produce fairly in turf. 



The cherry tree thrives best on a sandy or gravelly soil, but succeeds 

 well in almost any situation except a wet one. It is one of the most 

 ornamental of fruit trees, and claims a place in the yard and garden. 

 It thrives well anywhere along the fence or hedge. Bees work rapidly 

 on it in the Spring. The plum attains its greatest perfection on a 

 strong, clay soil, where they grow most thriftily and suffer least from 

 "curculo." 



The peach is of easy culture, and of such rapid growth that where 

 wood is scarce it may be grown advantageously for fire wood. Of this 

 fruit it is not necessary to speak. A warm, sandy, and dry soil is the 

 most desirable location for this fruit. The soil should be moderately 

 rich, and if convenient, on rather high land, having a northern slope. 



Orchards may be well arranged with peach trees alternating with 

 standard apples or psars. The peach yields first and by the time that 

 the apple trees need the ground they must be cut out. 



Fruit trees of all kind may be planted either in the fall or spring. In 

 cold climates, where they are in danger of freezing out, it is best to wait 

 until spring, and then carefully set out as early as the ground will per- 

 mit. The fine roots should not be permitted to get dry, but be kept 

 wrapped in some soft, moist material. If once thoroughly dried in the 

 sun, the growth is retarded, if the tree is not injured. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



First among these stand the Red Raspberry. It is a very profitable 

 crop, when grown convenient to market. The raspberry succeeds best 

 in a moderately rich, mellow soil. It should be planted in rows five 01 



