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  SUCCESS 
  DEPENDS 
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  PROPER 
  PLANTING 
  

  

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  SUCCESSFUL 
  PLANTING, 
  PRUNING, 
  CARE 
  

  

  Be 
  sure 
  to 
  remove 
  labels 
  before 
  tree 
  begins 
  to 
  grow 
  or 
  

   it 
  will 
  be 
  fatally 
  injured 
  through 
  strangulation. 
  

  

  In 
  presenting 
  these 
  instructions 
  to 
  our 
  patrons, 
  we 
  

   would 
  earnestly 
  request 
  that 
  they 
  give 
  the 
  most 
  careful 
  

   attention 
  to 
  the 
  details. 
  They 
  have 
  been 
  compiled 
  with 
  

   a 
  view 
  of 
  making 
  them 
  as 
  simple 
  as 
  possible. 
  Having 
  

   fulfilled 
  our 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  contract 
  by 
  delivering 
  first- 
  

   class 
  stock 
  in 
  good 
  condition, 
  with 
  full 
  instructions 
  

   how 
  to 
  care 
  for 
  it, 
  the 
  fault 
  is 
  not 
  ours 
  if 
  any 
  of 
  our 
  

   customers 
  should 
  lose 
  a 
  portion 
  of 
  their 
  stock. 
  Exper- 
  

   ience 
  has 
  taught 
  us 
  that 
  purchasers 
  frequently 
  lose 
  

   Nursery 
  stock 
  through 
  neglect; 
  and 
  we 
  have 
  taken 
  the 
  

   precaution 
  to 
  send 
  a 
  copy 
  of 
  our 
  Transplanting 
  Direct- 
  

   ions 
  to 
  every 
  customer, 
  so 
  that 
  none 
  may 
  claim 
  that 
  

   they 
  do 
  not 
  know 
  how 
  to 
  plant 
  and 
  care 
  for 
  their 
  stock. 
  

  

  We 
  guarantee 
  to 
  deliver 
  the 
  stock 
  in 
  good 
  condition, 
  

   and 
  could 
  we 
  plant 
  and 
  care 
  for 
  it 
  for 
  the 
  first 
  three 
  

   months, 
  would 
  willingly 
  insure 
  the 
  growth 
  of 
  every 
  

   tree 
  and 
  shrub 
  sent 
  out. 
  We 
  seldom 
  lose 
  a 
  plant, 
  even 
  

   when 
  we 
  import 
  them 
  from 
  Europe 
  and 
  grow 
  them 
  here 
  

   during 
  the 
  summer 
  for 
  fall 
  delivery, 
  and 
  the 
  stock 
  is 
  

   out 
  of 
  the 
  ground 
  for 
  many 
  weeks. 
  Anything 
  that 
  is 
  

   cultivated 
  in 
  the 
  earth 
  cannot 
  live 
  without 
  nourishment 
  

   and 
  care. 
  

  

  CARTS 
  OF 
  STOCK 
  

  

  The 
  bundles 
  should 
  be 
  opened 
  immediately, 
  the 
  roots 
  

   dipped 
  in 
  water, 
  then 
  heeled 
  in 
  moist 
  ground 
  so 
  that 
  

   the 
  mellow 
  earth 
  will 
  come 
  in 
  contact 
  with 
  the 
  roots 
  

   and 
  thoroughly 
  protect 
  them 
  from 
  the 
  air, 
  having 
  the 
  

   earth 
  tramped 
  solid 
  about 
  them. 
  

  

  When 
  ready 
  to 
  plant, 
  take 
  up 
  only 
  a 
  few 
  at 
  a 
  time, 
  

   puddle 
  the 
  roots, 
  and 
  do 
  not 
  allow 
  them 
  to 
  lie 
  exposed 
  

   to 
  the 
  sun 
  or 
  air. 
  

  

  The 
  ground 
  should 
  be 
  carefully 
  prepared 
  by 
  deep 
  

   plowing 
  and 
  firming 
  down 
  with 
  a 
  disc 
  and 
  harrow. 
  

  

  PLANTING 
  

  

  The 
  holes 
  for 
  planting 
  must 
  be 
  large 
  enough 
  to 
  re- 
  

   ceive 
  the 
  roots 
  freely, 
  without 
  cramping 
  or 
  bending 
  

   them 
  from 
  their 
  natural 
  position. 
  All 
  broken 
  or 
  muti- 
  

   lated 
  portions 
  of 
  the 
  roots 
  must 
  be 
  cut 
  off 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  

   leave 
  the 
  ends 
  smooth 
  and 
  sound. 
  All 
  trees 
  should 
  be 
  

   planted 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  inches 
  deeper 
  than 
  they 
  stood 
  in 
  

   the 
  nursery 
  row 
  ; 
  pack 
  the 
  soil 
  very 
  firmly 
  about 
  the- 
  

   roots 
  by 
  tramping 
  with 
  the 
  feet 
  or 
  post 
  tamper, 
  being 
  

   careful 
  not 
  to 
  bark 
  or 
  break 
  the 
  roots. 
  Leave 
  three 
  

   inches 
  of 
  the 
  surface 
  soil 
  loose 
  to 
  serve 
  as 
  a 
  mulch. 
  

   If 
  the 
  ground 
  is 
  very 
  dry 
  apply 
  one 
  to 
  two 
  pails 
  of 
  wat- 
  

   er 
  before 
  this 
  soil 
  mulch 
  is 
  in 
  place, 
  and 
  after 
  the 
  water 
  

   has 
  soaked 
  away 
  it 
  can 
  then 
  be 
  placed 
  over 
  the 
  moist 
  

   soil. 
  Never 
  put 
  manure 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  come 
  in 
  contact 
  with 
  

   the 
  roots 
  of 
  any 
  plant 
  or 
  tree. 
  

  

  PRUNING 
  

  

  Apple 
  and 
  Pear 
  — 
  Select 
  from 
  three 
  to 
  five 
  of 
  the 
  

   branches 
  to 
  form 
  the 
  permanent 
  head 
  of 
  the 
  tree. 
  These 
  

   branches 
  should 
  be 
  well 
  distributed 
  around 
  the 
  trunk, 
  

   and 
  at 
  a 
  safe 
  distance 
  apart 
  up 
  and 
  down 
  the 
  trunk. 
  

   If 
  two 
  branches 
  come 
  out, 
  one 
  exactly 
  opposite 
  the 
  oth- 
  

   er, 
  forming 
  a 
  crotch, 
  a 
  split 
  may 
  occur 
  at 
  this 
  weak 
  

   point 
  in 
  later 
  life 
  when 
  the 
  tree 
  is 
  full 
  of 
  fruit. 
  Shorten 
  

   these 
  selected 
  branches 
  to 
  about 
  five 
  buds, 
  cutting 
  the 
  

   branches 
  just 
  above 
  a 
  bud 
  that 
  points 
  outward. 
  Re- 
  

   move 
  all 
  the 
  other 
  branches 
  close 
  to 
  the 
  trunk, 
  leaving 
  

   no 
  stub 
  longer 
  than 
  one-eighth 
  to 
  one-quarter 
  inch. 
  

   Also 
  shorten 
  back 
  two-thirds 
  the 
  central 
  leader 
  of 
  the 
  

   tree, 
  if 
  one 
  exists, 
  else 
  the 
  tree 
  assumes 
  a 
  too 
  upright 
  

   growth 
  for 
  best 
  results 
  in 
  later 
  life. 
  

  

  Cherry 
  — 
  Five 
  or 
  six 
  good 
  limbs, 
  well 
  distributed 
  

   around 
  the 
  trunk, 
  will 
  be 
  sufficient 
  to 
  form 
  a 
  well 
  bal- 
  

  

  Almost 
  Sure 
  to 
  Live 
  Almost 
  Sure 
  to 
  Die 
  

  

  anced 
  top. 
  The 
  limbs 
  left 
  after 
  pruning 
  should 
  not 
  be 
  

   cut 
  back 
  so 
  severely 
  as 
  recommended 
  for 
  some 
  other 
  

   classes. 
  

  

  Plum 
  — 
  Cut 
  back 
  all 
  branches 
  to 
  about 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  

   buds. 
  After 
  the 
  tree 
  has 
  grown 
  for 
  a 
  year, 
  remove 
  all 
  

   but 
  four 
  or 
  five 
  branches, 
  but 
  do 
  not 
  cut 
  them 
  back. 
  

   These 
  buds 
  will 
  form 
  the 
  permanent 
  framework 
  for 
  the 
  

   top 
  and 
  subsequent 
  growth 
  may 
  be 
  pruned 
  to 
  meet 
  the 
  

   requirements 
  or 
  taste 
  of 
  the 
  planter. 
  

  

  Peach 
  — 
  These 
  should 
  be 
  planted 
  immediately 
  on 
  de- 
  

   livery, 
  or, 
  if 
  not 
  prepared 
  to 
  do 
  so, 
  the 
  roots 
  should 
  be 
  

   buried 
  in 
  the 
  ground. 
  They 
  will 
  not 
  stand 
  exposure 
  

   to 
  the 
  sun 
  and 
  air, 
  and 
  many 
  are 
  lost 
  simply 
  for 
  the 
  

   want 
  of 
  care. 
  As 
  soon 
  as 
  planted, 
  cut 
  back 
  all 
  side 
  

   branches 
  to 
  witjhin 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  inches 
  of 
  the 
  main 
  

   stem. 
  Make 
  this 
  the 
  invariable 
  practice, 
  and 
  never 
  de- 
  

   viate 
  from 
  it 
  if 
  you 
  wish 
  to 
  save 
  your 
  trees. 
  The 
  

   growth 
  will 
  be 
  much 
  more 
  rapid 
  and 
  vigorous 
  in 
  con- 
  

   sequence 
  of 
  this 
  pruning 
  ; 
  and 
  by 
  strictly 
  adhering 
  to 
  it, 
  

   and 
  by 
  immediate 
  planting 
  or 
  covering 
  the 
  roots 
  in 
  

   the 
  soil, 
  very 
  few, 
  if 
  any, 
  trees 
  will 
  be 
  lost. 
  Peaches, 
  

   like 
  all 
  other 
  stock 
  we 
  deliver, 
  will 
  be 
  in 
  fine 
  condition, 
  

   having 
  been 
  carefully 
  handled 
  and 
  kept 
  from 
  exposure 
  

   by 
  us. 
  If 
  you 
  do 
  not 
  follow 
  our 
  directions 
  and 
  meet 
  

   with 
  loss, 
  the 
  fault 
  will 
  be 
  entirely 
  with 
  you. 
  

  

  Grapes 
  — 
  These 
  should 
  be 
  planted 
  ten 
  to 
  twelve 
  inches 
  

   deep 
  in 
  holes 
  large 
  enough 
  to 
  admit 
  roots 
  without 
  curl- 
  

   ing 
  them, 
  pressing 
  soil 
  solid 
  about 
  roots. 
  Cut 
  vines 
  

   back 
  to 
  within 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  buds 
  of 
  the 
  roots. 
  Keep 
  

   the 
  ground 
  clean 
  by 
  cultivating; 
  if 
  impossible 
  to 
  cul- 
  

   tivate, 
  mulch. 
  Prune 
  in 
  February 
  or 
  early 
  March, 
  be- 
  

   fore 
  there 
  are 
  any 
  signs 
  of 
  new 
  growth. 
  Cut 
  back 
  to 
  

   two 
  buds 
  as 
  shown. 
  The 
  fruit 
  of 
  the 
  grape 
  is 
  borne 
  

   only 
  on 
  shoots 
  of 
  the 
  current 
  year's 
  growth, 
  which 
  

   spring 
  from 
  the 
  wood 
  of 
  last 
  year's 
  growth 
  — 
  hence 
  the 
  

   importance 
  of 
  annual 
  and 
  intelligent 
  pruning. 
  

  

  «-Sjt«.<lf 
  

  

  Newly 
  set 
  2-year 
  

   Apple 
  ready 
  to 
  be 
  

   pruned 
  

  

  Same 
  Apple 
  

   Tree 
  pruned 
  

  

  Newly 
  set 
  Peach 
  

   ready 
  to 
  be 
  

   pruned 
  

  

  Same 
  Peach 
  pruned 
  

   Prune 
  1-year 
  Apple 
  

   same 
  way 
  

  

  