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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
LIST OF A FEW VARIETIES OF ACCLIMATED FRUIT TREES, 
SUITABLE FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 
HOW TO PLANT TREES. 
Although there are numerous books and | 
papers published on arboriculture, giving ne- | 
cessary informations how to plant trees, I am 
often asked by some of my customers how 
to plant and prepare thé soil for fruit trees. I | 
therefore deem it necessary to give here some 
short instructions. 
Make the ground thoroughly mellow at 
least 15 inches deep and 3 or 4 feet wide each 
way, if holes are to be dug; thorough plowing | 
of entire plat is preferable if it can be done. 
Prune the tree close; straighten out roots 
evenly, 
haying the tree standing the same | 
depth it was in nursery; work fine, mellow 
soil (but no manure) among the roots, and 
when they are all covered an inch or two, 
press the soil firmly down with the foot of a 
broad-ended maul, after which fill up evenly 
with loose soil, over which place a mulch of 
rotten straw, or manure, 3 or 4 inches deep, 
extending three feet every way from the tree. 
Whether the mulch is put on or not, keep the 
soil well cultivated about the tree. In this 
climate all trees should be headed low and 
leaned a little to the northwest when planted. 
DISTANCES APART TO PLANT TREES, VINES, Ete. 
Peaches, Plums, Standard Pears, Apricots, 
in light soil, 16 to 18 feet; in strong soil, 18 
to 2) feet each way. 
Figs should be planted 20 to 24 feet apart. 
Dwarf Pears, Quinces, etc., 10 to 15 feet 
apart. 
Japanese Persimmons, 10 to 12 feet. 
Grapes, 
such as Delaware, Ives Seedling, | 
which are of slow growth, 6 to 8 feet apart 
each way. 
Thrifty growers, like Concord, Triumph, 
Goethe, etc., 8 to 10 feet apart. 
Herbemont, Cynthiana, etc., which are the 
most rapid growers, 12 feet apart, in rows 3 
feet wide. 
DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING LE CONTE PEAR TREES. 
Plant the tree up to the collar in a large | 
hole, filling it with a rich loam in which some | 
fertilizer has been mixed; press the earth in 
firmly around the roots, using water in dry 
weather; 
erowth till the fourth year, then trim only in- 
trim back Wiese of each year’s | 
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growing and chafing limbs with a view to 
spreading the head. Plant thirty feet each 
way. Clean culture and broad-cast manuring 
are best. For best results plant large one year 
trees,and only those grown from cuttings. 
LE CONTE PEAR. 
This new Southern pear is as vigorous in 
growth as the China Sand, and is an enormous 
bearer. The fruit is large, pale yellow, juicy 
meiting and of good quality, doing better in 
the South than elsewhere. It bears transporta- 
tion well. Time of ripening begins about the 
middle of July. It promises to be the pear 
for the South. 
Rooted one year old ees 4 to 6 ee 20e. 
each; $15.00 per 100; $2.00 per dozen; 2 year 
old trees, 6 to 8 feet, 25c. each; $2. 50 per 
| dozen, $18.00 per 160. 
KIEFFER’S HYBRID PEAR. 
A variety from Philadelphia; a hybrid be- 
tween the China Sand and Bartlett, both of 
which resemble it in wood and foliage. It has 
the vigor and productiveness of its Chinese 
parents. Fruit large and handsome; bright 
yellow and red cheek; flesh tender, juicy and 
' well fiavored. 
_ early age. 
| ginning of October. 
for preserving. 
It comes into bearing at an 
Ripens end of September, or be- 
It is an excellent sort 
One year old trees, branched, and fine, 20c. 
' each; $2.00 per doz. 
BARTLETT PEAR. 
This well-known variety, one of the_finest 
pears in cultivation, has been successfully cul- | 
tivated here; but occasionally it has blighted. 
Since the introduction of the Le Conte, “trials 
have been made with success, that is by 
crafting this, and other fine varieties, upon 
the Le Conte; 
by so doing, the trees are im- © 
parted with the vigor of the latter, growing 
stronger, and making finer and healthier trees. 
I offer trees grafted on the Le Conte stock, 
for sale. 
One year old trees, 
$2.50 per dozen. 
3—4 feet, 25c. each; 
