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THE se:ed annuai, of the 



Lilium Tiffrinum, 



Lilium Laucifoliura Eubrum, 



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LIST OF A FEW VARIETIES OF ACCLIMATED FRUIT TREES. 



StriTABI^B FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



HOW TO PL 



Althotigli there are numerous books and 

 papers published on arboriculture, giving 

 necessary information how to plant trees. 

 and 5-et we are so often a»ked b}- some of 

 our customers how to plant and prepare the 

 soil for fruit trees, we therefore deem it 

 necessary to give here some short intruc- 

 tions, 



Make the orround thorouofhlv mellow at 

 least 15 inches deep and 3 or 4 feet wide 

 each way, if holes are to be dug; thorough 

 plowing of the entire plat is preferable if it 

 can be done. Prune the tree close; straighten 

 out the roots evenly, having the tree stand- 



ANT TREES. 



ing the same depth it was in Nurser}-; work 

 fine, mellow soil (but no manure) among 

 the roots, and when they are all covered an 

 inch or two. press the soil firmU- down with 

 the foot or 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 3 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 lean a little to the north- 

 west when planted. 



DISTANCES APART TO PLANT TREES. VINES. ETC. 



Peaches. Plums. Standard Pears, Apricots, 

 in light soil, 16 to iS feet; in strong soil, iS 

 to 20 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 S feet apart 

 each wa}". 



Thrift}- growers like Concord. Triumph, 

 Goethe, etc.. 8 to 10 feet apart. 



Herbefhont, C5'nthiana, etc.. which are 

 the most rapid growers. 12 feet apart, in 

 rows ^ feet wide. 



I/B CONTE PEAR. 



This Southern Pear is as 

 growth as the China Sand, and is an enor- 

 mous bearer. The fruit is large, pale yel- 

 low, juicy, melting, and of good quality. do- 

 ing better in the South .than elsewhere. It I 

 bears transportation %vell. Time of ripening J 

 begins about the middle of July. So far. | 



this pear has never been known to blight. 

 It promises to be the pear for the South. 



Rooted one year old trees. 4 to 6 feet 20c. 

 each; S12.00 per 100; $2.00 per cozen; 2 

 year old trees, 6 to 8 feet. 25c. each; 82.50 

 per dozen; 61S.00 per 100. 



We handle only Southern grown Fruit Trees, acclimated and well 



adapted to our soil. 



