. GROWING THE NURSERY STOCK 



-^ Courtesy M. Schwartzwalder 



CHAPTER IX. 



SELECTION AND CARE OF THE NURSERY 



STOCK. V 



"Be sure and choose a thrifty tree — . 

 het it not spoiled or stunted be; - 



Straight, tapering trunk; bark smooth and round, 

 Well shaped, fair sized the limbs around, 

 From top to base in prime condition ; 

 Buy good home stock and save commission, 

 Plant few varieties, but choose 

 The very best — the rest refuse." 



There should be no more important question 

 that the prospective orchardist is called upon 

 to consider than the selection of the Nursery 

 Stock. Too many fail to realize how very im- 

 portant a matter this is, and frequently it re- 

 ^ ceives little or no thought or study. In the 

 past the average planter has paid but little at- 

 tention to any of the various points that should 



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