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NURSERIES - BERLIN - MARYLAND 
Picking scene in one of our large peach orchards. 
Our friends are invited to visit us at any time—our 
homes are always open—and see for themselves the 
many features of interest of our Nurseries. 
Berlin is easily reached from Baltimore, Washington 
and Philadelphia and is only seven miles from Ocean 
City, one of the most famous and most attractive 
recreation points of the Maryland Peninsula. 
Succeeding With Orchards of Apples 
and Peaches 
First of all let us make it perfectly clear that any 
man with common sense can succeed with a com- 
mercial orchard. There are no tricks in growing 
fruit; just simply follow the rules of the game. 
Selecting the varieties is the greatest problem to be 
solved. If you are planting for home use, you want 
sorts that are hardy and good bearers. If you are 
planning a commercial orchard, you must insist on 
these two points and another of equal importance— 
ability to stand packing and shipping. 
Experience and close observation have shown that 
among the hundreds of varieties of apples and peaches 
only a few are worth growing for market. Possibly 
a dozen varieties of apples, and not more than six 
kinds of peaches make up the list. 
Some of these varieties will be adapted to your 
section, and these should form the main orchard. In 
the apple section of this catalogue you will find a 
table showing the territory where the desirable apples 
succeed; you can safely depend on this information. 
Then, too, you should note the varieties that your 
neighbors are growing, and find out whether the crops 
are regular and profitable. 
In the peach section we put special emphasis on 
the varieties that are used in the great peach-grow- 
ing sections of the United States. You can depend 
on these for the main planting; then use other 
We select 
our buds for propagation from this type of bearing orchards 
of the ground about the trees will be very beneficial © 
in promoting quick growth. It should be remem- 
bered, however, that in applying coarse manure 
about trees it should be kept a few inches from 
the trunk, so that mice will not nest in the manure 
and possibly girdle the trees. A piece of land where 
cowpeas or other leguminous crops have been 
grown previous to planting is an excellent location 
for a young orchard. 
CULTIVATION. Of course, the orchardists will 
run the harrow and drag between the little trees. 
But why not plant an intercrop between the rows, 
and thus make the land bear a part of the expenses 
for the first four or five years? When you cultivate 
the crop in the early part of the season you are 
giving the trees just what they need. Cultivation 
may cease in time to sow a cover-crop and permit 
the wood to ripen before cold weather comes. 
MARKETING. Frankly, we believe that the mar- 
keting of the crop of fruit is the essential point in 
profit-making. You may grow good fruit, but if you 
neglect the packing, or ship it to points where there 
is a surplus, your profits surely will be reduced. 
Fancy apples are most salable when packed in boxes 
or bushel baskets in summer or early fall, although in 
some cases it may be necessary to use barrels. 
- The “Georgia carrier” makes the most practical 
and useful container for peaches when they are to 
be shipped a considerable distance. For nearby mar- 
kets the Jersey half-bushel basket is sometimes used. 
Many growers use the bushel basket but we prefer 
the ‘Georgia carrier” as a container for our best fruit. 
Be sure that only perfect fruit is packed—one im- 
perfect specimen impairs the value of the basket or 
barrel, and, if too many specimens are defective, the 
value of the entire shipment will be lessened. 
There is no question about success in fruit-growing 
if you give it the care and attention a real business 
deserves. We maintain a “Service Bureau” and at all 
times are ready to advise you about varieties, care of 
the trees, packing, and other problems, and will be 
glad to give you the benefit of our experience. 
General Planting Directions 
CARE OF STOCK ON ARRIVAL. All stock should 
be planted immediately on arrival but if not con- 
venient to do so, open bundle and heel roots in the 
ground, covering them thoroughly. _ 
PLANTING. Dig holes twice the size necessary to 
take in all the roots; throw top soil to one side, and 
use it for filling around the roots; tread the earth 
hard after planting. Plant trees 2 inches deeper 
than they stood in the nursery. Do not mix the soil 
with water, the earth being sufficiently moist. Too 
much water when planting is injurious. After plant- 
ing, and during the summer, sufficient water should 
be used to keep the earth moist. 
PRUNING. The limbs of all fruit and ornamental 
trees, shrubs, and roses should be cut back two-thirds 
when planted. Remove all surplus branches from 
varieties to suit local markets, as your fancy 
may dictate. 
Planting seems to be next in importance after 
selecting the varieties. It is not necessary to 
speak of this at length right here, for the sub- 
ject will be fully covered in the following pages; 
however, it is of the greatest importance that 
the land be well drained. The land may be put 
in good condition by plowing and harrowing in 
advance of setting the trees, or same can be 
done immediately after planting; at least that 
part of the land adjacent to the trees should 
be so treated. 
At the time of planting trees, it is a good plan 
to fill the hole about three-fourths full of earth 
and then apply a pound of ground raw bone, 
well distributed, before completing the filling 
of the hole. Stable manure is one of the best 
fertilizers. A liberal application of this on top 
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Tree plow team, with this power we dig deep enough to get all the 
roots on the trees 
