No Fruit Trees can be sent by mail except those so noted. 



Packing Free.— Please observe that I carefully pack and deliver to railroad or boat at prices affixed. 

 All In need of larger quantities than quoted are referred to Wholesale Catalogue for prices. 



Plant Small Trees,—" Small trees, ten chances to one, will come into bearing sooner than the 

 larger ones. * * * The larger the tree the less fibre there will be upon the root?. A tree that has plenty 

 of fibrous roots will live and flourish, while one that lacks such feeders will languish and perhaps die. At 

 least the chances are that It will never be a vigorous fruit bearer. The roots of large trees are always more 

 or less mutilated in taking up, while the small ones do not suffer in this way."— Farm Journal. 



Grades.— The illustrations of grades represent the average. Do not expect to And every tree like the 

 pictures. Some will be larger and some will be smaller. It is not always possible, especially late in the 

 season, to give the grade ordered. In such cases I send to the amount of value received in the size we have 

 in stock nearest to the one selected. The figures are made on a scale of a half inch to the foot. 



In Ordering Small Fruits or other small stock, it is an unprofitable plan to include a few large 

 sized trees, as such unduely increases the size of the package, and if to be sent a long distance by express, 

 increases the charges for carriage materially. As many kinds of fruit trees are large and bulky, it is usually 

 best, should a large number be ordered, to have them shipped by freight. The manner in which they will 

 be packed, they will keep in good condition for weeks, In cold weather for months. If ordered to be sent by 

 express, select the lighter grades. 



MANAGEMENT. 



On Arrival, trench or V- heel " in slanting position. If from the case being broken, or other 

 cause, any trees be found dried or shrivelled, bury root and branch in moist soil, and let remain for a week 

 or ten days to " plump." Never unpack In a frozen condition or in freezing weather. 



Planting.— In digging holes place the top soil on one side of the hole and the subsoil on the opposite. 

 The holes should be broader than the roots extend, but not much deeper. Commence filling in with the top 

 soil finely pulverized, at the same time observing that every root is placed in a natural position and in con- 

 tact with the soil— by all means carefully guarding against the roots being tangled or matted. The earth 

 should be frequently trodden as the hole is being filled, to firm it. Plant but little if any deeper than the 

 trees stood in the nursery. Dwarf Pears, however, are frequently planted so deep that the Junction of the 

 stock with the stem is just beneath the surface, and thus form half standards— often desirable and profitable* 

 The dotted horizontal lines in the figures denote the proper depth to plant. Mulch the trees carefully so 

 soon as planted by placing stable manure or other mulching material (manure is best), covering a space 

 somewhat larger than the spread of the roots, to a depth of four to six inches : but put no manure in the holes 

 with the roots. 



Pruning.— A greater cause of failure than all others combined is neglect of proper— whice is usually 

 insufficient- pruning at'planting. In setting trees scarcely one person in fifty will prune as severely as should 

 be done to Insure the best growth and ultimate success, for the reason that to do so causes the trees to look 

 naked and unsightly. To assist in this Important operation I have had the artist to indicate by cross lines 

 on the figures where the branches and top should be cut. Some desire me to prune before shipment. While 

 I would cheerfully do this, I hesitate, as by so doing the spurs thus formed are almost sure to gouge the 

 stems by the jarring and jolting of transportation, mutilating the bark, and not only causing the t'-ees to 

 present an unsightly appearance, but producing a veritable injury as well. The subsequent pruning con- 

 sists chiefly In a judicious thinning of the branches and cutting back the disproportionate ones so as to main- 

 tain an open head and a symmetrical contour. The best season tor the operation is during the autumn, after 

 the the leaves have fallen. Pruning may be done, hovever, any time during the winter (except in freezing 

 weather) also just after leaves have expanded in spring. Never use dull tools in pruning. 



Cultivation. —The cultivation should be such as to insure an abundance of light, heat, moisture and 

 manure. It is necessary to keep trees of all kinds in a state of clean and annual cultivation while they are 

 young. In order to secure the best results. All sown crops of grain or grass are very injurious. Orchards 

 should be kept in some crop, such as late potatoes, beans, corn, roots, or any other that grows the entire 

 season, where the whole surface is kept loose and mellow and free from weeds and grass by horse cultivation 

 and the hoe, at least until the trees arrive at bearing age. In plowing and cultivating care should be taken 

 that the roots are not injured or disturbed. When the trees come into bearing, the orchard may be seeded 

 down with clover, allowing the crop to fall upon the ground, and hogs and sheep turned in to eat the falling 

 fruit. This will keep in check the insects that would otherwise ruin the crop in jears to foUow. 



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