GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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FRUIT AND NUT TREES, GRAPE VINES AND BERRIES. 



A Pew of the Best Acclimated Varieties Suitable for the Southern States, Southern 



Grown, and Consequently are Worth Double the Price of Northern Stock, 



as Southern Grown Stock is Best Adapted to Our Climate and Soil. 



HOW TO PLANT TRESS. 



Although there are numerous books and 

 papers published on arboriculture, giving 

 necessary information how to plant trees, 

 yet we are so often asked by some of our 

 customers how to plant and prepare the 

 soil for fruit trees; we therefore deem it 

 necessary to give here some short instruc- 

 tions: 



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 the entire plat is preferable if 

 it can be done. Prune the trees close; 

 straighten out the roots evenly, having 

 the tree standing the same depth it was 

 in the 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 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 northwest when 

 planted. 



DISTANCE APART TO PLANT TREES, 

 VINES, ETC. 



Peaches, Plums, Standard Pears, Apri- 

 cots, in light soil, 16 to 18 feet; in strong 

 soil, 18 to 20 feet each way. 



Figs should be placed 20 to 24 feet apart. 

 Dwarf Pears, Quinces, etc., 10 to 15 feet 

 apart. 



Japanese Persimmons, 10 to 12 feet apart. 



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. 



All trees which require it are properly 

 packed and defoliated before shipping to 

 correspond to the legal requirements of 

 each State where shipment is to be made. 



Apple Trees. 



Owing to the large demand, we have con- 

 cluded to add to our assortment of fruit 

 trees the most suitable varieties of Apple 

 trees for our Southern climate. The fol- 

 lowing are the most noteworthy, price, 50c. 

 each; $4.00 per dozen: Early Harvest, Ben 

 Davis, Red Astrachan, Yellow Pippin. 



BISMARE APPLE. — Tree of short, 

 stocky growth, thick, heavy foliage; makes 

 beautiful specimens, grown in pots for 

 decorative purposes. Fruit large, hand- 

 some, yellow, sometimes shaded red cheek; 

 flesh tender, pleasant, sub-acid. Entirely 

 new in its remarkable quality of producing 

 crops on young trees, seldom failing to 

 bear when two years old. 75 cents each. 



Apricot Trees. 



The fruit of the Apricot is similar iu 

 shape to the Peach, except that it is not 

 downy and is almost perfectly smooth. 

 The leaves are cordate or heart-shaped and 

 not long as Peach leaves, and the bark of 

 the wood is coarse grained and not smooth 

 and glossy like Peach wood. Apricots 

 should not be confounded with Nectarines 

 or Naked Fruit Peaches, which are often 

 mistaken for Apricots. We handle the fol- 

 lowing varieties: Royal, Bongoum, Santa 

 Fee. Price, 40c. each; $4.00 per dozen. 



Cherry Trees. 



Cherry trees, with few exceptions, will 

 not do well in our Southern climate. There 

 are some, rowever, which, if budded on 

 hardy stools, will do well here and bear 

 fruit. Our wild Cherries being the hardi- 

 est answer best for stools, but the Mariana 

 Plum will answer equally as well and is 

 quite hardy. The trees we handle are the 

 best for our climate and soil. 75c. each. 



Fig Trees. 



GREEN ISCBXA PIG. — Medium to large; 

 green; crimson pulp; excellent; prolific; 

 rather late, but bears continually until 

 frost. 60c. each, $5.00 per dozen. 



BROWN ISCEIA PIG. — A small brown 

 fig; pyraform, when fully ripe of a deep 

 brownish red color; tree especially valu- 

 able as a shade tree, its crown forming a 

 fine umbrella, while the Brown Ischia is 

 valuable, as a fruit tree alone it has many 

 superiors. 60c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 



BROWN TURKEY PIG.— This is a very 

 large fig; color, violet brown; the earliest 

 large fig in San Francisco market. 60c. 

 each, $5.00 per dozen. 



MAGNOLIA PIG. — The most prolific and 

 popular fig grown. Fruit is large, white 

 or pale green. The tree bears early and 

 is vigorous. It has the distinction of 

 being one of the finest and at the same 

 time the scarcest fruit in the market, and 

 the great demand renders the field all the 

 more inviting to the prospective planter of 

 a commercial orchard. 60c. each. 



BRUNSWICK OR MADONNA PIG.— The 

 Brunswick is a large, purple fig turning 

 blue when ripe. Quite hardy. 75c. each. 



NEW WHITE ADRIATIC PIG.— The 

 tree attains an enormous size and is an 

 immense bearer, bearing more than any 

 other variety known. The fruit is of the 

 finest quality; the skin is thin like paper, 

 thinnest at ba*se, and not like most other 

 figs, thicker at the point. The pulp is very 

 sweet, with small seeds, without a hollow 

 space in the center; in fact, the whole fruit 

 is one solid pulp. Stock very limited. 

 Price, 50c. each, $5.00 per dozen. 



When You Think of Planting, Think of Steckler. 



