HARRISON'S NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD. 



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PRUNING. 



We recommend the greatest care and moderation in this operation, believing-, as we do, that upon the 

 whole there is more injury done by the use of pruning instruments in unskillful hands than would result 



from its entire neglect. Some of the objects sought are to diminish the thick growth, to increase the 

 vigor of the branches, to admit light and air, and to form a well- 

 shaped top. We are opposed to the too common practice of trim- 

 ming up trees as high as a man's head, leaving a long, naked 



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Prune fruit trees, as too large and 

 too thick heads are to be avoided. 



*'From labor cometh rest." Notli- 

 cx^^ciivjuo ^11.^^. CO ng worth the having is to be had 



of sun and wind, as well as other sudden and extreme changes i fo'ke**e«'Sn a'^o'«c7o"r?.har?rbT.? U 

 of the atmosphere. If a tree be al owed to branch near the J ^m^rLS Us fwn reward ' 

 ground, its danger from these ills will be lessened, and it will /^Jf^Tl^I^i^t^!^^^^^^ 

 grow much stronger and faster, bear more fruit, which will be ^''^'~'>'^'>'>'^^'>'>■'>'>'>-'^^>^i^^^^i/vxN^%^v•^^ 

 more easily gathered, less liable to be blown down, and, we may add, better in every way. If watched 

 closely when young and growing, it will never become necessary to take off large limbs. Occasional 

 pinching or cropping of£ of the ends of the branches to give the tree the proper shape, and removing 



those that cross or crowd each other, will be all that will be 

 needed by most trees. Peach trees would be greatly benefited 

 by an annual shortening-in of the branches, say one-half of the 

 previous year's growth. This may be done at any time after the 

 fall of the leaf until the buds commence swelling in the spring. 

 Dwarf pears also need careful attention annually, to keep them 

 in shape, by cutting back the rampant and straggling shoots. They should be pruned down instead of up. 

 never allowing them to grow high, or the top will become too heavy for the roots and increase the danger 

 of blowing down. 



CULTIVATING. 



When the transplanting is finished many persons are under the impression that their work is done, 

 and they can do nothing more for the tree. But this is a very mistaken idea. It is a very important 

 matter to have them well planted, but doubly important to have them well cultivated afterwards. Envel- 

 oped in weeds and grass, what plant can flourish? What farmer would think for an instant of raising a 

 crop of Indian corn in the thick and tall grass of a meadow? Such an idea, lie would at once say, would 

 be preposterous. We will say that is not more impossible than the idea of raising a thrifty orchard 

 under the same treatment. It is indispensably necessary that the ground should be well cultivated to 

 obtain fine fruit. From the neglect of this arises so much of the dissatisfaction of tree planters. Give to 

 your trees for a few years a clean, mellow and fertile soil, and they will bend under copious loads of fine 

 fruit and yield to the cultivator his reward. One experiment only is enough to convince anyone of the 

 advantage of good culture. Dwarf pears, more than any trees, require a deep rich soil and clean cultiva- 

 tion. In cultivating, great care should be taken not to injure the trees by rubbing the bark off. The 

 best crops for an orchard are those requiring summer culture — such as potatoes, beans and peas, etc. 

 Winter crops are little better than no culture. Rye is decidedly injurious if left to seed. 



. TREATMENT OF TREES COMING TO HAND OUT OF SEASON. 



It sometimes happens that trees are received in a frosted state; but if they are properly managed 

 they will not be injured by it. Let the package be put, unopened, in a cellar or some such place — cool, but 

 free from frost — until it is perfectly thawed, when it can be unpacked, and either planted or placed in a 

 trench until convenient to plant. Trees received in the fall for spring planting should at once be un- 

 packed, and a trench dug in a rather dry, sheltered position, when the roots should be well covered. So 

 treated, they will be preserved without the least injury until spring. If they should come to hand late 

 in the spring, and appear much dried, plunge the bundle into a 

 pool of water, there to remain for twenty-four hours, or more 

 if very much wilted. After this it should be unpacked, and the 

 roots and half the stems should be buried in soil made quite wet 

 by watering; there let them remain until the bark expands to its 

 natural fullness, when they may be taken up and planted as 

 before directed, and we will guarantee you a good reward for 

 your labor. 



DISTANCE FOR PLANTING. 



Standard apples 30 feet each way. 



Standard pears and strong growing cherries 20 



Standard plums, apricots, peaches, nectarines 14 to 18 



Dwarf pears 10 to 12 " " " 



Grapes rows 10 to 16 feet apart, 7 to 16 feet in rows. 



Raspberries and blackberries 3 to 4 by 5 to 7 feet apart. 



Strawberries, for field culture 18 to 24 inches by 3 to 3i^ feet apart. 



Strawberries, for garden culture 1 to 2 feet apart. 



Trim and clean up the orchard, 

 gather up the brush and burn it. 

 Pick up the faulty fruit and burn 

 or feed to sw^ine. 



NUMBER OF TREES TO AN ACRE. 



so feet apart each way. 



25 



20 



18 



15 



11 



50 



10 



70 



8 



110 



6 



135 



5 



205 



4 



300 



3 



10 feet apart each way. 



.* 435 



684 



1,210 



1,742 



2,723 



4,840 



Kule. — Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the plants are apart in the 



rows, and the product will be the number of square feet for each plant or hill, which, divided into the 



number of feet in an acre, 43,560, will give the number of trees in an acre. 



A WORD TO THE FARMERS. 



Those farmers who have not had orchards of the leading kinds of fruit trees certainly are behind the 

 times, and are every year losing chances of making farming not only a profitable, but also a pleasant 

 occupation. Every farmer has experienced tlie feeling that he is doing the same thing day after day, 

 year in and year out. He has to wait until winter before he receives pay for his labor. The farmers need 

 to revolutionize this. They must attend more to fruit culture. It has many things to commend it. It breaks 

 the monotony of humdrum farm life; if properly managed, it makes an income for the farmer the year 

 round. 



TREES BY MAIL. 



Our customers who live far from us are demanding a line of trees we can send by mail to save the 

 extra express charge. To meet this demand we are making the following offer, which will certainly please 

 all who wish to try one-year trees. We can supply most of the varieties as in the larger sizes, but in case 

 we are out of any variety of one-year stock we reserve the right to substitute a variety equally as good 

 and same season. All trees in this list will be well wrapped and packed and sent postpaid to your door 

 at prices named, except where otherwise noted: 



Each. Dozen. Hundred. 



Plum $0.20 $2.00 $8.00 



Cherry 20 2.00 8.00 



Apple. 

 Peach 

 Pear. . 



Each. 



Dozen. 



Hundred. 



$0.20 



$2.00 



$8.00 



.10 



1.00 



5.00 



.20 



2.00 



8.00 



