GRAPES AND FRUIT TREES. 



HARDY GRAPES. 



Moore's Early— Black and veiy valuable. Two to three weeks earlier than 

 Concord. Bunch medium, beiTies larger than Concord. It ha,s taken first 

 prize at Massachusetts Horticultural Society for many years. Should be in 

 every garden. 



Delaware— Ripens before Concord. This has been considered by many, 

 one of the best, if not the best, American ^-ape. It does not succeed in all lo- 

 calities. Requires strong soil and good Culture. Light red, hardy; bunches 

 and hemes of medium size. 



Concord — This has been for many years the grape for the milliow. Bunch 

 and berries large. Black, fair quality, medium early. Vine very healthy, 

 hardy and productive. The most extensively planted grape in America. 



Niagara — White. Quality about like (and ripens soon after) Concord. 

 Bunch and beiTy large; vigorous, productive, healthy and hardy. 



Champion — Black. Bunch of medium size, berry large, very vigorous and 

 productive. One of the earliest grapes, somewhat similar to Hartford; desir- 

 able on account of its early ripening. Quality poor. 



Worden— Black. Bunch and berry large; fruit better than Concord, also 

 earlier and larger. Vine vigorous, healthy, hardy and productive. Is becom- 

 ing very popular. Each 10c. $la dozen. Prices on 100 to 1,000 lots giveii on 

 application. 



FRUIT TREES. 



PLANTING. 



Fill up the hole with surface soil, so that the tree will stand about as it did 

 in the nuuseryaf ter ine earth was s ettled, except dwarf pears, which should be 

 covered deep enough to co\ser the quince stock upon which they are budded 

 two or three inches. Work the soil thoroughly along the roots, and when well 

 covered tramp firmly . Set the trees firm as a post, but leave the surface filling 

 (of poorer soil) light and loose. No staking will be required except for very tall 

 trees. Never let manure come in contact with the roots. 



DISTANCE FOR PLANTING. 



Standartl apples 30 feet apart each way 



Standard pears and strong growing cherries 20 " '' 



Standard plums, apricots, peaches. Nectarines 16 to 18 " " 



Dw^-f pears 10 to 12 " '' 



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



Raspberries and blackbeiTies 3 to 4 by 5 to 7 feet apart 



Strawberries for field culture 1 to li by 3 to 3^ feet apart 



Strawberries, for garden culture 1 to 2 feet apart 



NOTE — A most excellent way in planting an apple orchard 20 feet apart 

 is to plant peaches in between. By the time the apples require the ground the 

 peaches will have passed their prime, and can be removed. 



NUMBER OF TREES TO AN ACRE. 



10 feet apart each way 435 



684 



1,210 



1,742 



2,723 



4,840 



RULE — 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. 



WEIGHT OF TREES AND PLANTS, PACKED 



Fruit trees 5 to 7 feet, weigh about 100 pounds to 100 trees 



Fruit trees 3 to 5 '' •' 25 to 50 " 100 trees 



Blackberries •' 10 to 25 '' 100 plants 



Red raspberries "'' 5 to 10 '' 100 plants 



Strawberries '' 25 to 40 " 1,000 plants 



30 feet apart each way 



50 



10 



25 '' - 



70 



8 



20 '' '' 



110 



6 



18 ^' '' 



135 



5 



15 '' " 



205 



4 



12 '■ " 



300 



3 



