GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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THE BEAUTIFUL TEA WEEPING 

 MULBERRY. A beautiful and hardy 

 Weeping Mulberry. Forms a perfect um- 

 brella-shaped head, with long, slender, wil- 

 lowy branches drooping to the ground. 

 Most desirable for ornamental lawns, 

 parks or for cemetery planting. Price, 

 first size, $2.00 each; second size, $1.50 

 each. 



RUSSIAN MULBERRY. Much prized 

 by some. A very rapid grower and hardy 

 for the South. It should be in every yard 

 or orchard. Price, 75c. each. 



HACKBERRY. These trees are rapid 

 growers, very hardy, and easy to transplant. 

 The foliage is a small delicate leaf which 

 becomes a light orange yellow in the fall 

 and in budding out in the spring. After 



the tree becomes five or six years old, it 

 bears the berries from which it derives its 

 name. The berries are red when ripe, and 

 very ornamental and of a pleasant flavor. 

 The tree is very shapely and requires but 

 little care to make grow. $1.50 and $2.00 

 each, according to size. 



COTTON WOOD. $1.50 to $2.00, ac- 

 cording to size. 



NEGUNDO POPLAR. $1.00 and 

 $1.50 each. Extra large trees, $3.50 each. 

 BOX ELDER. $1.00 and $1.50. Extra 



large trees. $3-50 each. 



SILVER LEAF MAPLE. $1.50 each. 

 Extra large trees, $3.50 each. 



SUGAR MAPLE. $1.50 each. Extra 

 large trees, 3.50 each. 



FRUIT TREES. 



A few of the best varieties of acclimated Fruit Trees, suitable for the Southern States 



Our Fruit Trees are Southern grown, and consequently are worth 



double the price of Northern stock, as Southed grown 



stock is best adapted to our climate and soil. 



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HOW TO PLANT TREES. 



Although there are numerous books and papers published on arboriculture, giv- 

 ing necessary information how to plant trees, yet we are so often asked by some of 

 our customers how to plow and prepare the soil for fruit trees; we therefore deem it 

 necessary to give here some short instructions: 



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 dep!;h 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 

 down 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. 



DISTANCES 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 planted 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 wav. 



Thriftv 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 three feet wide. 



AMERICAN WONDER LEMON. 



Has created a sensation wherever shown. 

 Habit dwarfed and vigorous, fruit three 

 times the size of any other large Lemon. 

 With ordinary treatment cannot fail to give 

 satisfaction. Experts pronounce it simply 

 enormous. Price, 75c, $1.00, and $1.50 per 

 tree. 



LE CONTE PEAR. 



This Southern Pear is as vigorous in 

 growth as the China Sand, and is an enor- 

 mous bearer. The fruit is large, pale yel- 

 low, juicy, melting, and of good quality, 

 doing better in the South than elsewhere. 

 It bears transportation well. Time of ripen- 

 ing begins about the middle of July. It 

 promises to be the pear for the South. 

 Rooted one year old trees, 4 to 5 feet, 25c. 



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