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Homer N. Chase & Co.. Geneva, New York 
Directions for Transplanting and After-Culture 
RECEIVING NURSERY STOCK 
If unable to plant at once, open the bundle and cover the roots thoroughly with fine, damp 
soil, or place in the cellar and keep moist until ready for planting. Under no circumstances allow 
the stock to remain exposed to sun or air. 
PREPARATIONS FOR PLANTING 
Fruit Trees (Except Peaches). Cut off the ends of the bruised or broken roots with a sharp 
knife, as a clean cut will heal much sooner than a bruise. If it be a standard tree, trim up to 
four or five branches suitable to form the future top, and cut each of the side branches back to a 
bud, 4 or 5 inches from the body of the tree, leaving the leader or central shoot from S to 12 inches 
long. 
Peaches. Peach trees should be headed back within 2 to 3 feet of the ground, and side limbs 
should be trimmed off so as to leave only a short stub with a single eye to form a new head. 
Small Fruits, such as grape-vines, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc., are 
cut back by us before shipment, and, as a rule, a slight pruning of the roots will suffice. 
Roses and California Privet Hedging, to insure the best results, should be cut back to within ' 
6 or 8 inches of the ground. Stock planted in the fall should not be pruned until early the follow- 
ing spring. Don't forget that mulching is a great benefit in both fall and spring planting. 
SOILS 
Apples. Apples will do well on any good, well-drained soil, but the best results are obtained 
on a deep, gravelly, or clay loam. 
Pears. The Pear does best on a strong, clay loam of moderate depth, with a dry subsoil, but 
will adapt itself to as great a variety of soils as any fruit tree. 
Plums. This fruit grows vigorously in almost every part of this country, but succeeds best 
on heavy loam, or in soils where there is a mixture of clay. 
Cherries. A dry soil for the Cherry is best and, although it will grow and thrive in a great 
variety of soils, yet a good sandy or gravelly loam is the favorite one. 
Peaches. The very best soil for securing big crops of high quality Peaches is a rich, deep, 
sandy loam, and the poorest is a heavy clay, although fair crops are raised in some localities. 
Quinces. To reach perfection, Quinces should be planted in deep, good soil and kept in con- 
stant cultivation. 
Small Fruits, such as grapes, currants, gooseberries, raspberries, blackberries, etc., do well 
on any soil except a wet one. 
Asparagus. To make an Asparagus bed, prepare a place of fine, loamy soil, to which has been 
added a liberal dressing of rich manure. For a garden, set in rows 18 to 20 inches apart, with the 
plants 10 to 12 inches apart in the rows. Make a small mound, over which the roots should be 
evenly spread, then cover the plants with 3 inches of soil. If planted in the fall, the whole bed 
should be covered before winter sets in with 2 or 3 inches of coarse stable manure, which may 
be lightly forked in between the rows as soon as the ground softens in the spring. 
Rhubarb. Deep, rich soil is the best for Rhubarb, but it is a strong, vigorous-growing plant 
and will thrive almost anywhere. Set the roots so that the crowns are about an inch below the 
surface. It is a gross feeder and, the more manure, the larger and finer the yield. 
Roses. Any fertile soil will do for Roses, but they are much improved in fragrance and 
beauty by liberal manuring and good cultivation. 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, etc. There are so many different kinds that it is impos- 
sible for us to specify here the particular soil adapted to each variety, but it should be remembered 
that a good rich soil will always produce the best results and that a rich top dressing is always 
helpful 
PLANTING 
In properly prepared ground, the holes need not be dug much larger than necessary to re- 
ceive the roots in their original position, but it is always best to dig some distance below the roots 
and Refill with Surface Soil. For trees planted in sod ground, the hole should be dug three times 
the size necessary in well-plowed land. Two persons are required to plant trees properly; while 
