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THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., YALESVILLE, CONN. 
APPLES 
APPLES FOR HOME USE. Every owner of a home in the United States should grow 
apples enough for his own use. By careful selection of varieties and by proper and intel- 
ligent culture, a succession of fruit can be had covering nearly the entire year and no fruit 
IS so luscious as that picked fresh from one's own trees. 
PROFIT. The planting of commercial orchards is simply a business prop- 
osition. It can be made to pay better than almost any line of out-door work provided 
the grower does his work thoroughly, persistently and intelligently. 
DWARF APPLES 
There is an increasing demand for apples upon dwarf stocks by those that wish to 
grow fancy fruit. We have apples on Doucin stock upon which the tree ultimately grows 
to be the height of a good-sized peach tree, and which are said to bear freely at five or six 
years of age. These stocks have not been fully tested yet and there is a dif?erence of opinion 
as to their value. For those who aim at large yield as first consideration, we reconimend 
standards, but for those who wish to grow the best possible quality of fruit these dwarf 
trees we believe to be worthy of consideration. 
Think of the difference of .spraying, thinning and picking from trees the size of a laree 
peach tree and a full-grown standard apple tree. It is evident that spraving, thinning and 
picking can be done with greater thoroughness and more cheaply than 'would be nossible 
with standards. 
.u 1°"' orchard plantings of these trees comprise several thousand trees and are probably 
the largest m the United States, and last summer at three years, they bore specimens and 
now have a great many fruit buds for another year. ens, aim 
Varieties and price on application. 
VARIETIES. For family 
use it would be safe to plant 
any of the sorts named in this 
catalogue. In selecting varie- 
ties be governed by the ex- 
perience of other orchardists in 
your locality, and by the sug- 
gestions of the nearest Ex- 
periment Station. Plant 
young trees of staple, well- 
tried kinds, that succeed in 
your vicinity, and you will be 
safe. Plant sparingly of new 
and untried varieties until 
they have stood the test of 
time. 
There is not much choice 
between late fall and early 
spring planting. Either will 
succeed if the earth is thor- 
oughly firmed about the roots. 
WHEN YOU PLANT. At least 
three-fourths of the previous 
year's growth should be re- 
moved from the tree at plant- 
ing. The lower branches 
should be the longest; each 
cut should be made just be- 
yond a bud. Should the top 
be spreading, cut to an inside 
bud, and if it is upright, cut to 
an outside bud. This is of 
great importance, and should 
be carefully followed. 
This photograph shows three each of three grades of our Apple Trees. The trees at the ripht, marked No. 1, 
arc our {j and up grade ; next, marked No. 2, arc our second grade A-fJ and on the left. No. H, are the M-A grade. 
Notice the handsome root system with which our trees are equipped. 
