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THE BARNES BROS. NURSERY CO., YALESVILLE, CONN. 
APPLES 
APPLES FOR HOME USE. Every owner o£ a home in the United States should grow 
Apples enough for liis 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. 
APPLES FOR 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 difference of opinion 
as to their value. For those who aim at large yield as first consideration, we recommend 
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 large 
peach tree and a full-grown standard apple tree. It is evident that spraying, thinning and 
picking can be done with greater thoroughness and more cheaply than would be possible 
with standards. 
Our orchard plantings of these trees comprise several thousand trees and are probably 
the largest in the United States, and last summer at three years they bore specimens and 
now have a great many fruit buds for another year. 
Varieties and price on application. 
VARIETIES. For family use 
it would be safe to plant any of 
the sorts named in this cata- 
logue. In selecting varieties 
be governed by the experience 
of other orchardists in your 
locality, and by the suggestions 
of the nearest Experiment Sta- 
tion. Plant young trees of 
staple, well-tried kinds, that 
succeed in your vicinity and 
you will be safe. Plant spar- 
ingly of new and untried var- 
ieties 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. 
trees are equipped. 
