INTRODUCTIOM. 
Established by 
John Morse, 
in 1847. 
Now entirely under the control and ownership of 
Trees as well as men, have constitutions. Some men are strong, 
healthy and vigorous, and capable of doing what they would otherwise not be, 
if they had not a vigorous constitution to begin Hfe's work with. It is not 
possible for all men to start life with the blessing of a healthy constitution ; it 
is quite possible to so start all trees and plants if the simple requirements of 
the plant or tree are carefully sought out. 
After many years of practical work and most careful observation we 
are absolutely certain that the chief cause of so many short-lived, sickly and 
unfruitful trees is improper plant food in the early life of the tree. 
Long Since we have discarded the use of commercial and other fertil- 
izers in starti?tff our trees and plants, as having a most disastrous effect on 
the long Hfe, hardihood and fruitfulness of trees. The direct result is to pro- 
duce soft wood in the early life of a plant, which the rigor of an ordinary win- 
ter will affect, and so reduce the vitality of the tree, leaving it with a weak- 
ened constitution at an early age, from which it never fully recovers. 
A Tree of weak constitution, from any cause whatever, is much more 
subject to attack from insect pests than a tree constitutionally hardy. 
There is nothing that will so shock a tree as to stimulate it to an un- 
natural, /ore;"// growth, up to the time of transplanting, and then remove it to 
a soil, the fertility of which is much weaker, causing the tree or plant to prac- 
tically stand still a year or more, by which it receive a shock, from which it is 
difficult to recover. 
After transplanting to the orchard where the tree is to remain, we ad- 
vise fertilizers of such a character as the soil and tree may require, and ap- 
plied at such times as not to produce growth late in the season, as the wood 
should be well ripened and hardened before going into winter. 
The temptation now, with the present low price for stock, is greater 
than ever to get trees on the market at the earliest possible moment after the 
foundation stock is planted, regardless of after results. 
We have grown fruit for the different markets a good many years, 
and our aim is to make a tree that for hardiness, long life and productive- 
ness, will prove valuable, not only for our own orchards, but for those of our 
customers near and far, who, from year to year, favor us with their orders, 
many of them located in the great fruit districts of this country, whose sole 
business it is to grow fruit. 
Our stocks, upon which our different varieties are worked, are selected 
with the greatest care, looking to the hardiness and longevity of the tree. 
Take one example: our cherries are budded on Mazzard (native 
Temptation to Make Trees Quick. 
