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SOUl'HERN ORCHARD PLANTINGS 
Nectarines 
These are among the choicest fruits, and a perfect specimen is one of the 
most beautiful fruits that can be grown. There are several varieties planted, 
but New White, Red Roman, and Grady are usually considered the best! 
On account of the skin being so smooth. Nectarines are subject to attacks of 
curculio. Tlie most effective way to keep this pest off is to spray, using the 
same compounds that should be used on peach trees. See instructions on page 
32- 
Soil and cultivation for Nectarines should be the same as given peach 
trees. 
Quinces 
Another excellent fruit that is easy to grow is the Quince. It is one of the 
most desirable fruits for canning and preserving. Among the prominent va- 
rieties are Apple or Orange, Chinese. Champion. Meeche. Pineapple, and Rea. 
All of these are goo<l, but Apple and Champion are considered a little superior 
for general planting. 
Tile trees do better in heavy, clayey soils where the drainage is good. If 
the earth is wet or soggy, the fruit is quite likciy to rot on the trees. 
Grapes 
Among the many small fruits it is hard to find any that are more desirable 
than Grapes. They can be grown in small space and in many of the tiny back 
yards in cities and villages. Grape-vines are desirable. They run over the fences, 
hiding them from view with their large, dark green leaves, and ia the fall bearing 
bunches of the most delicious fruit one could ask for. 
An arbor of Crape-vinea is a necessity on the home grounds. It furnishes shade and fruit 
in abundance 
