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^anneH ^0/16' Autumn ^atafogue. 
Northern people say that southern grown trees never do well in their climate ; but seeing that 
the Canadians send us such an abundance of Apples, where the temperature is often 26°, 30°, and 
even 40° below zero, whatever difference can a few degrees here make on o.ur trees after months of 
growth 1 I much question if trees ever feel the difference when in a dormant state. 
The larger the fruits are the better they sell, cooks like them better, and the more we arc proud of 
them; therefore the better the ground is prepared so will the size of the 
fruit be accordingly. When trees crop well feed them well, and the more 
you do so the better they pay. 
Eat one, two, or three apples every day and you will not complain 
much about your liver and other ills as is usually the case ; apple sauce 
and dry bread are the best food in the world, and keep all parts of the 
body healthy. 
Of course after reading the above there will be those who will i 
differ, and to those I will point out one subject connected with gardening 
that most have seen and will remember. Are Raspberries as a rule 
planted at their proper time 1 I fear not. As late as December they 
are laid in bundles, soil thrown over the roots and left ; probably in a 
month some will be wanted, then the surprise is what a quantity of 
white roots they have made; but no one laments they were not planted in 
their proper place at first and so derived the full value and advantage of 
these early roots to strengthen them and a crop the following year. 
These repeatedly injured and weakened plants are sometimes nearly half 
killed by the time they get into their permanent places, and when June 
comes the complaint is that they take so long to get into good bearing 
condition ; consequently I maintain that the white fibrous roots must 
convince anyone that early planting is an invaluable secret in the success- 
ful removal of trees. 
Prune Fruit Trees, immediately on arrival, whether standards 
or dwarfs, as per cross-cuts shown on the annexed engraving, and if you 
err at all, let it be that you shorten their shoots even more than 
those shown. 
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