DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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the trench, throwing the soil among the roots in position; place another 
layer in the trench, reclining the tops on the others, and so on until all are 
in the trench; then finish by throwing up more soil until the tops of the 
trees are nearly or quite covered. It is also well to hank up the soil around 
the sides to insure more thorough protection. The exposed tops should then 
be covered with pine boughs, which insure them against any possibility of 
injury. Care should be taken to fill solid all the interstices among the roots. 
In the spring the roots will be found to have formed the granulation neces- 
sary to the production of new spongioles, and when planted at the proper 
time will start to immediate growth. 
DAMAGED TREES. 
If dried from long exposure, bury in the ground or keep in water until 
the shriveled appearance disappears. If the trees are frozen when received 
they should be buried immediatly in the earth, tops and all, and allowed to 
thaw in this condition. 
PLANT YOUNG TREES. 
We cannot too strongly recommend to our customers the procuring of 
young trees, especially for orchard planting, instead of selecting the largest 
that can be had, to secure more immmediate effect. They can be taken up 
with more perfect roots, and will become sooner established in a new loca- 
tion. They can also be more readily trained to any desired shape. Ihe 
largest and most successful planters invariably select young, thrifty trees 
as the surest in the end to give thorough satisfaction. 
For small grounds or street planting, when it is necessary to make a 
show as soon as possible, large trees are often more desirable, and when 
handled with care should not fail to do well, but with the general plantei 
the average of loss will be much less and both time and money will be saved 
if young trees are selected to commence with. 
DISTANCE FOR PLANTING. 
Wninnts 40 to 50 feet apart each way 
Standard 'Apples'. 30 feet apart each way 
Standard Pears and strong growing Cherries 20 feet apart each waj 
Duke and Morello Cherries 18 * ee f a P ar !; eac £ v 
Prunes Plums, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarine. . .16 to 20 feet apart each w } 
Dwarf Pears 10 to 12 feet apart each way 
Dwarf Apples 10 to 12 feet apart each way 
Grapes rows 10 to 15 feet apart, 7 to 1G feet in rows 
Currants and Gooseberries t0 't f f eet t 
Raspberries and Blackberries - -3 to 5 by 4 to 7 feet apart 
Strawberries, for field culture 1 to 1% by 3 to 3% feet apart 
Strawberries, for garden culture 1 to 2 feet apart 
NUMBER OF TREES TO AN ACRE. 
50 feet apart each way. 
40 feet apart each way. 
30 feet apart each way. 
25 feet apart each way. 
20 feet apart each way. 
18 feet apart each way. 
15 feet apart each way. 
17 
27 
5ft 
70 
110 
135 
205 
12 feet apart each way 
10 feet apart each way 
8 feet apart each way 
6 feet apart each way 
5 feet apart each way 
4 feet apart each way 
3 feet apart each way 
300 
435 
980 
1210 
1742 
2723 
4840 
