FLORIDA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 
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differences and gives them proper con¬ 
sideration in his work. He may give 
more importance to the form of his trees, 
or more to general welfare and behavior, 
but in either case personal preference and 
opportunity are important factors in his 
pruning. No operation connected with 
the trees will bring the owner into such 
close contact and sympathy with them. 
He should thoughtfully and patiently 
work out his ideas as in the training of 
a child. He must use proper implements, 
make clean smooth cuts, and prune at the 
right time. 
SPRAYING 
As fruit growing has developed, insect 
and fungal pests have increased. No one 
can now reasonably expect to be success¬ 
ful without being able to recognize the 
most troublesome of these and knowing 
the best remedies for them. A good spray 
pump is, therefore, a indispensable ad¬ 
junct to this home fruit garden. If an 
acre or more is included in it, a barrel 
pump would be the most satisfactory; for 
smaller area a good bucket pump should 
be secured. 
In addition to the economic value of 
the home fruit garden which one natur¬ 
ally thinks of first, there is an aesthetic 
side not to be overlooked. The beauty of 
shapely trees, conveniently placed with 
their flowers and fruit in season adds 
much to the beauty and home like appear¬ 
ance of a place. They furnish havens 
for the birds, where in return for their 
toll of fruit they give their generous aid 
in destroying insects, in field and garden, 
their gay companionship and cheerful 
songs. The man who grows old in his 
fruit garden lives in daily communion 
with nature, with the associations of ear¬ 
lier years about him, and the conditions 
most favorable for making him, like his 
favorite fruit, grow mellower with the 
years. 
Discussion 
Mrs.-: I would like to ask how he 
manages to raise apples in his garden. 
Maj. Floyd: The garden I propose is 
supposed to be grown in the vicinity of 
Gainesville. We do succeed in raising a 
few apples of poor quality there. You 
will note I put in only two trees in my 
garden, and I put them there largely for 
association’s sake. Many of us come 
from other states and for the sake of the 
old apple tree we remember, I would 
stick in one or two, provided my garden 
is anywhere north of Ocala. 
