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two years' growth. They should be set in nursery rows 
three feet apart, the plants twelve inches apart in the 
row, and may be budded that summer or grafted the 
following spring, after which they will require from one 
to three years’ growth before setting in the orchard. 
Cherry, mazzard.—This is the stock used for stand¬ 
ard trees. Success is much more certain if the seed is 
planted in the fall, as it is very difficult to keep it in 
good condition through winter. The general culture 
should be the same as for the apple, except that the 
plants should be budded the first summer after setting 
in nursery rows, as grafting them is difficult and un¬ 
certain. 
Cherry, mahaleb. — Used as stocks when dwarf 
trees are wanted. Culture same as tne above. . . 
Pear.—Success will deoend very largely upon having 
a deep, tick, moist sou, as this i. essential to vigorous 
growth. Plant and cultivate lik..- the apple, except that 
it generally takes two years to get them large enough 
to set in nursery rows, and at that time they should be 
cut back to the ground and budded (pears are seldom 
grafted) the same summer Every effort should be 
made to sec ure a rapid and vigorous growth from the 
first. 
Peach.— Plant three inches deep in nursery rows 
three feet apart, in the fall, or i. delayed unti* spring, 
crack the pits and plant the kernels on.y. They should 
be large enough to bud the firs*, season, and may be 
profitably set in orchards two years from planting. 
Quince.—Quinces general! v produc ' he same variety 
from seed, but occasionally vary. The genera, culture, 
and requirements of soil are the same as for the pear, 
except tiiat they are not budded 
FOREST TREE SEEDS. 
Any one who has had experience, wi.l admit that for¬ 
est trees grown from seed in the nursery, tranplant eas¬ 
ier, grow faster, and are in every way superior to those 
taken from the woods. The seeds we offer are ail those 
of rapidly growing species, and of easy ciLture and by 
means of them any one can, in a few yaarr, furnisn his 
farm with an abundance of trees for shade or wind 
breaks. 
Honey Locust, (Gledetschia triacanthos ).—On ac¬ 
count of its rapidity of growth and the value of its tim¬ 
ber for fuel, posts, furniture, &c., we regard this as one 
of the most valuable of our native trees. It is not so 
liable to injury by the borer as the common locust, and 
does not sprout from the root to a greater extent than do 
most of out forest trees, Before planting, pour boiling 
wat *r over the seed, and let it stand until cool, when a 
pail ot the seed will have swelled ; pick these out and 
scald the rest ugam. and continue to do so until ail have 
swollen. Without this preparation, the seed may lie 
from one to three years in the ground without sprout¬ 
ing. Take up and heal in 01 cover the plants in the 
fall, and set out the next spring After the first season, 
they are perfectly hardy. 
Black Locust. (Robinia pscudacacia ).—This tree 
grows so rapidly that mitroad ties may be cut ten years 
from the planting ol che seed, while the durability of its 
timber is w’ell known, fence posts of it having stood for 
sixty years. Culture same as the above. 
Box Elder, (Negunda aceroides ).—Grows very rap¬ 
idly, specimens having been known to attain a diameter 
of six inches in seven years from the seed, and it is 
claimed that it will produce the largest amount of fuel 
in the shortest time of any of our hardy trees. Soak the 
seed before planting. For timber culture, mark out as 
corn, and open a hole for the tree by simply setting in 
the spade and pressing it to one side. Insert the young 
tree and press the earth yirmiy about its roots. 
Hardy Catalpa, (Cata/pa speciosa).— Quite distinct 
from, and much hardier than, the common catalpa. 
Not only a rapidly growing timber tree, but one of tho 
best for ornamental planting. 
Soft Maple, (Acer rubrum ),—Well known as a 
shade tree, and also extensively planted foe timber. 
Soak the seed in tepid water until sprouted, and then 
plant in moist earth. 
Scotch Pine, (Pinus sylvestris ).—Very hardy, and 
growing surely and rapidly on nearly every varietv of 
soil, forming a beautiful tree, and invaluable as a wind 
break. Prof C. S. Sargent says: “ It is the most valu¬ 
able tree farmers can plant for screens and wind break* 
about their fields and buildings.” 
Norway Spruce. (Abies exce/sa ).—Weil known as* 
one 01 our most beautiful evergreen trees. It is hardy, 
of rapid growth, and forms a dense, close screen, or 
hedge. Culture. The seeds of the evergreen trees 
snould be kept dry until planted. In planting, prepare 
a bed four feet wide ana as long as desired, raising it 
some four inches above the general surface. It should 
be made as fine and smooth as possible, and the seed 
planted in drills eight inches apart across it, the seed 
being covered one inch deep and the soil pressed firmly 
over them. Now prepare a frame or fiames four feet 
wide, and to these nai; lath two inches apart. This 
should be supported on stakes about eight inches above 
the bed, ia such a way as to be easily removed to allow 
cultivation and weeding, and to shade the young 
plants snade being essentia* to their growth. 
Australian Blue Gum, or Fever Tree, (EucalyP* 
tus g/obuius ).—This wondeiful tree is now being extens- 
ively planted in our Southern States, and in California, 
where it has become 
famous for draining 
damp soils, and de¬ 
stroying malaria. Prof. 
Bentley, in speaking 
ot this tree *orc the 
Royal Horticultural 
Society* in London, 
says: “The first and 
most important fiu- 
ence which the tree ex¬ 
erts, and that which 
has brought it more 
especially into notice, 
is its power ot destroy¬ 
ing the malarious 
agency which is sup¬ 
posed to cause fever in 
marshy districts, from 
which circumstance it 
has been called 1 The 
Fever d:-t:oying r , , 
Tree ’ It is in this re- Eucalyptus Globulus, 
spect commonly regarded as being serviceable in two 
ways—first, by the far spreading roots of this gigantic 
tree, acting like a sponge, as it were, and thus pumping 
up water and draining the ground : and secondly, by 
emitting odorous antiseptic eminations from its leaves.” 
It is believed by many that when this tree has been ex¬ 
tensively' pianted in the swampy and malarious districts 
in the Southern States, that they will be equally as 
healthy as any other portion of the country. 
HEDGE SEEDS. 
Osage Orange, (Maclura aurantiaca ).—How to 
Plant, Cultivate and Make a Hedge. —The Osage 
Orange is a native of Texas, but can be grown and cul¬ 
tivated advantageously in most parts of the United 
States. The ground should be thoroughly pulverised 
