FERRIS SUPERIOR QUALITY 
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Fall and Early Winter Apples 
—Continued 
FAMEUSE (Snow). Medium size apples with deep crimson 
stripes; pure white flesh. Juicy and of highest quality. Octo' 
her. 
MAIDEN BLUSH. Large apple, beautifully blushed, good mild ■ 
flavor. Fine for eating, and a splendid cooker. August to 
October. 
Late Winter Apples 
DELICIOUS. “Delicious" in every sense of the word, it has 
held the world record as a Perfect Apple. Fruit is large, 
rather elongated, and easily distinguished by the five little 
knobs on the blossom end; color a rich crimson, and the 
quality is superb. Good keeper and shipper—it commands 
the highest prices on the market of any apple. Our trees are 
genuine Delicious, descended from the original tree stock. 
GANO (Black Ben Davis). Large, bright red apple with pol- 
ished skin. An early and prolific bearer; fruit keeps long and 
is splendid for cooking. 
GRIMES GOLDEN. It’s hard to beat this beautiful, golden 
yellow apple, with its rich spicy flavor. Bears young and 
1 heavily, and it is one of the most popular market sorts. 
HARALSON. A wonderful new apple of finest quality and 
flavor. Extra hardy, doing well in Minnesota and the Dakotas 
as well as farther south. Fruit of good size, rich red color, 
juicy tender flesh, with the sort of taste that calls for more. 
Very young to bear; a fine keeper in storage. It is without 
doubt the finest winter apple for the North. 
JONATHAN. A great apple and a great favorite—one of the 
best sellers ever produced. Fruit is bright red, with crisp 
juicy flesh, and the best flavor imaginable. Bears young and 
abundantly. Always include the Jonathan in your planting. 
McINTOSH. Beautiful large Apple of crimson color; flesh 
white, crisp, tender, and richly flavored. Hardy, vigorous 
tree; good bearer, and a favorite market sort. Should be in 
every home orchard. 
Stayman’s Winesap. (See page 62). 
NORTHWESTERN GREENING. The best Greening ever produced 
and the hardiest. Fruit large, greenish yellow, firm and fine grained. 
Early and productive bearer. Good keeper. 
ROMAN STEM. Light yellow apple, with rich, pearlike flavor. Fine 
for eating or cooking. Excellent keeper. 
WINESAP. Old favorite Apple, rather small, but of excellent quality. 
Dark red, with crisp, juicy flesh and rich flavor. 
How to Plant a Tree 
SET TREE IN TUB OF WATER WHILE DIGGING HOLE. 
SUBSOIL SHOULD 
BE BROKEN UP 
IF VERY HARD. 
OOTS SHOULD NOT 
BE BENT IN PLANT¬ 
ING SO DIG HOLE 
LENTY LARGE ENOUGH 
SET TREE TRIFLE DEEPEN 
THAN IT GREW IN NURSERY. 
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SETTLE TREE BY 
SHAKING UP 
AND DOWN. 
WHEN HOLE IS 
ABOUT % FULL PACK 
FIRMLY WITH FEET .M 
FILL IN AMONG ROOTS 
WITH GOOD LOAMY 
SOIL. WORK IN BY 
HAND OR SETTLE 
WITH WATER. 
ILL HOLE AND 
PACK FIRMLY. 
LIGHT SOIL 
REQUIRES MORE. 
PACKING THAN 
HEAVY SOIL, 
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LEAVE POCKET AROUND 
HOLE TO CATCH WATER. 
IMPORTANT: WE DO NOT ENCOURAGE THE USE OF MAN¬ 
URE. IF WELL DECAYED AND MIXED WITH SOIL IT SHOULD 
BE USED ONLY ON THE TOP. 
Planting Directions 
See Table below showing distance apart to plant Apple 
trees. In setting your trees, follow closely the drawing on this 
page, being careful to set deeply and firmly in good soil, then 
prune the top back severely. The ideal place for small fruits 
such as raspberries, is between the rows of Apple trees; they 
will then both get the shallow cultivation that means best 
success. 
To produce healthy, well developed fruit, you should 
spray your trees at least three times a year, with Bordeaux 
Mixture, which can be secured at any drug store. First, they 
should be sprayed in the cluster bud stage, when the buds 
show pink but have not opened up; second, when 95 per cent 
of the petals have fallen; third, three weeks after the second 
spray. You will find the Apple tree easy of culture; it will do 
well on almost any well drained soil. 
“HOW FAR APART SHALL I PLANT?” 
The correct distance apart to plant is often a problem to planters. There 
are no set rules for this, but with our years of experience in planting and 
growing, we are glad to suggest advisable distances to our customers, which 
will work out very satisfactorily in every way. 
Apple Trees . 
Cherry Trees .............................. 
Plum Trees... 
Pear Trees . 
Peach Trees . 
Grapes .. 
Currants and Gooseberries. 
Raspberries .4 
Blackberries . 
Spring-Bearing Strawberries (Field) .. 
Everbearing Strawberries (Field) . 1 
Strawberries (Garden) .1 ] 
Asparagus (In beds) . 1 
Asparagus (In field) . 1 
HOW TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF TREES OR PLANTS 
TO AN ACRE 
Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the trees 
or plants are apart in the row, and the product will give the number of 
square feet that each tree or plant will occupy; then divide this number into 
the number of square feet in an acre (43,560), and it will give you the 
number of trees or plants to the acre. 
.25 to 40 
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