Fall Planting of Fruits 
PRICES WIPE RE ADVANCED NEXT SPRING. 
Reasons for Planting’ in the Fall. 
We have determined to advance the prices 
of our trees and plants, being convinced that 
we have, been selling too low. Our patrons 
have been astonished at the noble trees we 
have sent them, expecting smaller trees for 
the low prices paid. Our business each spring 
has so enlarged that we cannot secure skilled 
men enough to pack the orders. But to all 
who buy this fall we will continue former low 
prices. 
There are many inducements for fall plant¬ 
ing, but the fact that we have more time to 
attend to you then, and that we have a more 
complete and full assortment, should alone 
urge you to order now. Ben. Perley Poore, 
says: “Autumn is, so far as my experience 
teaches me, a better season for transplanting 
trees and shrubs than spring. Any trees, even 
the most delicate, may be successfully trans¬ 
planted in autumn, if a little protection is 
given by covering the roots during the first 
winter, after planting, with strawey manure. 
If you appreciate the advantages of fall 
planting, you will buy vines and trees at no 
other season. Here are eleven reasons why 
you should plant in the fall,: 1st, You can buy 
cheaper in the fall. 2nd, You can . then get 
better attention from nurserymen, for it is not 
their busiest season. 3d, You can get a better 
assortment of varieties, and often better stock. 
4th, On account of cool weather the stock 
bears shipping better. 5th, Stock can be 
sent by freight in the fall, whereas, the haste 
of urgent spring shipping would often neces¬ 
sitate sending by express at greater expense. 
6th, People south of us should order in fall, 
as their spring season opens far in advance of 
ours. 7th, If you are not ready to plant, you 
can receive your stock in the fall, and heel it 
in the garden, having it on hand just when 
wanted in the spring. 8th, Plan ahead and 
get ready to plant in the fall, for then the 
trees and plants get settled in the ground and 
ready to begin root growth long before you 
could get ready to plant in the spring. Pall 
planted trees, etc., wall-form numerous new 
roots before the soil can be cultivated in the 
spring, and will often make double the growth 
of those planted in the spring. 9th, Fall is a 
season of leisure. Spring is a season of great 
pressure with all. 10th, if you postpone plant¬ 
ing until spring you will probably not plant 
at all, being continually surprised with work 
crowding the spring season. 11th, The loss 
incurred in delaying the planting of fruits one 
season is often more than the cost of the trees, 
etc. Some people postpone planting from 
fall to spring, then from spring to fall, until 
ten years have passed, and yet they have no 
orchards or vineyards. Bo not delay. Make 
your plans to plant this fall, and go ahead. 
Plant your orchards and other fruits on up¬ 
lands, and not on w T et lands in valleys. 
We do not advise planting strawberries 
largely in the fall, but we do advise planting 
other things. Follow our instructions and 
you will not regret it. Chas. A. Green. 
Special Rules for Fall Planting. 
All small fruits and small shrubs should 
have the earth banked up around them at 
least two-thirds their height the first winter. 
This prevents the frost heaving them out and 
sheds the water. This coating should then be 
shaded by scattering over the earth loose, 
strawy manure. The, trees should have the 
earth banked up around them one foot or 
eighteen inches. These protections must all 
he removed in 'early spring , as soon as the 
frost has left the ground. 
How to Winter Trees Procured in 
the Fall. 
The practice of procuring supplies of trees 
in the fall is becoming more and ihore gen¬ 
eral as each season demonstrates its wisdom. 
It is a more favorable time than spring, be¬ 
cause of the cooler and less fickle weather, 
and the lighter pressure of business with nur¬ 
serymen, the freighting companies and the 
planter. Even when fall planting is not 
desirable 1 ) 37 - reason of the severity of a far 
northern climate, the trees, etc., may be pro¬ 
cured in the fall, and thus be on hand ready 
for the proper moment in the spring. To in¬ 
sure success you have only to get the trees be¬ 
fore freezing weather and bury them in the 
following manner : 
Choose a dry spot where no water will stand 
during the winter, a dry knoll is preferable, 
and with no grass or rubbish near it to invite 
mice. Dig a trench, throw out enough dirt to 
admit one layer of roots below the surface, 
and place the trees in it, inclined at an angle 
of forty-five degrees or more. Widen the 
trench, throwing the fine soil among the roots 
in position. Place another layer of trees 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. It is also 
well to bank up the earth around the sides to 
insure more thorough protection. 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 granulations neces¬ 
sary to the production of new spongioles and 
when planted at the proper time will start to 
immediate growth. Use only finely pulver¬ 
ized soil. 
The above cut illustrates the usual method 
of heeling-in trees. Where the climate is not 
very cold this method is successful, if the 
soil is well drained and on an elevation. 
