PLANT VICTORY GARDENS 
In this period of National Emergency every family is faced with the question “How can we 
reduce living costs at a time when price rises occur almost daily?” Our answer to this 
problem coincides with that of the Garden Committee of the U. S. Department of Agricul- 
ture in a release of November 5th 1941—“ Farmers, suburban dwellers, and others who have 
land available should devote part of this to growing fresh fruits for home use.” In doing 
this plenty of fresh fruit can be provided at a much lower cost than is possible when these 
commodities have to be purchased on a rising market. 
HOW TO PLAN YOUR FRUIT GARDENS 
The size of your garden and the varieties of fruits planted will depend, of course, on the 
amount of land available. We realize that many people have only small plots of ground. 
For these we recommend small fruits—grapes, berries, strawberries and currants. These 
small fruits require less space than fruit trees, yield a large quantity of fruit in a very short 
time after planting and are not only very tasty but have a wide range of uses. 
Where large gardens or plots of ground are available we recommend planting fruit trees 
along with the various small fruits. This list should consist of apples, pears, plums, peaches, 
cherries, etc. Your fruit garden should be planned so that the varieties planted yield a 
continuous supply of fruit throughout the summer and fall. 
In making up out special offers on the following pages we have given special attention to 
selecting the varieties that ripen in succession. We have also selected the varieties best 
adapted for home use. 
MINIMUM NUMBER OF PLANTS NEEDED FOR AN AVERAGE FAMILY 
Grapes: 12 vines for jelly, grape juice, fresh fruit. 
Raspberries: 40 to 75 plants, to supply fresh fruit, jellies, pies and canning. 
Strawberries: 50 to 100 plants, for fresh fruit and preserving. 
Currants: 6 to 8 plants for jellies, etc. 
Fruit Trees: 2 peaches, 2 apples, 2 pears, 2 cherries, 1 prune. 
PLANTING DISTANCES 
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PADIS HR Eerie tee be he santa eant nds 30 feet I TirS Soe rea et aaeeceie tnd cements 20 feet 
Peaches tee hry .J.0 os te ae Re 15 feet Raspberries and Blackberries....... 4 feet 
Sweets Herries “fic4t) ena eer: 30 feet Strawberries sarees ete eee hace 1 foot 
Sour Gherriesst.c00, atc a ee 16 feet CSTTANtS Lie weer ia. eee 4 feet 
ADTiCOts ae ain ke ae oy Eee 15 feet Pearse. saber erate I thane eee nl 20 feet 
ILLUSTRATIONS 
The snapshots of our vineyards, nursery and fruit which illustrate this Grape Book and 
Nursery Guide were made in the autumn of 1941. 
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