Winsiuers to the 35 Qucttions 
MOST COMMONLY ASKED BY THE AVERAGE PERSON BUYING NURSERY STOCK. 
Compiled by our staff in cooperation with Dr. H. B. Tukey of the Geneva, N. Y. Experiment Station. Please read before ordering or 
asking for information. 
If your question is not answered here, write on a sheet of paper separate from the order blank. 
Addi- 
tional planting and cultural information is contained in the Planting Guide we send you free. 

1. Q. 
A. 
3. Q. If I plant Asparagus in the Spring (Example) 1945 when 
can I harvest the first crop? 
- You could cut some Aspara- 
. Can | 
. Generally speaking, Apricots, 
When is the best time to plant nursery stock? 
Either Fall or Spring, though early Spring is preferred 
Delivery season starts about October 
15th and extends through to severe freezing of the 
ground. Spring delivery season starts March 15th and 
In our modern cold storage, we 
by many. Fall 
extends to June Ist. 
can keep plants dormant until the latter date. 
How long before my fruit trees will bear some fruit? 
This depends on the variety, but on the average we 
have found the following to be quite true: 
2 yr. Apples AFTER PLANTING 
Cortland Early McIntosh 2-3 yrs. 
Red McIntosh 3-4 yrs. 
Northern Spy 5-7 yrs. 
2 yr. Pears Brin. 
2 yr. Plums 2-3 yrs. 
2 yr. Sour Cherry 2-3 yrs. 
2 yr. Sweet Cherry 3-4 yrs. 
2 yr. Quince 1-2 yrs. 
1 yr. Peach 2-3 yrs. 
gus in 1946, but the first 
big crop would be in 1947. 
grow Quinces and 
Apricots? 
7. Q. 
A 
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9. Q. 
THE CORTLAND APPLE 
Consider the Cortland, so lucious to bake, 

Should | fertilize my trees or put manure in the holes 
at planting time? 
Fertilizers are of no value until the roots are estab- 
lished and growing, thus being able to absorb the 
nutrients. Manure is best used as a mulch on top of 
the ground well back from the main stem. It may 
severely injure the tree, if placed directly in the tree 
hole. Wet peat moss or similar material mixed with 
the soil at planting time (1 part of peat moss to 4 
parts of soil) makes an ideal combination for loosen- 
ing up the soil. 
. What ore Mazzard roots? 
. Mazzard is used to differentiate this type of root 
stock from Mahaleb. Briefly Mazzard is the wild 
sweet cherry, and produces a long-lived tree which 
grows larger than the Mahaleb and comes into bear- 
ing a little later, and is not so hardy. Mahaleb is 
the perfume cherry of Europe and produces a tree 
smaller, earlier fruiting and hardier. Mahaleb is the 
most commonly used rootstock. 
We charge a premium for trees on Mazzard roots 
because they are more difficult to grow. 
What varieties are best for me to plant? 
A. All the varieties we list are 
tried and tested. Therefore, 
your choice is dependent on 
the type fruit you want 
and the _ ripening season 
desired. Your State College 
or Experiment Station will 
though nes yon Senet Delicious in pies, fine for sauce, tarts and cake, also be glad to supply rec- 
is ae oh oie i eats Crisp sprightly in salads—remains snowy white, ommendations for your 
where, peaches dO Well. ‘ : particular section and _ soil 
you can grow cherries, For lunches and munches—scrumptious to bite. Congdon: 
Caineess will sine yey B Consider the Cortland—always a delight. 10. Q. How do I take care of my 
5. Q. What are Quick Bearing Boysenberry plants? 
trees? —E. Stuart Hubbard A. Set the plants as we sug- 
A. The Quick Bearing Trees we é y gest in the planting guide 
offer are large three- or Poughkeepsie, N. Y. sent with all orders. Let 
four-year old trees whose the plants trail on the 
A. Recommendations vary for 
roots were pruned when they 
were two-year old trees. The 
result is strong fibrous root system that insures success- 
ful transplanting and early fruiting. 
. Will you tell me how to spray my trees and what to 
use? 
the different States or lo- 
calities. Your State Experiment Station has a free 
bulletin on the subject. See list of Stations and ad- 
dresses under Question 15. A general home orchard 
spray which Dr. Tukey has found successful ‘in his 
own home orchard is as follows: 
Mix the three following powdered materials: 
Wettable Sulfur 5ailbs: 
Lead Arsenate Eels, 
Rotenone Bulbs: 
TOTAL 10 Ibs. 
This amount is for mixing with 100 gallons of water. 
Accordingly for convenience put up in 10-lbs. lots in 
small paper bags or glass jars, and use a 1]-pound lot 
with each 10 gallons of spray, or one-half this 
amount for 5 gallons of spray. 
Make applications (1) Before Bloom, (2) After Bloom, 
(3) Memorial Day, (4) Fourth of July. 
Effective on fruits and roses, including apples, cher- 
ries, peaches, pears and plums, and also on vege- 
tables including tomatoes, potatoes, beans, cucum- 
bers, and melons. 
*This is not ‘‘fool proof’’ but will do for the average 
home orchard. 
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11. Q. 
12. Q. 
13. Q. 
14. Q. 
. The orchard can be mixed 
. Individual trees not over 
ground the first year. Then 
they can be tied to a trellis 
and handled just as you would grapes. 
Can | plant apple trees next to other fruit trees, 
such as Pears and Peaches? 
just as you want it, al- 
though many practical gardeners prefer to segregate 
the different kinds for convenience in spraying and 
general culture. 
How close must my trees be for proper cross-pol- 
lination? 
500-1000 feet apart will 
be satisfactorily cross pollinated, if the weather at 
blossoming time is warm enough for bees to be ac- 
tive. In solid blocks of closely planted trees, however, 
pollinizers should be provided every third or fourth 
row for best results. 
Are Dwarf Apple Trees 
plantings? 
practical for commercial 
- From experimental data now becoming available, we 
have every reason to believe that dwarf trees will be 
a success in commercial orchards. However, until 
dwarf rootstocks are available in large numbers, 
large plantings will not be possible. 
How can I tell if my soil is sufficiently acid for 
Blueberries? 
. Soil having an acidity testing between pH of 4.4 and 
5.0 is considered best. If you cannot have your soil 
tested locally, send a sample to your State Experi- 
ment Station (see list on next page) and they will 
test it for you. : ; 
