

Dwarf Wealthy. 
Apple 
(% Life Size) 
Fruits 
On these seven pages are most 
hardy forms of permanent 
food-producing plants. For 
the most part they need some 
care, but those most labor- 
saving include: Crab-apples, Bush-cherry, Blueberry, Blackberry, nut trees and 
(in regular fruit) the dwarfed forms rather than the standard trees. An 
orchard so planned can product a full crop and yet be less than half as much 
work and expense as an unplanned orchard 
Fruit trees are planted like any 
other deciduous tree (see page 53) or, if shrubs see page 37: — 
Drainage 
Air among the roots is more essential than 
food, as it enables a tree to use the food. 
Hence, drainage must always be good in 
»an-orchard. Sandy soil, a gravel subsoil 
or plentiful stones on a slope make natu- 
ral drainage. It can be created by tile or 
stone drains. 
W atering 
The supply of water determines growth 
and fruitfulness—particularly in summer. 
Nearby springs are the usual natural sup- 
ply for the soil. Artificial watering is all 
right for a very few trees, but commer- 
cially a meager water-supply is eked out 
by cultivation of the surface, or by a cover 
crop turned under in August or late July. 


Fertilizing 
Commercial fertilizer being scarce, manure 
is the usual substitute. Apply in early 
spring only and omit entirely on trees 
making a lusty, rich-colored growth of 
leaves. We offer natural fertilizer for 
sale. (See page 4.) 
Pruning 
Cut cautiously: much damage is done by 
over-cutting. The more leaves left on a 
tree, the likelier it is to bloom (and bear) 
next year. Let no parallel branches lie 
closer than a foot apart, remove chafing 
branches, and you have little more to do. 
Cut clean with sharp tools; all cuts slop- 
ing to shed rain; paint at once, don’t let 
rain fall on unpainted cuts. 
Hybrid Blueberries 
(In Life Size) 

SELF-STERILITY 
OF FRUITS 
Many fruits do not bear real 
crops if planted separately .Pol- 
len from nearby trees of dif- 
ferent variety is often needed. 
Noted on these pages by:— 
© = self-unfruitful. Do not 
plant by itself, but always with 
another variety of the same 
fruit to cross-pollenize. 
(P) = good pollenizer..:' 
Some apples 
Most peaches 
All sour cherries 
PLUMS: All but prunes are 
self-unfruitful and need pol- 
lenizers. Triflotas are Euro- 
pean kinds will not cross-fer- 
tilize. 
Self-Unfruitful 
AE UE 
All pears 
Some. apples 
Sweet cherries 

BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS 
Some kinds are outstandingly more 
showy in bloom than others. Here 
are the ten best. 
APPLE (pink, fragrant) 
McIntosh group 
Red Astrakhan 
_ Red Rome Beauty 
Wealthy 
APPLE (showy white) 
R. I. Greening 
Yellow transparent 
PEACH (large pink) 
Crawford 
Elberta 
Hale 
PLUM (showy white) 
Abundance 
PLANTING DISTANCES 
Apple, Standard js.255 eee _.30 by 30 ft. 
Appless) wark ssa 10 by 10 ft. 
Cherty, 2s. a8 3. eee 25 by 25 ft. 
Peach’ or, Plums eea eee 20 by 20 ft. 
PeachtorsPlums D watt 10 by 10 ft. 
Pearcy Staridardur. 90 eee Zoi Dy25) tt. 
Peat eDwathiso.. aaa 10 by 10 ft. 
Apricot 4 .c.caac ta so ees ‘12 by 12 ft. 
Blackbettyl ym se. cee 2 ft. by 6 to 8 ft. 
Raspbertrya sartc 0 eee 2 ft. by 3 to 4 ft. 
Grapey vse Gh See 8 by 10 ft. 
Blueberry air ..05 dare 4 by 6 ft 
Bush-Chetty, jac. eee 4 by G ft 
Chestoute... eee 30 by 30 ft. 
Walnut: 2h en nae 40 by 40 ft 
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