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MOST DELICIOUS FRESH FRUIT FLAVOR COMES ONLY FROM HOME GROWN FRUITS 
There’s no flavor quite as good as the flavor you get when you 
grow your own fruit. In addition you have more fruit of better 
quality and at a greater saving. You may choose to plant those 
varieties that are superior in flavor—fresh preserved or frozen. 
(This quality must sometimes be sacrificed by commercial growers 
in favor of ability to hold up well in long distance shipments.) You 
may also select varieties that will provide fruit very early or very 
late in ‘the season when the market prices are high. Wards offer 
numerous varieties of each kind. Use the table below to choose 
PLANTING DISTANCES 
Apart 
in Rows 
30-40 ft. 
16-20 it. 
FRUITS Between | Plants per CLIMATE PREPERRED 
Rows Acre 
30-40 ft. 48-27 
16-20 ft. 152-109 
Apples 
Apricots 
Not for semi-tropics 
Any climate 
20-25 ft. | 20-25 ft. 
25-30 ft. 
_30—40 ft. 
15-25 ft. 
18-22 ft. 
18-22 ft. 
Cherry, Sour 
Cherry, Sweet 
Crab Apple 
Figs 
Nectarines 
Peaches 
Not for semi-tropics 
Any climate 
Any climate 
Best in warm climate 
Best in warm climate 
Avoid late trost loca- 
tions 
Any climate 
18-22 ft. 
18-22 ft. 
30—40 ft. 
20-25 ft. 
18-22 it. 
10-15 ft. 
30-40 ft. 
20-25 ft. 
18-22 ft. 
Pears 
Not for severe cli. 
Any climate 
Any climate 
Persimmons 
Plums 
Quince 
3-4 ft. 
4-5 ft. 
Any climate 
Any climate 
Amer. Cranberry 
Blueberry 2800—1200 
Not for Zone 9 
Not for semi-tropics 
or for Zone 9 
Any climate 
Not for semi-tropics 
Not for deep south 
3-4 ft. 
4-5 ft. 
3500-1800 
2800-1200 
Blackberry 
Boysenberry 
Cherry Plum 
Currant 
Gooseberry 
3600-1450 
3600-1450 
Grape 
900-550 Any climate 
Hansen Bush 
Cherry 
Juneberry 
Nanking Cherry 
Raspberry 
Rhubarb 
Strawberry 
(home garden) 
(commercial) 
Youngberry 
Any climate 
Any climate 
Any climate 
Not for deep south 
Not for deep south 
Any climate 
2800-1200 | Best in mild climate 
Sort AND LOCATION PREFERRED 
Grows in most locations. 
Piant on North or West exposure 
to discourage early bloom. 
Best in well-drained sandy loam. 
Best in well-drained sandy loam. 
Grows in most locations. 
Hardy to 20°. Heavy Clay soil. 
Well-drained clay orsandy loam. 
Plant like Apricots. High well- 
drained clay or sandy loam. 
Well fertilized clay or clay loam. 
Dry, well-drained soil. 
Medium heavy soil. 
Any good garden soil. 
Sun or shade in any soil. 
Rich, moist acid soil with good 
drainage Gnd winter protection. 
Protected spot, good drainage. 
Protected spot, good drainage. 
Any good garden soil. 
Moist, well-drained soil. 
Good rich, well-fertilized soil in 
sun or shade, 
Almost any ordinary soil in airy 
location. 
Any good garden soil. 
Any good garden soil. 
Any good garden soil. 
Well drained fertile soil. 
Any good soil. 
Good well-drained loam. 
Plant in protected location. 

the kinds of fruits best suited to your climate and location. 
(Where special types of soil are indicated the fruit will do 
best on that soil, but most fruits for home use are satisfactory on 
any good garden soil.) Use the plan at the bottom of the page 
and plan your own orchard to fit your own space. Study the fol- 
lowing pages for varieties that meet your special need. For 
varieties that are best for freezing—see Page 39. If you are plan- 
ning a large commercial orchard be sure to see your county 
agent and contact your state agricultural department. 
OTHER VALUE 
Single Pink or White Blossoms 
Single Pink-White Blossoms 
Single Pink Blossoms 
Single Pink-White Blossoms 
Single Pink Blossoms 
Interesting Branching 
Pink Blossoms 
Pink Blossoms 
White Blossoms 
Single White Blossoms 
White Blossoms 
Pale Pink Blossoms 
White Flowers 
Brilliant Fall Foliage 
White Flowers 
Good Shrub 
Good Shrub, Sun or Shade 
Ornamental Vine for Arbor 
or Screen 
Good Shrub, White Blossoms 
Good Shrub; White Blooms 
Good Shrub 
*Indicates Fruits that need two varieties for cross pollination. **Indicates Fruits that sometimes need 2 varieties—depending on the varieties. 
HERE IS A PLAN :‘TO PROVIDE PLENTY OF FRUIT 
The plan at the right is one of many ways to provide plenty of fruit for 
the average family. (Wards planting guide sent with every order shows 
other systems.) As a general rule, the site selected must have plenty of 
sun and a free circulation of air, and the soil must be well drained and 
fertile to produce most satisfactory fruit crops. Planting distances in the 
table above are general because much depends on the fertility of soil and 
characteristics of specific varieties. 
Most fruits bear more heavily when pollinated by other varieties of the 
same kind of fruit (see table above). Without such cross-pollination many’ 
varieties will not set good crops. A neighbor's tree may serve this purpose, 
but it should not be more than 100 feet away if the cross pollination is to be 
effective. In large plantings use one good pollinizer to every 6 or 8 trees. 
The plan at the right provides for 4 apples trees to be planted at the 
corners, and a sweet cherry tree in the middle cf a 48-foot square area. 
3 Peach trees, 2 Pear trees, 2 Plum trees are also provided. The 12 places 
indicated for Dwarf trees, may be used for Wards special strain of low- 
headed sour cherries or for berry bushes. In rows between the trees may 
be filled Boysenberries, Red and Purple Raspberries, and Blackberries. 
Between the trees single berry bushes may be planted such as G-Goose- 
berry, C-Currant, BR-Black Raspberry. 
Your success begins with proper planting, and would follow through 
with a program of pruning, feeding, cultivating and spraying. You can 
get fruit without spraying but the fruit will be more perfect if the tree has 
been sprayed at the proper time. To achieve maximum results from Wards 
fruits be sure to study the planting guide shipped with each order. 


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