Dwarf Fruits 
A tree whose fruit is as large or larger than 
ordinary, but which never grows very tall—perhaps 
ultimately 12 to 15 feet. Space 12 feet apart. 
A dwarfed tree can be sprayed, pruned and picked 
by hand without ladders, equipment or professional 
skill. It bears much earlier in life, in its third or fourth 
year at latest—ofter earlier—and carries amazing 
loads of fruit. Dwarfed fruits (especially Plums and 
Peach) are less liable to borers and other pests. 
PRICES: Ali kinds listed below: 
1 year—Not branched .................... $2.60 Aone 
2 year—Branched ................ 3.90 ) onorders 
3 year—Heavier 0. 5.29 | under s10| 
All three ages are about the same height. Most 
are 3to 4 feet high, but apples often are still dwarfer. 
Planting depth should be so that the graft is just above the 
ground, or an inch above. If too deep the scion develops its 
own roots and tree is no longer dwarf. If teo high, rootstock 
stead of one standard, 
and the 4 will bear 
about 14 more fruit 
than will one standard 
tree—and will do it 
2 to 4 years quicker! 
Dwarf fruits are not 
short-lived, but thrive 
and produce a gene- 
ration or more. A 
space 25 ft. square 
will held 4 dwarfs in- 
Kinds of Dwarfs Available 
Root Stocks: ina on Malling APPLES 
types: certain kinds on 1, 2, 3 or 7 
for reasons based on long experi- Cortland 
ence Cox's Orange 
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, Duchess 
Also, apples are available on 
Malling 9—Extra Dwarf, not over 6 F ers PEARS 
ft. Specify if No. 9 desired. Giees (Snow) 
Pears are on Quince; Plums on St. Orevenstein Bartlett 
Julien; other fruits on Almond. 
Jonathan 
Northern Spy 
Red Astrakhan 
Beurre Bosc 
Clapp’s Favorite 
Comice (Riviera) 
QUINCE APRICOT Red Delicious Duchess 
Orange Alexander Red Mclntosh D a Qigeulene 
Champion. Early Golden R. |. Greening Finer? Merode 
Moorpark Redwin Spy Flemish Beauty 
PEACHES Perfection Rome Beauty orham 
er Piland Stayman Winesap_ Kieffer 
Belle of Georgia Spitzenberg Seckel 
Crawford PLUMS Wealthy Sheldon 
Eclipse bios eee Delicious Wm. Nevis 
Elberta Burbank Tiahenaene SWEET 
Golden Jubilee 
y HRs Damson CHERRIES 
cay bh: German Prune NECTARINE Bing 
flea fm town a 
rasta Reine Claude Sure Crop Sarre 
Stanley Prune Red Roman Windsor 
Dwarf Mclutosh Apple 
suckers. 
Drainage. Air among the roots is essential; 
enables a tree to use food. Drainage must al- 
ways bez 900d in an orchard. 
Watering. [he supply of water determines 
growth and fruitfulness—particularly in summer. 
Artificial watering is all right, or a meager 
water-supply can be eked out by cultivation 
ar mulching. 
Pruning. Severely prune away branches 
and twigs when planting young fruit 
trees. Leave nothing but the main stem 
and two or three shortened branches. 
Result: extra vigor next spring. 
