PINEAPPLE QUINCE 
PEARS 
Bartlett. The outstanding canning, drying, and market pear. Fruit 
large and regular in shape, tapering slightly toward apex. Skin 
brightly yellow with rose blush. Flesh fine grained, buttery and 
juicy. August. 
Beurre D’Anjou. A fine pear; rather large; flesh yellowish white, 
rich and vinous flavored. Tree good grower and productive. Good 
eating pear. October. 
Comice. Skin rich yellow at maturity, often lightly shaded with 
crimson. Flesh white, fine grained and melting, sweet and rich. 
Very good. October. 
Winter Nelis. Small delightfully flavored fruits. 
the coast. Oct.-Nov. Good bearer and pollinizer. 
Excellent along 
TREES should be planted as soon as possible : 
until Dy 
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(2) PRUNE all broken roots with a sharp knife 
or pruning shears. Make a clean 
Sey, cut—they heal quickly. Never 
e pull broken pieces off. 
Prone here a 
COVER with 
wet burlap or wet 
newspaper until 
planting holes are ready. 
blackberries (Boysen, Young, and en 
Logan), are better trained on trellises, KR 
6'-8' apart. Their dense growth covers & oe Nive ES 
the trellis and fruits appear on the “® ~~ 
surface. 
intervals. 
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Prune Bahr 
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SPREAD roots out 
in a natural posi- 
tion and tamp soil 
firmly about roots. 
Space 1 ft. apart 
Water well. 
BERRIES. Raspberries may be planted STRAWBERRIES. 
as hedges, 2’ apart. Sprawly kinds like Pe fy 
for wider beds allow walk at 3-foot 
GRAPEVINES Grapevines are planted 
buds, except in arbors, 5 8 
as fruit arises on cur- 
rent year’s wood. 
Fruit trees from dormant bare root stock are available for planting 
from late December to mid-March. In any other season most varie- 
ties are available growing in containers at slightly higher prices. 
FRANQUETTE WALNUT 
PERSIMMON 
$3.50 and up 
Hachiya. The best and most popular variety. Large cone-shaped 
bright orange-red fruit with sweet, rich, soft flesh. Puckery only 
when not completely ripe. 
HOW TO PLANT FRUITS.BERRIES.ASPARAGUS 
) ® PRUNE THE TOP GROWTH. Young trees 
562) may have from one to several 
small twigs when planted. Tung 
These develop into the main 
branches later on. rire 
here 
It is important to carefully 
TOP YIEW 
select the branches to leave so 
that the top of the tree will be 
well balanced, sturdy and 
strong. Heavy bearing trees 
should be disbudded for larger, 
finer flavored fruits. 
ASPARAGUS. Plant in furrows or 
each way. For trenches. Roots should be 6 to 8 in. 
the home garden deep, but when planted cover only 2 to 
3 feet fa good 3 in. and later in season fill in the 
width of bed— remainder. Cut very lightly second 
any length — : 
season; full crop third year. 
Three feet between 
f rows, 
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