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Title: Catalogue
Identifier: CAT31283717 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Greening Bros; Greening, Charles E; Greening, George A; River Raisin Valley Nursery; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Monroe Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs
Publisher: Monroe, Mich. : Greening Bros.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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10 GREENING BROS.' CATALOGUE AND FRUIT GROWERS' GUIDE
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MODERN METHOD OF DICCINC TREES BY STEAM POWER. Progress is the watchword of the American people. The progressive spirit has manifested itself in the invention of a tree digging- machine, by means of which all kinds of trees may be dug without the slightest danger of bruising or injuring them. It will be seen in our illustration that the ground has been dug out directly behind the digger, exposing to view the steel blade and lifter of our modern tree digger, running at the time under our mammoth block of Standard Pear at a depth of 30 inches. The cables drawing the digger run to a pulley block stationed at the end of the rows, thence on a rectangle to the machine operated by steam power, as shown on next page. !j are Jtfardi/. j» IOur northern location is worthy of special mention. Our winters are quite severe and trees grown under such conditions are hardier and more Iv vigorous than those grown in a milder climate. rrfr% 7/*r*rsJn w Another advantage is that our nurseries border on Lake Erie, and have ever)- benefit of the healthy, cool water breezes. These facts no doubt to some extent account for the uncommon vigor of our trees and plants when afterwards transplanted. Our stock always ripens up thoroughly in the fall and goes into the winter without danger of being injured by severe frosts. A com- parison will prove that our stock has not the willowy and watery, soft growth of Southern or Western grown stock which no doubt accounts in a measure for the large and increasing demand for our Northern grown stock. The wood is firm and hard, the bodies strong, while the roots have strong forcing power. Such trees cannot fail to make good and profitable orchards. J\ It nas always boon our aim to keep fully Q/i Cfo L J ' L j L Q7 ^ abreast of the times in all matters relating to hor- f ll/C *sUOUS/l t/ie /ft ticulture, in order that we might be able to apply y v to our business the very best principles in the 2 Jl. sJTOrtlCulturist. i mowing and caring for Nursery Stock. RecOgr y tr»« viu/(a«((«/foti £ nizing that many now and valuable truths are ^y^j^y^j^v^s^^^^^^^^^^^V being discovered which are of especial interest to the fruit growers, and which ordinarily would not at once be brought to their attention, we some four years ago began the publication of the North American horticulturist. We-engaged an editor whose time is devoted to looking up the very latest and best ideas on horticultural subjects, and to studying'the results of experiments by prominent fruit growers everywhere, so as to present to our patrons and the public generally, especially those interested in fruit growing, something of practical benefit. Our extensive trial grounds give us an advantage over other horticultural papers. Overcome evil with good;

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