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Title: Everything for the fruit grower : 1899
Identifier: CAT31283882 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Reid's Nurseries; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Ohio Bridgeport Catalogs; Nursery stock Ohio Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs
Publisher: Bridgeport, Ohio : E. W. Reid's Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Fruit Trees. Special Xx>tiCC—We call your especial attention to our line of nursery stock. Many of you, no doubt, know how often the people are robbed and humbugged by agents, who call upon you, saying they represent a certain firm, when they do not; they buy their stock wherever they can buy the lowest, and charge you double rates for stock which is nothing but culls and common varieties. We have placed our rates as low as any firm which has a reputation at stake, and we will protect the grower and give him just what he buys. Preparations for Planting1.—Plow and subsoil repeatedly, so as to pulverize thoroughly to a depth of 12 to 18 inches. When planting on the lawn or grass plots, remove the sod for a diameter of four to five feet, and keep this space well worked and free from weeds. Dig the hole deeper and larger than is necessary to admit all the roots in their natural position, keeping the surface and subsoil separate. Cut off broken and bruised roots, and shorten the tops to half a dozen good buds, except for fall planting, when it is better to defer top- pruning until the following spi'ing. 'If not prepared to plant when your stock arrives, "heel-in," by diggins: a trench deep enough to admit all the roots, and setting the trees therein as close as they can stand, carefully packing the earth about the roots, taking up when required. Never leave the roots exposed, and "puddle " before planting. Planting.—Fill up the hole with surface soil, so that the tree will stand about as it did in the nursery after the earth is settled, except for Dwarf Pears, which should be planted deep enough to cover two or three inches the quince stock upon which they are budded. Work the soil thoroughly among the roots, and when well covered tramp firmly. Set the tree firm as a post, but leave the surface filling (of poorer soil) light and loose. No staking will be required except for very tall trees. Never let manure come in contact with the roots. DISTANCES FOR PLANTING. Standard Apples 30 feet apart each way. Standard Pears and strong-growing Cherries 20 Duke and Morello Cherries 18 Standard Plums, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines 1G to 18 Dwarf Pears 10 to 12 Dwarf Apples 10 to 12 Grapes rows 10 to 16 feet a pari . 7 to 16 feet in rows. Currants and Gooseberries 3 to 4 feet apart. Raspberries and Blackberries 3 to 4 by 5 to 7 feet apart. Strawberries, for field-culture 1 to 1^ by 3 to 3% feet apart. Strawberries, for garden-culture 1 to 2 feet apart. NOTE.—A most excellent way in planting an apple orchard 30 feet apart is to plant peaches in between. By the time the apples require the ground the peaches will have passed their prime, and can be removed. NUMBER OF" TREES TO AN ACRE—RULE.—Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the dis- tance the plants are apart in the rows, and the product will be the number of square feet for each plant or hill ; which divided into the number of feet in an acre (43,560), will give the number of trees to an acre. WEIGHT OF TREES AND PLANTS, PACKED. Fruit trees 5 to 7 feet, weight about 100 pounds to 100 trees. " 3 to 5 feet, " 25 to 50 " " 100 trees. Grapevines " " 10 to 25 " " 100 plants. Currants " " 10 to 25 " " 100 " Gooseberries " " 10 to 25 " " 100 " Blackberries " " 10 to 25 " " 100 Red Raspberries " " 5 to 10 " " 100 " Black Raspberry tips " " 5 to 6 " " 100 Strawberries " " 25 " " 1,000 " SEEDLING§.-We offer the following select list of the best imported stock: Apple seedlings, 5 to 7 millimeters, $1.25 per 100; Pear seedlings. 5 to 7 millimeters, $1.50 per 100; Plum seedlings, 5 to 7 millimeters, $1.25 per 100; Cherry seedlings, 5 to 7 millimeters, $1.25 per 100. -a-

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