. Kellogg's great crops of small fruits : and how he grows them. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Ionia Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. If the crowns are too low the3^ will rot or make a feeble growth. If too hig-h the upper roots will be exposed to wind and die. The new roots alwa)rs start from above the old ones and if the plant is not in the ground deep enough they will not start (see engrav- ings). If a little too deep new crowns will not start on the side of the plant, and if a little too high it will make only a feeble growth. I urge great care in doing- this work. The most per
. Kellogg's great crops of small fruits : and how he grows them. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Ionia Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. If the crowns are too low the3^ will rot or make a feeble growth. If too hig-h the upper roots will be exposed to wind and die. The new roots alwa)rs start from above the old ones and if the plant is not in the ground deep enough they will not start (see engrav- ings). If a little too deep new crowns will not start on the side of the plant, and if a little too high it will make only a feeble growth. I urge great care in doing- this work. The most per- fect tool ever in- vented for this pur- pose is the Perfection plant setter. It digs the hole leaving- in the center a cone. It is set with a g-auge so it can be neither too deep nor too shal- low. Take the plant by the crown and hold the roots upside down, giving it a slight quick jerk and roots will fall over the hand when you can quickly turn it over the cone and the roots will arrang-e the m s e 1 v e s evenly around it. Then the dirt is quickly brushed back into the opening and firmed. The cone comes clear up under the center of the crown, the bottom of cone being about five inches in diameter and roots so dis- tributed there can be no tangled mass as it gives a circumference and immediate root pasturage of over fifteen inches. All roots in center of a tan- g-led mass not be- ing- able to reach the soil mildew and rot, and are not only lost as feeders to the plant, but greatly injure the remain- ing roots and hin- d e r the growth for many weeks. The Aveedins machine will work perfectly as roots are braced in all directions and at an exact depth so none can be injured by the teeth passing- around them. We can furnish this machine at S4.( 0 or with Automat- ic runner cutter Perfection Plant The Cone. (Ready for the plant.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and a
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