. Greening's fruit growers' guide : complete in four departments. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Monroe Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 4 GREENING'S FRUIT GROWERS' NUMBER OF TREES AND PLANTS TO AN AC At 4 feet apart each way " 5 " " 6 " 8 10 12 16 18 20 25 30 RE. 2723 1742 1210 681 435 302 170 134 109 70 50 40 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANS- PLANTING. Immediately after receiving- your trees or plants from the nursery, moisten thor- oughly and. wrap or cover to prevent dry- ing- out, after which take them home at once, and heel
. Greening's fruit growers' guide : complete in four departments. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Monroe Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 4 GREENING'S FRUIT GROWERS' NUMBER OF TREES AND PLANTS TO AN AC At 4 feet apart each way " 5 " " 6 " 8 10 12 16 18 20 25 30 RE. 2723 1742 1210 681 435 302 170 134 109 70 50 40 INSTRUCTIONS FOR TRANS- PLANTING. Immediately after receiving- your trees or plants from the nursery, moisten thor- oughly and. wrap or cover to prevent dry- ing- out, after which take them home at once, and heel in without delay. Cover all the roots good and deep, and moisten the soil if necessary. Be sure to keep the stock moist all the time until planted. ROOT PRUNING BEFORE PLANTING. The roots of all kinds of trees, grapes, gooseberries and currants should be NORWAY MAPLE. CREENtNC PARK. carefully pruned before planting. For this purpose use a sharp knife, and cut A beautiful, hardy shade tree. Very ofi aU the endg also broken and bruise(i desirable for parks, avenues or yards. rootSi smoothly from the under side. The wounds thus made will callous over very soon and throw out [strong roots, making the tree vigorous and lasting. CROWN PRUNING. The work of pruning the tops of trees may be done either before or after planting. If done after planting, care should be exercised not to loosen the trees in the ground. We advise top pruning with a pruning shear on grapes and small fruits after planting. Pruning Apple, Pear, Plum and Cherry .—Prune off all branches except the upper three or four ; these cut back to spurs about six inches in length. Good judgment is neces- sary in selecting branches for the crown, such as will form an evenly-balanced head. Pi uning Peach Trees.—Cut back the entire top to three feet from the ground after being- planted ; prune off all branches, leaving four or five spurs about two inches long at the top. In other words, trim to a straight whip with a few sp
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