. Catalogue of nursery stock. Seed industry and trade Michigan Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 28 GREENING BROS., flONROE, HICH. PEACHES. The ease with which peach trees may be cultivated, their comparative freedom from disease, the short period before they become productive, with the immense demand for the fruit and the facility with which it may be shipped into distant markets, make peach grow- ing- extremely profitable. Peaches are fast growers, and the crops that are planted among them are the most im portant part in peach culture. Continuous working will cause the trees to gro
. Catalogue of nursery stock. Seed industry and trade Michigan Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. 28 GREENING BROS., flONROE, HICH. PEACHES. The ease with which peach trees may be cultivated, their comparative freedom from disease, the short period before they become productive, with the immense demand for the fruit and the facility with which it may be shipped into distant markets, make peach grow- ing- extremely profitable. Peaches are fast growers, and the crops that are planted among them are the most im portant part in peach culture. Continuous working will cause the trees to grow fast, become short-lived and bear but little fruit; on the other hand, if the trees are worked only enough to produce good healthy growth, it will harden the wood and form fruit buds. They will be both hardy and productive in this way. \. NEW PROLIFIC, the King of the Peach Orchard. Peach growers will do well to observe the following : The trunks of peach trees should not be trained higher than two and one-half to three feet; the previous year's growth should be shortened back about one-third each year ; shoots from the trunks and lower large branches should be cut off. Wood ashes are excellent top dressing. Wash the trees every year in May with weak lye or strong soap suds, to kill the insects that harbor in the crev- ices of the bark. Our method to secure sound and healthy trees every year is to spray the trees with Paris Green. (See last pages of Catalogue.) Spray your trees in the evening or on a cloudy day. This requires but little work, and kills all the insects. It may be men- Cultivate a Good Crop of Fruit and Good Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Greening Bros; River Raisin Valley Nursery; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Monroe, Mich. : D. M. Fer
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