. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. exclusion of the mice, for which this is by far the most ef- fectual method, if the surface is raised nine or ten inches round the tree just before winter, fig. 45. The gTass no longer affords these animals any hiding place, and when they reach the bank of fresh earth, they are immediately diverted from their course, and never attack the stem. S
. The American fruit culturist : containing directions for the propagation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchid and garden : with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties cultivated in the United States . Fruit-culture. exclusion of the mice, for which this is by far the most ef- fectual method, if the surface is raised nine or ten inches round the tree just before winter, fig. 45. The gTass no longer affords these animals any hiding place, and when they reach the bank of fresh earth, they are immediately diverted from their course, and never attack the stem. Such a circle of dug earth facilitates the application of manure, which may be spread ; about the tree late in autumn, when the " soluble portions are carried down among the Fig. 45. roots by the autumn and spring rains, after which it is turned beneath the soil with the spade. Unless, however, this circle is of large size, it can afford but very partial benefit. The size should increase as the tree ad- vances in growth. In very small trees, most of the roots are within a foot or two of the stem, but their circumfe- rence forms an annually increasing circle. Hence the fre- quent practice of applying manure, or digging the ground closely about the base, as exhibited in the annexed fig- ure, (46,) is com- paratively use- less. Hence, too, the practice of plowing a . few furrows only on each side of a row of large trees in an orchard, is greatly inferior to the cultivation of the whole sur- face. Among the crops which are best "suited to young trees, are pota- toes, rata bagas, beets, carrots, beans, and all low hoed crops. Indian corn, though a hoed crop, is of too tall a growth, shading youngr. 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 Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob). New York : Miller, Orton &
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