. Catalogue of the Orange County Nurseries. Fruit Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs. T. J. DWYER, CORNWALL, NEW YORK. 63 Peach Tt*ees. Plant The Trees Tuaenty Feet Apart Eaeh Way. Peach trees will not give good results m the orchard without thorough cultivation, but set around and near buildings, in sheltered nooks, will live much longer and give greater satisfaction, and, singularly enough, thrive better if the ground about thern is not disturbed. Be sure that the soil is well supplied with potash. Muriate of potash is the most
. Catalogue of the Orange County Nurseries. Fruit Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs. T. J. DWYER, CORNWALL, NEW YORK. 63 Peach Tt*ees. Plant The Trees Tuaenty Feet Apart Eaeh Way. Peach trees will not give good results m the orchard without thorough cultivation, but set around and near buildings, in sheltered nooks, will live much longer and give greater satisfaction, and, singularly enough, thrive better if the ground about thern is not disturbed. Be sure that the soil is well supplied with potash. Muriate of potash is the most desirable form to apply. Wood ashes may be used to a good purpose if readily obtainable. Bone dust and ashes is one of the best Plant no deeper than the trees stood in the nursery, and make the soil very firm. It is very important that the young tree should be prop- erly pruned at the time of planting. All side branches should be cut back to within a few inches of the main stem, the latter being severed at about two-thirds the distance from the ground. Small trees should be pruned to a whip, cutting back the stem nearly one-half the way to the ground. The after-culture is very simple, being merely to keep the sur- face always mellow and free from weeds. For the first two years after planting, hoed crops may be planted between the trees with 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 T. J. Dwyer (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Cornwall, N. Y. : T. J. Dwyer
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