. Descriptive catalogue of fruits and flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Georgia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits and Flowers. 5 Hints to Amateur Fra5t=GrowerSo While we believe that this chapter will be useful to all practical orchardists and horticulturists, it is intended principalU- for the benefit of beginners. The points herein contained are based upon our own experience, and we know them to be reliable. Selection and Preparation of an Orchard Site. In selecting a site for a fruit orchard, the question of draina
. Descriptive catalogue of fruits and flowers. Nurseries (Horticulture) Georgia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits and Flowers. 5 Hints to Amateur Fra5t=GrowerSo While we believe that this chapter will be useful to all practical orchardists and horticulturists, it is intended principalU- for the benefit of beginners. The points herein contained are based upon our own experience, and we know them to be reliable. Selection and Preparation of an Orchard Site. In selecting a site for a fruit orchard, the question of drainage outweighs all others. Do not think you can stick your trees out on some waste land that is too poor or too wet and sour to grow anything else, and expect good results. The land that will make the best corn and cotton will make the best orchard. Any land that will drain readily and not hold water on or near the surface long at a time may be made suitable by throwing up beds with a plow and setting the trees on the ridges, leaving the water furrows midway between the rows, running the same general direction as the slope of the land. Ground should be thoroughly broken and well pulverized. A top-dressing of stable manure before breaking is excellent, but aside from this no fertilizer of any kind should be used in preparing the soil or planting the trees. New land is better than old fields, especially for peaches and grapes. The virgin sod should be thoroughly broken during the ^ummer before the trees are planted, to allow the clods to rot and the ground to become mellow. In all cases, keep )-our eye on the drainage. Selection of Trees. We wish to emphasize the importance of selecting young trees. Bear in mind that a j^oung tree can be removed from the nursery with all its roots, while an old one cannot be taken up without cutting away a large portion of them, thus stunting its growth so that it will not come into bearing much, if anj', sooner than a younger tree, and its chances
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