. 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. Fig 303. Fig. 304. hibits distinctly this mode of plant- ing, the dotted line indicating the common surface of the earth, on which the tree is set, and the low mound raised upon the roots. This not only gives the roots a deeper soil, but prevents the water from settling among them. By throwing the furrows occasionally towards the rows, the raise
. 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. Fig 303. Fig. 304. hibits distinctly this mode of plant- ing, the dotted line indicating the common surface of the earth, on which the tree is set, and the low mound raised upon the roots. This not only gives the roots a deeper soil, but prevents the water from settling among them. By throwing the furrows occasionally towards the rows, the raised surface will be maintained, and a furrow left be- tween for drainage. Staking trees, p. 75. The ac- companying figure (304) shows at a glance the mode in which the stake is driven into the bottom of the hole before filling in. Fruit-ladder. An improvement has been made on the ladder with Fig. 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 & Mulligan
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