. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. PKACH headed back to a whip 18-24 mthes hi^h and all \()ung shoots aie afterwards rubbed oft except 4 or o for the too Young orchards are usualh well cultivated until August 1 to 15 Aphids if thev attack the top, destroyed b^ strong tobacco water or kerosene ilsion If
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. PKACH headed back to a whip 18-24 mthes hi^h and all \()ung shoots aie afterwards rubbed oft except 4 or o for the too Young orchards are usualh well cultivated until August 1 to 15 Aphids if thev attack the top, destroyed b^ strong tobacco water or kerosene ilsion If the aphids attack the loots i hindtui of Dissolved South f irohm makes one of the h, -t t i expensive, and it is 1 i 1239 ang plow and the sulk\ tnder favorable eondi good crops 20-25 >ears ined between the years of )t generally practiced m e problems that is i id will be gnen greater ')00 the trees and prices f thmnmg The pickers in li 111 In the orchard. until thf V they shoii! except 111 oes, wliicli can bu niauurcd highly and at the time not interfere with the trees. Under no con- should the trees be seeded in grain or grass, and cultivatiuii should be given each year. The trees iually examined for borers at least once a year and The pruning is done in fall or winter. No heading- back of bearing trees is practiced, but no doubt many of the young orchards now lieiiig planted will be grown in this manner. Dead wood is removed annually and the top kept open to admit the sun so as to color the fruit. A low wagon is often used for hauling out the brush. In the nursery the trees are always propagated by budding. At one time it was supposed that natural seeds produced the best and healthiest trees, but expe- lias shown that no trees are better or healthier iIliii iIim,,. ijrown from seed taken from the most vigor- ::, .1/-///.1//H3. —Formerly all of the fruit was picked iu hiiskits, packed in crat«s holding three pecks, and sliipped to the commission men of the vario
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