. Catalogue. Nursery stock Michigan Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. BLOCK OF WHOLE-ROOT ONE-YEAR-OLD DWARF PEARS. The wonderful growing power in our soil accounts in a measure for the phenomenal growth of our business. To grow dwarf pears 6 feet high in one year was something unknown in former years. The secret lies right down in the soil, and the way it is prepared before planting. Few people ever dream of having the soil analyzed by an expert chemist, much less to study the mechanical and physic
. Catalogue. Nursery stock Michigan Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. BLOCK OF WHOLE-ROOT ONE-YEAR-OLD DWARF PEARS. The wonderful growing power in our soil accounts in a measure for the phenomenal growth of our business. To grow dwarf pears 6 feet high in one year was something unknown in former years. The secret lies right down in the soil, and the way it is prepared before planting. Few people ever dream of having the soil analyzed by an expert chemist, much less to study the mechanical and physical properties of the soil. We probe this subject thoroughly and have gone to some expense along this'line in the employment of an expert chemist in order to find the deficiencies, in what goes to make up the elements of a perfect soil, viz: potash, nitrogen, phosphoric acid, humus, etc. We find that scientific methods may be employed along this line with very satisfactory results. Crown Pruning tops of trees may be done ing. If done after plant- cised not to loosen the trees The work of pruning the either before or after plant- ing, care should be exer- in the ground. We advise top pruning Of grapes and small fruits after planting. Pruning Apple, Pear, Plum and Cherry. Prune off all branches except the upper three or four; these cut back to spurs about six inches in length. Good judgment is necessary in selecting branches for the crown, such as will form an evenly-balanced head. Pruning Peach Trees. Cut back the entire top to three feet from the ground after being planted ; prune off all branches, leaving four or five spurs about two inches long at the top. In other words, trim to a straight whip with a few spurs at the top, two inches long. Where there are no branches at the top after heading in, trim to a straight whip. Peach trees of smaller grades should be headed a few inches lower. The Planting A wooden S( U1 Square ;na,k; out, °* [e,nce ^____J________ boards eight feet
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