Category: Horticulture

In favorable localities the peach may be grown from Connecticut to Florida and westward, except in the coldest locations among the mountains, to the Pacific coast. In cold localities it is generally placed in sheltered situations where the sun will not strike the buds too strongly during winter, and thus make them swell and freeze. […]

” On account of the nature of the land at my disposal for nut orchards,” writes Dr. Robert T. Morris of New York, “it was necessary to devise some labor-saving plan that would cover the whole ground in a general way. The 200 acres set out to nut trees consist in part of open tilled […]

In gardening two factors are essential: First, a soil that is capable of absorbing and holding water without being so compact and tight as to prevent free movement of water in all directions, and, second, plant food. ” Probably a typical garden soil would be a sandy loam,” writes Dr. E. B. Voorhees, director of […]

“We receive trees many times that are started to leaf out and with very little packing around the roots,” writes Benton Gebhard of Michigan. ” The roots are dry and many trees are fatally injured when they get to their destination. Sometimes we immerse these roots in warm water to revive them. ” The roots […]

There are two principal classes of pears the European and the Chinese. All of our finely flavored varieties belong to the former class. The Chinese group contains such undesirable though extensively grown varieties as Kieffer, Le Conte, and Garber. No self-respecting person would have any one of these varieties in his home orchard, and no […]

The question- frequently arises, when to ,prune. Among the earlier horticulturists this question was often answered as follows : Prune when your knife is sharp. This is a comparatively safe method to follow with most plants, but where the problem involves the management of extensive commercial plantations it is not so easy to prune in […]

No fruit will replace the plum. It makes the choicest of preserves, and many of the varieties are unsurpassed as dessert fruits. Every farm should have at least a dozen trees of various varieties to extend the season, as Professor Ballou outlines below: The plum does best in rather strong, rich clayey loam, but even […]

“After trying many different methods of keeping the winter supply of vegetables,” writes L. Hunt of Orleans County, Vermont, “I have settled upon the following plan as best suited to my needs: Apples I tried in barrels, boxes, and wrapped in paper on shelves. I then tried spreading them out not more than three or […]

The quince is probably the most neglected of the cultivated fruits in America. It is usually allowed to shift for itself. There is no reason why this should be. The fruit is well worth a place in the home garden, and in very many localities there is a good demand in the local markets. The […]

At a recent fruit growers’ meeting considerable attention was attracted to the exhibit of boxed apples by the uniform packing, but more especially by the way which the exhibitor, Fall Brook Farms, was taking to advertise the fruit. A neat four page circular showing two full-page scenes on the farm, the other two pages telling […]