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How To Treat Dwarf Pears

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Parent Issue
Day
25
Month
April
Year
1862
Copyright
Public Domain
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I have them tí f teen yeura old in my garden, thrifty, bardy, produotive, and bidding as foir to live the noxt fifty years as any Btaudard tree upon tny premisos. 'J'he cotnplaint against thora pets of the garden, I ara fully perBuaded, is ow ing inoro to nogluct and briemanagement than to any inhorent diffioulty, Some variaties will uot flpurish on the qijinco stock. Tlio fruit bwoks will point them out. Do not plant sucli. They will not lie productivo on grasa grouod, orin hard, iniiesible soil Do not plant thein there. They wint a doop, rioh, mello w border, at least 18 inthes in depth. If you cannot afford to prepare a bordar, do not buy dwa'rf poar trees. In addition to being properly ilanted, thoy m.ust have care every eeason. Now thay ehould be shortenci.! in, about twothirds oí last, seauon'a growth. ïliis keeps them Stocky, and prepares them to sustain a great burthen of fruit, They also want n barrow (uil of atablo uiainire put around thom every tal), The quince roots eannot go far in nearch of food. They should have all th?y can take up within six or eight feet of the trees. With manure and goud management dwarf pears will be iiiíijigon JUps

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Michigan Argus