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Show FRUIT TREES IN A GARDEN Apple Will Thrive In Almost An) Soil Providing It Is Not Too Moist Add Some Humus. In the house garden we have found that while it may cost us a little lit-tle more to grow our fruit, we can get better quality, have varieties we cannot buy, have the pleasure of seeing see-ing the trees in flower, leaf and fruit; in fact, getting in close personal touch with an occupation which is at once j healthful, beautiful and practical. Many of us are restricted more or less in our choice of soils, location and exposure; our gardens may be small, too dry, or too wet, wind swept, or exposed to the hot scorching rays of the summer sun; yet, says a writer in the American Cultivator, these conditions con-ditions should not deter us from planting our native hardy fruits. A wet soil can be drained, a dry one improved by cultivation, and the addition ad-dition of some form of humus; windbreaks wind-breaks can be planted on exposed places, and where there is too much shade trees can be cut out. The apple will thrive on almost any soil provided it is not too wet' Standard Stand-ard apples should be planted commercially commer-cially and in gardens where there is plenty of room; in small gardens sweet ' apples can be grown, and If necessary trained In almost any shape. Dwarf apples on Paradise stock make smaller trees than those on Douchin. The apple should be used mor often as an ornamental on large estates, es-tates, for what could be more beautiful beauti-ful than this tree full of pink and white blossoms in the spring, and fruit of all shades of red and yellow In the summer and fall? As an ornamental, orna-mental, such varieties as the Graven-stein, Graven-stein, William and Mcintosh red should be used, as these are practically prac-tically annual bearers. |