New Britain herald., 1930-09-04
TRICKS WITH TREES
 MODERN WIzARDRY
Printer Gets Many Varieties Of
 Fruit by Grating

 Britain's horticultural wizard.
 For years he has experimented in fruit grating. One of the simplest things he has done is that of sue cessfully raising golden sweets, a delicious eating apple, greenlngs, which are favorite baking apples, and vast quantities of juicy crab ap- ples. all on one old reliable crab apple tree.
 Amidst a forest of fruit trees, shrubbery and flowers there stands the old family Macintosh tree. This tree, if it could think, must sometimes feel as though by a wave ot a magic wand some genius had changed it into a Christmas tree.
 And in these thoughts, it would be correct, because that is just what has happened. The tree still gives Macintosh apples in spots. But one needs a directory, d set Of blue prints and a road map to be sure and get the right kind of fruit, the directory to show which direction to turn for a certain kind of fruit, blue prints to find the various brass tags labelling the nrnbs. and the road map to guide one from limb to limb.
 In addition to Macintosh apples this tree produces King of Tomp- kins county apples, fall Plppins, Baldwins, Cogswells, Golden sweets and greenings. Each branch goes about it's own business, pays no at tcntion to it's neighbors, receives it's nourishment from a set Of con- nunity roots and manufactures It's products in its own way, regardless Of local ordinances and Zoning laws. One pear tree, slightly jealous ot the veteran apple tree and It's Varl- ated achievements produces four kinds of pears. There are Clapp's favorites, growing side by side with Sheldon pears, while the juicy Law srence pears grow sweet and ripe, surrounded by palatable Bartletts.
 A winter pear tree nearby pro- duces a species of winter pears. but for company it also supplies Bart let's and on two widely separated limbs are found the tiny seckel pears.
 AS though to show that it's a poor rule that doesn't work both ways, a seckel pear tree bears in addition fruit of a larger variety, the name of which has been mislaid. One old apple tree has so many different varieties that almost every limb has an apple all it's own. The varieties run all the way from gold en russets, through greenings to early reds. A blue print in the hor- ticulturists desk shows which are where and why.
 Its easy" says Fred. "A set of roots will take gratis like a group Of school children take vaccination.'
 Pears on Quince Tree
 He even goes further than just scrambling the apple cart. For some time he successfully raised Bart lett pears on a quince tree.
 Recalling to mind the old Chau- tauqua song When apples grow on a lilac bush" he once grafted an ap- pie branch on a lilac bush. But it didn't grow. T believe it can be done and I'm going to try it again, y he says.
 He is planning now to graft a rambler rose on a crab apple tree, I'll get my own fruit and flowers off the same tree in another year he predicts.
 Raising three or four kinds of native fruit on a set of wild roots is no trick, at all One miniature peach tree, no larger than an ordi- nary walking stick, grows on a set of venerable roots from which an other tree has been removed, and this summer it had three peaches or it.
 The home in which MT. Yarrol lives is the only home he evel knew. It is his birthplace. A cottage at the foot of a, gradual hill, il nestles amidst the towering trees roof and chimney protrudine through the branches reminding one oi painting by Wallace Nutting.
 Fruit trees and shade trees mingle with vines and flowers to make thi! vest pocket paradise of not more than three acres. A silver maple stands in the front yard. separated from a tree of many apples by { circular bed of luXuriant ferns while a short distance away { curly black walnut looks with all 1t aristocratic disdain upon a clump 0 quince trees, where Bartlett pear have been known to grow.
 Gathers Rocks on Trip
 As colorful background, there i q rock garden. The rocks have beel gathered on motor trips near ant far. They comprise granite iron Vermont, marble from the sam state, quartz, sandstone, remarkabl varieties of mica and the nativ New Britain variety of garden cob blestone.
 A lump of anthracite coal will b added to the collection shortly, tn owner states.
 In this rock garden, which occu pies a space almost 100 feet squar are more than 100 varieties c flowers, revealing a pandemoniur or color that makes floral rio There are towering sun flower! turning their welcome smiles to th garden gate; surrounding them ar gladioi, cosmos, portulaca, daisie of several varieties, CoXcomb. iris ( 20 different kinds, asters kiss mt over-the- fences" Johnny jump ups" Black eyed Susans, calendula marigolds, larkspur, sweet alyssun poppies, California poppies, mornin glories. fox glove, roses, petunia calliopsis, ferns, wistaria, bachelc buttons, bluets, forget-me-not seedum, lilies, lilies the-vdllt and dozens of other varieties.
 Off in the orchard there are high grade apple, trees hickol trees, butternut, English walnu rahbIa app1ec f1,iprac bIocly wa