INDEX. 95 



Page. 

 Fungous diseases. See Diseases, fungous. 

 Geographical location of the Coastal Plain region. See Plain, Atlantic Coastal, 



geography. 

 Grading the fruit. See Apples, early, grading. 



Hampton, Va., dates of spring frosts 16 



Harvesting of early apples, methods 20 



Hillsboro, Del., dates of spring frosts 16 



Humidity, factor in growth of plants 11 



Insects, methods of control in apple orchards 18 



Introduction to bulletin 7-8 



Kinston, N. C, climatological records 13 



Latitude, approximate, locations of orchardists contributing phenological 



data 54,57-87 



Laurel, Md., dates of spring frosts 16 



Liverpool, England, market for early apples 22 



London, England, market for early apples 22 



Markets for early apples. See Apples, early, markets. 



Maryland, dates of frosts 16, 57-87 



features of apple industry 17, 52, 53, 55, 57-87 



location of tidewater boundary line 8 



Maturity, factor in apple industry 18. 20, 57-87 



Middle Atlantic States. See names of the several States. 



Moisture, conservation, relation to character of soil 11 



Moorestown, N. J., climatological records 15, 16 



New England, relation of markets to early-apple industry 22 



New Jersey, dates of frosts 16, 57-87 



early apples locally grown 52 



features of apple industry 1 7, 21, 53, 56, 57-87, 90 



location of tidewater boundary line 8 



peach trees of bearing age 16 



Norfolk, Va., dates of spring frosts 16 



North Carolina, dates of frosts 57-87 



early apples locally grown 51, 52 



features of apple industry 17, 53, 54, 57-87 



location of tidewater boundary line 8 



Observers of phenological data. See Apples, observers. 

 Orchard management. See Apples, early, growing for use. 

 Packing the fruit. See Apples, early, grading and packing. 



Peaches, growing for market, relation to early-apple industry 7, 16, 19, 20 



trees of bearing age in certain sections 16-17 



Pennsylvania, location of tidewater boundary line 8 



Phenological observers. See Apples, observers of phenological data, 

 records. See Apples, phenology. 



Phenology, definition of term 53 



Philadelphia, Pa., relation of market to early-apple industry 17, 21-22, 90 



Picking by hand, method of harvesting apples 20 



Pittsburg, Pa., relation of market to early-apple industry 22 



Plain, Atlantic Coastal, adaptability of region to apple industry 18-19 



altitudes 8-9, 10, 57-87 



climate of the region 1 1-16, 57-87 



description of the region 8-16 



early-apple industry 16-19 



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