VUl CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IX. 



PAGR 



The Apple . . 58 



Uses 59 



Propagation 60 



Soil and Situation 61 



Preparing, Planting, and Cultivation of Orchards 62 



Pruning 63 



Insects 63 



Gathering and Keeping the Fruit 67 



Cider 69 



Varieties, Classification, and Terms used in Describing Apples 70 



Descriptive List of Varieties 72 



Siberian Crabs and Improved Siberian Apples, with Descriptive List 421 



Select List of Varieties for Table Use, Cooking, and Keeping, &c 427 



Alphabetical Index to Descriptive Lists 437 



CHAPTER X. 



The Almond 430 



Uses and Cultivation 430 



Descriptive List of Varieties 431 



Ornamental Varieties 432 



Alphabetical Index to Descriptive List 437 



CHAPTER XI. 



TnE Apricot , . , 432 



Uses, Cultivation, Diseases 433 



Descriptive List of Varieties 433 



Curious or Ornamental Varieties 442 



Alphabetical Index to Descriptive List 1013 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Berberry 442 



Culture 443 



The Blackberry 413 



Descriptive List of Varieties 443 



Ornamental Varieties 446 



Alphabetical Index to Descriptive List 1015 



CHAPTER Xin. 



The Cherry 447 



Uses 447 



Soil and Situation 448 



Propagation and Cultivation 449 



Training and Gathering the Fruit 450 



Descriptive List of Varieties : 



Class I. — Bigarreau and Heart Cherries 450 



Class II. — Duke and Morello Cherries 476 



Ornamental Varieties 486 



Selections of Choice Cherries for Family Use 487 



Alphabetical Index to Descriptive List 1015 



