CONTENTS. 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE CULTURE AND MANAGE-- 

 MENT OF FRUIT, , . 



PART FIRST. 



PROCESSES OF VEGETATION* 



CHAPTER I. 



REMARKS ON THE FOOD, STIMULANTS, ETC. OF PLANTS. 



ART. 1. On Earth and its use to Plants, 91 



2. On the Food of Plants, - . */* 9? 



3. On Moisture, - . 



4. On Drought, < ,. , ,,i v v. 9? 



5. On Heat, : 1, " .'^ . ^ g6 



CHAPTER II. 



REMARKS Olf THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF A TREE. 



ART. 1. On the Seed, : T * 07 



2. On the Root, - 90 



3. On the Leaf, 



4. On the Bud, - . . . . 32 



5. On the Flower or Blossom, 



6. On the Fruit, - . V 



