vi Contents. 



CHAPTER XII. 



Management of nurseries, 133 Planting seeds, 137 Cultivation, 138 Budding and graftirg; 

 138 Digging and packing, 140. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Insects and diseases, 144 Orchard caterpillar, 144 Borer, 145 Apple-worm, 147 Aphia. 

 147 Bark-louse, 148 Canker-worm, 149 Peach-grub, 150 Curcuho, 152 Rose-bug, 

 156 Currant- worm, 156 Thrips, 157 Flea-beetle, 157 Blight. 157 Black- knot, 

 160 Leaf-blight, 161 Yellows, 161 Mildew, 162. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Terms used in describing fruits, 164. 



PART II. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITS. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Apple. Budding Root-grafting, 177 Planting orchards, 182 Pruning, 184 Grafting 

 old trees, 185 Depredators, 186 Changes, 187 Dwarf-apples, 187 Descrptions of 

 varieties, 189. 



CHAPTER II. 



The Pear. Propagation, 234 Dwarf-pears, 236 Arrangement of varieties, 241 Descrip- 

 tions of varieties, 250 Re-grafting large trees, 296. 



CHAPTER III. 

 The Quince, 299 Varieties, 301. 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Peach and Nectarine, 301 Propagation, 303 Raising in Pots, 308 Ripening by fire- 

 heat, 316 Winter protection, 311 Descriptions of varieties, 314 Nectarines, 328. 



CHAPTER V. 

 The Apricot. Culture, 331 Varieties, 332. 



CHAPTER VI. 

 The Plum. Raising the young trees, 336 Descriptions of varieties, 337. 



CHAPTER Vft. 



The Cherry. Propagation, 360 Soil, 361 Dwarf Cherries, 362 Descriptions of varie- 

 ties, 364. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Grape, 376 Propagation, 377 Layering, 377 Cuttings, 379 Single buds, 

 grafting, 383 Training, 384 Transplanting, 384 Trellis, 385 Trainir 

 trellis, 387 Pruning, 388 Soil, 392 Distances, 393 Grape-houses, * E 



380 Root- 



ining, 388 Soil, 392 Distances, 393 Grape-houses, 393 Descriptions 

 of varieties, 400. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 The Strawberry. Cultivation, 412 Transplanting, 412 Descriptions of varieties, 418. 



CHAPTER X. 

 The Currant and Gooseberry, 429 Varieties of the Currant, 430 Of the Gooseberry, 432. 



CHAPTER XL 



The Raspberry and Blackberry, 436 Varieties of the Raspberry, 439 Culture of the Black- 

 berry, 445 Varieties, 446. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 The Cranberry, 448 Varieties and management, 448. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 The Orange and Fig, 450 Varieties of the Orange, 450 Of the Fig, 451. 



Select Lists of Fruits, 453. 



Appendix, 467. Glossary, 570. 



Monthly Calendar of Work, 485. General Index, 



Descriptive List and Index of Fruits, 491. 



