CONTENTS 



PART I 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. HISTORICAL NOTES i 



II. PURCHASE OF TREES AND CHOICE OF POSITIONS . 10 



III. PREPARATION OF THE SOIL AND PLANTING . . 15 



IV. PRUNING 18 



V. ROOT-PRUNING 23 



VI. SELECT LISTS OF APPLES 27 



VII. APPLES AND PEARS FOR ORCHARD HOUSES . . 35 



VIII. FEEDING AND THINNING OUTDOOR TREES . . 47 



IX. CHOICE PEARS FOR OUTDOOR CULTURE ... 49 



X. GATHERING AND STORING THE FRUIT . . -51 



XI. PESTS OF THE APPLE 54 



XII. PESTS AFFECTING PEARS 62 



XIII. CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS IN HOME FRUIT 



GARDENS 63 



PART II 



XIV. CULTIVATION OF APPLES AND PEARS FOR PROFIT . 66 

 XV. PREPARATION OF THE LAND AND PLANTING . . 72 



XVI. APPLES FOR THE MARKETS 75 



