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PACK 



The Grape Vine Flea Beetle 49 



Tlie Green Grape Vine Sphiax 50 



The Gooseberry Saw-fly , 52 



The Proditction of New A'"akieties of Fruit — 



How they are produced 63 



Cross-fertilization 58 



How to Cross-fertilize 59 



The Api'le — 



Soil l)est Suited to Apples 61 



How Propagated 62 



Gathering and Sorting for Market 62 



Packing and Marketing the Fruit 63 



Best Kinds for Market C-i 



Dwarf and Half-standard Trees 65 



Varieties of Apples, with description of each 66 



The Apricot — 



Climate and Soil Suitable 84 



How Propagated 84 



Varieties, with description 85 



The Cherry — 



Classes of Varieties and Soil best Suited 86 



How Propagated and Stocks on which it is Grown 86 



Varieties, with full description 87 



The Nectarine — 



Cultivation and Varieties 92 



The Peach — 



Soil best Adapted and Pruning 94 



Manuring 95 



Varieties, with description 9$ 



The Pear — 



Best Soil 97 



Climate and Diseases 97 



Manures and Propagation 98 



Standard Trees 98 



Dwarf Trees and how to Plant them 99 



How to Prune them 100 



Thinning Out and Gathering the Fruit 103 



Growing for Market 105 



Varieties, with full description..... 105 



"The Plum — 



Climate and Soil 118 



