INDEX. 



Upright, iii. 137 



Cordons, iii. 137 



Walks of, iii. 137 



Arbours of, iii. 138 

 Pruning, iii. 138 



Summer, iii. 138 



Winter, iii. 138 



Spur, iii. 138 

 Manuring, iii. 140 

 Mulching, iii. 142 

 Watering, iii. 142 

 Syringing, iii. 142 

 Preserving buds, iii. 142 

 Protecting blossoms, iii. 143 

 Thinning the fruits, iii. 143 



Protecting, iii. 143 

 Gathering, iii. 144 

 Storing, iii. 144 

 Cultivation under glass, iii. 145 



In pots, iii. 145 



Structures, iii. 146 



Varieties, iii. 147 

 Diseases, iii. 147 



Canker, iii. 147 



Spot, iii. 148 



Cracking, iii. 148 



Specking, iii. 149 

 Enemies, iii. 150 



Aphides, iii. 150 



Blister moth, iii. 150 



Chermes, iii. 150 



Gall mite, iii. 150 



Saw fly, iii. 152 



Scale, iii. 152 



Tortricina, iii. 152 



Caterpillars, iii. 152 



Weevils, iii. 152 



Beetles, iii. 153 



Moths, Goat, iii. 153 

 Leopard, iii. 153 

 Red-belted clearwing, iii. 153 



Ants, iii. 153 



Woodlice, iii. 153 



Wasps, iii. 153 



Earwigs, iii. 153 

 In orchards, iii. 279 

 Plantations, iii. 297 

 On walls, iii. 306 

 For sale, iii. 314 

 Packing, iii. 330 

 Marketing, iii. 330 

 Perry making, iii. 344 

 PHOSPHATES, USES OF, i. 45 

 PLUMS AND DAMSONS, iii. 171 

 History, iii. 171 

 Varieties, iii. 171 



Gages, iii. 171 



Dessert, iii. 173 



Culinary, iii. 174 



Bullaces, iii. 175 



Damsons, iii. 176 



In order of ripening, iii. 176 



Walls, iii. 177 

 Soutbi iii. 177 

 East or West, iii. 177 

 North, iii. 177 



Dessert, as pyramids, iii. 177 



Culinary, as pyramids, iii. 177 



Stan lards in gravelly soil, iii. 1 77 



In strong soil, iii. 177 

 Propagation, iii. 177 



Seeds, iii. 177 



Suckers, ii. 178 



Layers, iii. 178 



Budding, 178 



Grafting, iii. 178 



Stocks, iii. 178 

 Situation, iii. 179 

 Soil, iii. 179 

 Aspect, iii. 180 

 Arrangement of trees, iii. 180 



Orchards, iii. 180 



Bushes, iii. 180 



Pyramids, iii. 180 



Cordon, iii. 181 



Espalier, iii. 181 



Wall trees, iii. 181 

 Planting, iii. 181 

 Training, iii. 181 

 Pruning, iii. 182 



Summer, iii. 182 



Winter, iii. 185 



Root, iii. 187 



Characteristic summer growths, iii. 183 

 Manures, iii. 187 

 Protecting the blossoms, iii. 188 

 Syringing, iii. 188 

 Thinning, iii. 188 

 Perfecting the fruits, iii. 189 

 Gathering, iii. 189 

 Storing, iii. 189 

 Cultivation under glass, iii. 189 



Structures, iii. 190 



Varieties, iii. 190 



Culture, iii. 190 



Trees in pots, iii. 191 

 Watering, iii. 191 

 Re-potting, iii. 192 

 Top dressing, iii. 192 



Trees on trellises, iii. 192 

 Alternative system of bearing, iii. 193 

 Forcing, iii. 194 



Temperatures, iii. 194 

 Diseases, iii. 196 



Bladder plums, iii. 196 



Gum, iii. 196 



Mildew, iii. 196 



Orange fungus, iii. 197 



Rot, iii. 197 

 Enemies, iii. 198 



Aphides, iii. 198 



Caterpillars, iii. 198 



Mites, iii. 198 



Red grubs, iii. 199 



Red spider, iii. 199 



Sawfly, iii. 199 



Slug worm, iii. 199 



Thrips, iii. 199 



Waeberian moth, iii. 199 



Weevils, iii. 200 



White scale, iii. 200 



Mice and rats, iii. 200 



Squirrels, iii. 200 



Woodlice, iii. 200 

 In orchards, iii. 280 

 Plantations, iii. 299 

 On walls, iii. 307 

 For sale, iii. 312 

 Packing, iii. 331 

 Marketing, iii. 331 

 Preserving, iii. 351 

 PINE APPLES, iii. 154 



History, iii. 154 

 Varieties, iii. 155 

 Propagation, iii. 156 



Seeds, iii. 156 



Crowns, iii. 156 



Gills, iii. 156 



Dormant buds, iii. 156 



Suckers, iii. 156 

 Structures, iii. 157 



Lean-to pit, iii. 158 



Lean-to house, iii. 158 



Span roof, iii. 159 



Top and bottom heat, iii. 159 



Arrangement, iii. id 



Ground plan, iii. 161 

 Soil, iii. 162 

 General cultivation, iii. 162 



Potting, iii. 163 



Temperatures, iii. 164 



Ventilation, iii. 165 



Starting, iii. 166. 



Fruit ripening, iii. 167 



Winter fruiting, iii. 167 



The planting-out system, iii. 



168 



Diseases, iii. 169 

 Enemies, iii. 170 



Brown scale, iii. 170 



White scale, iii. 170 



Mealy bug, iii. 170 

 For sale, iii. 319 



Forcing, iii. 319 

 Packing, iii. 331 

 Marketing, iii. 331 

 POTASH, USES OF, i., 46 

 PRESERVATION OF FRUITS, iii. 342 

 Cider, iii. 342 

 Perry, iii. 344 

 Jam making, iii. 344 

 Canning, iii. 346 

 Crystallised fiuits, iii. 348 

 Drying, iii. 350 

 PRUNING, i. 156 

 Importance of, i. 156 

 Methods, i. 157 



The cut, i. 157 



Right and wrong practice, i. 159 

 Summer, i. 163 



Effects of, i. 166 

 Winter, i. 169 

 Spur, i. 170 

 Root, i. 174. 



Q 



QUINCES, iii. 201 

 Varieties, iii. 201 

 Propagation, iii. 201 

 Seeds, iii. 201 

 Cuttings, iii. 202 

 Layers, iii. 202 

 Grafting, iii. 202 

 Budding, iii. 202 

 Management, iii. 202 

 Situation, iii. 202 

 Planting, iii. 202 

 Pruning, iii. 202 

 Gathering, iii. 202 

 Storing, iii. 202 



