CONTENTS. 



PLUMS AND DAMSONS. 



Cultivation under Glass coiitinneil. 



Cool Houses ... 



Forcing 



Diseases and Enemies ... 

 QUINCES 

 RASPBERRIES ... 

 Varieties... 

 Situation and Soil 

 Arrangement 

 Propagation and Planting 

 Pruning and Training ... 

 Routine Operations, Summer 



Winter 



Diseases and Enemies ... 

 STRAWBERRIES 

 Varieties... 

 Selections 

 Propagation 



Soil 



Planting... 



Routine Work, Summer 



Winter 



Hautbois and Alpines ... 

 Forcing Strawberries ... 



Varieties and Plants ... 



Compost and Potting... 



Situation 



Structures 



Starting and Temperature ... 



Ventilation and Syringing 

 Strawberries in Autumn and Winter ... 

 Enemies 

 OKCHARD HOUSES 



Lean-to House ... 

 Span-roofed House 

 Culture in Orchard Houses 

 Potting and Repotting ... 

 Ventilating 



Syringing 



FBUIT GROWING FOR PROFIT 



Growing for Exhibition or Pleasure ... 



Growing for Market 



Labourers and Fruit 



Farm Gardens and Orchards ... 



Small Holdings ... 



Landowners' Gardens and Fruit Farms 



Tradesmen and Mechanics 



Supply and Demand 



Imports of Foreign and Colonial Fruit 



Land and Location 



Tenure . 



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FAOB 



SYSTEMS OP CULTURE ORCHARDING ... 268 



Apples ... ... ... ... ... 271 



Cherries 276 



Pears 279 



Plums and Damsons ... ... ... 280 



FRUIT PLANTATIONS ... .. ... ... 284 



Apples 286 



Cherries 290 



Currants, Red 291 



Currants, Black 292 



Gooseberries ... ... ... ... 293 



Nuts 295 



Pears 297 



Plums 299 



Raspberries ... ... ... ... 800 



Strawberries ... ... ... ... 801 



UTILISATION OF WALLS AND BUILDINGS ... 804 



Aspects ... ... ... ... ... 304 



Apricots, Cherries, and Figs ... ... 305 



Grape-Vines, Peaches, and Pears ... 806 



Plums 307 



Unsatisfactory Trees 

 FRUIT FOR SALE UNDER GLASS CULTURE 



Wall Cases 



Forced Fruits ... 



Apricots and Cherries 



Figs and Grapes 



Melons and Nectarines 



Peaches 



Pine- Apples and Strawberries 

 PACKING AND MARKETING FRUIT 

 Apples ... 



Apricots and Cherries ... 

 Currants and Figs 

 Gooseberries and Grapes 

 Melons and Nuts 

 Peaches and Nectarines... 



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Pears 330 



Pine-Apples and Plums ... ... ... 881 



Raspberries ... ... ... ... 882 



Strawberries ... ... ... ... 833 



Sending Fruit by Parcel Post 835 



PRICES OF FRUITS ... ... ... ... 836 



Covent Garden Market 836 



Provincial Markets 339 



FRUIT PRESERVATION... ... ... ... 842 



Cider 342 



Perry 344 



Jam-making ... ... ... ... 844 



Canning ... ... ... ... 846 



Crystallised Fruits 848 



Fruit Drying 850 



