INDEX 



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Adaptations of varieties . . 97 



as to habit 97 



as to foliage 100 



as to fruit 102 



tjotany 1 



Canning, cost of 118 



on the farm 118 



Essentials for successful . .119 



Catalog descriptions incomplete 110 



Characteristics of blossom . . 25 



Clnracteristics of frviit . . 26 



Development from original 



form 26 



Effect of conditions on . . 26 



Quality 26 



Characteristics of plant . . 20 

 Checking of growth, effect 



upon 20 



Natural environment . • 20 

 Uniform growth, importance 



of 21 



Characteristics of root ... 23 

 Characteristics of stem and 



leaves 24 



Classification 4 



Cherry 5 



Cultivated varieties ... 10 



Currant 4 



Pear 7 



Cold-frames, construction . . 53 



Commercial importance of crop 18 



Cost of crop, per acre . . . 121 

 as grown for canners . .117 

 Covers for plant beds . . .55 



Cultivation 76 



Care and thoroughness neces- 

 sary 76 



in greenhouse 77 



in home garden , , . . 11 



148 



PACH 



Diseases 131 



Bacterial wilt 142 



Blight, early 135 



Blight, leaf 134 



Blight, Western . . . .134 



Cracking of fruit .... 132 



Damping off 141 



Edema 133 



Fusarium wilt 144 



Leaf curl 132 



Leaf mold 135 



Leaf spot 134 



Mildew, downey .... 135 



Mosaic disease 133 



Phytoptosis 138 



Point rot 139 



Root knot 146 



Sclerotium wilt .... 145 



Yellows 134 



Diseases, remedies for . . .131 

 Bordeaux mixture, prepara- 

 tion of 136 



Preventatives of ... . 143 



Spraying apparatus ... 137 

 Spraying, importance of .136 



Sulphur spraying .... 139 



Distances for setting planti . 68 



in field 68 



in greenhouse 70 



in home garden .... 69 



Drainage, importance of . . 31 



Essentials for best development 28 



Cultivation 32, 76 



Effect of shade .... 28 

 Food supply .... 31, 43 



Heat 39 



Moisture 30 



Sunlight 28 



