TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Part I. 



HORTICULTURE. FRUITS 



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Factors of a Good Fruit Grow- 

 ing Section 17 



Fruit Gardens Nos. i, 2, and 



3 ' 2 7 



Cultivation and Cover Crops 28 



Fertilizers and Manures 40 



Choice Varieties Described. . 50 



Apples 50 



Pears 54 



Plums 54 



Peaches 55 



Cherries 55 



Grapes 55 



Berries 56 



Currants 56 



Planting and Laying Out the 



Orchard 57, 66 



Selecting and Buying Trees. . . 62 



Pruning 68, 72, 78, 82-90 



Wounds 77 



Blight Control ' 8l 



Orchard Protection 91 



Against Sunscald $i 



Against Frost 91 



Against Animals 99 



Orchard Irrigation 104 



Orchard Drainage 120 



Harvesting and Packing Fruit 128 



Marketing Fruit 133 



Fruit Growers' Association 134 

 Refrigeration and Storage of 



Fruit 138 



Botany of Fruit Plants 145 



Propagation of Fruit Plants. . 155 



Cuttings 155 



Layering 156 



Grafting 156 



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Budding 161 



Top Working 163 



Apples 170 



Varieties Best for the 



Several Regions 171 



Uses of the Apple 175 



Evaporation of Apples 179 



Crab Apple 185 



Apples on the Small Farm . . 186 



Summer Apples 188 



Table of Varieties, with 



Qualities 191 



Commercial Apple Orchard 192 



Pears 205 



Quinces 212 



Peaches 215 



Nectarines 225 



Apricots 225 



Plums 226 



Prunes 230 



Cherries 233 



Grapes 235 



Raspberries 247 



Blackberries 251 



Currants and Gooseberries. . 252 



Cranberries 253 



Strawberries 254 



Citrus Fruits 263 



Oranges 265 



Lemons 277 



Pomelos, Grapefruits, Shad- 

 docks 278 



Limes 279 



Persimmons 280 



Pineapples 283 



Olives 292 



Dates. 298 



