X TABLE OF CONTENTS 



The Time to Prune. 

 Painting Wounds. 

 Pruning Tools. 

 How to Make the Cut. 



X. Feeding the Trees 94 



XI. The Insect Campaign 99 



XII. The Principal Diseases Ill 



XIII. Other Troubles 119 



XIV. Spraying Machinery 123 



XV. Solutions for Spraying 131 



Bordeaux Mixture. 



Copper Sulphate Solution. 



The Lime-Sulphur Mixture. 



Paris Green. 



Arsenate of Lead. 



Arsenite of Lime. 



Soluble Oils. 



Combined Insecticides and Fungicides. 



Dust Sprays. 



Some General Observations. 



The Spraying Campaign. 



XVI. Harvesting and Marketing the Fruit 149 



Picking Apples. 

 Sorting Apples. 

 The Apple Barrel. 

 Apple Boxes. 

 Packing Apples. 

 Apple Storage. 



XVII. The Family Orchard 182 



Rules for Choosing Varieties. 



XVIII. Renovation of Old Orchards 188 



XIX. The Selection of Varieties 192 



Remarks on Particular Varieties. 

 Varieties for Various Districts. 

 Keeping Quality of Varieties. 

 XX. Catalog of Varieties 205 



