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Reliable South African Publications. 



The Principal Orchard Pests 

 and How to Control Them. 



By W. F. Schlupp, Entomologist, School of Agriculture, Potchef- 

 stroom. A handy little booklet describing and illustrating the 

 principal rests of fruit trees and telling the best measures to be 

 used against them, with directions for making and applying 

 remedies. Price 1/0 post paid. 



Diseases of the 

 Apple, Pear and Ouince. 



By Dr. E. M. ppidge, .. Mycologist; Department of Agriculture, 



Pretoria. How to Know! ami Treat 1 : Bitter Rot, Scab, Bitter Pit, 



Crown Gall, Canker, Black 'Hot, 'Mildew, Die Back, Fruit Rots, 



etc., etc.: With ,fwil 1 h'.s-,trnctic> > n^ 'for preparing remedies. 



"Olives" in South Africa. 



By I. Tribolet, Chief of the Division of Horticulture, Pretoria. 

 A profitable industry awaiting development, and Mr. Tribolet 

 deals conclusively with all its requirements: Climate, Soil, Propa- 

 gation, Planting, Pruning, Budding, Grafting, Gathering the 

 Fruit, Varieties, Pressing and Pickling, Olive Oil, Pests and 

 Diseases. Price I/O post paid. 



Some Common Diseases of the Tomato. 



By Dr. E. M. Doidge, Mycologist, Department of Agriculture, 

 Pretoria. The loss of fruit from diseases in tomatoes is excep- 

 tionally lieavy. This booklet tells you how to know and control 

 amongst others: Leaf Spot, Blossom End Hot, Sleepy Disease, 

 Wilt, Late Blight. Early Blight, etc. Price 1/0 post paid. 



Pineapple Culture in South Africa. 



By A. E. Bester (late of the Division of Horticulture), Manager, 

 Langholm Estate, Bathurst. - Telling exactly the conditions 

 necessary to make pineapple culture a success. Their cultivation. 

 propagation and manurial requirements: methods of marketing 

 local and export methods of planting, etc. Price 1/0 post paid. 



A South African 

 Fruit Planters Guide. 



By II. A. Davis, late Chief, Division of Horticulture Practical 

 suggestions for the fruit-grower containing expert information 

 on Soils and their selection, Windbreaks, Stocks, Plauting, Cul- 

 tivation, Fertilisation. Irrigation Spraying, -Marketing, Laying 

 out an Orchard, etc Price 1/0 post paid. 



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