CHAPTER II. -The Pear, - '*t*'X* ' - 176 



Section 1. Standard Pear Trees, - - 178 



1. Cultivation, &c. - 180 



2, Descriptive Lists of Pears, 



for cultivation on Stand- 

 ard trees - - 182 

 2. Dwarf Pear Trees, - - 188 



1. Root-Pruned Dwarfs, - 189 



2. Quince-Bottomed Dwarfs, 191 

 " 3. Insects, Diseases and Remedies, 200 

 '' 4. Gathering and Ripening the Pear, 



and Uses of the Fruit, - 203 



CHAPTER III. The Peach and the Nectarine ' 207 



Section 1. Cultivation,^. .<-. "." . ; 207 



" 2. Descriptive Lists of Peaches, - 215 



CHAPTER IV. The Cherry, - - 219 



1. Cultivation, &c. " - 220 



2. Descriptive Lists of Cherries, 223 



CHAPTER V. The Quince, >- - 225 



CHAPTER VI. The Plum, '.* r * , 227 



CHAPTER VII. The Grape, - - 232 



CHAPTER VIII. The Apricot, - ,#.$.4 ' 236 



CHAPTER IX. Nuts, - - 238 



CHAPTER X. Berry*Fruits, . 241 



Section 1. The Strawberry, - . 241 



1. Cultivation, &c. - 241 



2, Varieties, Uses, <fcc. of the 



Fruit, &c. - - 247 



Section 2. The Currant, - .,',". - 251 



" 3. The Gooseberry, - '. 254 



" 4. The Raspberry, ^^ . 555 



