vi Contents. 



CHAPTER XII. 



Management of nurseries, 133 Planting seeds, 137 Cultivation, 138 Budding and grafting. 

 138 Digging and packing, 140. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Insects and diseases, 144 Orchard caterpillar, 144 Borer, 145 Apple-worm, 147 Aphis 

 147 Bark-louse, 148 Canker-worm, 149 Peach-grub, 150 Curculio, 152 Rose-bug, 

 156 Currant-worm, 156 Thrips, 157 Flea-beetle, 157 Blight. 157 Black-knot, 

 160 Leaf-blight, 161 Yellows, 161 Mildew, 162. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Terms used in describing fruits, 164. 



PART II. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITS. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Apple. Budding Root-grafting, 177 Planting orchards, 182 Pruning, 184 Grafting 

 old trees, 185 Depredators, 186 Changes, 187 Dwarf-apples, 187 Descriptions of 

 varieties, 189. 



CHAPTER II. 



The Pear. Propagation, 234 Dwarf-pears, 236 Arrangement of varieties, 241 Descrip- 

 tions of varieties, 250 Re-grafting large trees, 296. 



CHAPTER III. 

 The Quince, 299 Varieties, 301. 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Peach and Nectarine, 301 Propagation, 303 Raising in Pots, 308 Ripening by fire- 

 heat, 316 Whiter protection, 311 Descriptions of varieties, 314 Nectarines, 328. 



CHAPTER V. 

 The Apricot. Culture, 331 Varieties, 332. 



CHAPTER VI. 

 The Plum. Raising the young trees, 336 Descriptions of varieties, 337. 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Cherry. Propagation, 360 Soil, 361 Dwarf Cherries, 362 Descriptions of varie- 

 ties, 364. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



of varieties, 399. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 The Strawberry. Cultivation, 411 Transplanting, 412 Descriptions of varieties, 429. 



CHAPTER X. 



The Currant and Gooseberry, 426 Varieties of the Currant, 427 Of the Gooseberry, 429. 



CHAPTER XI. 



The Raspberry and Blackberry, 432 Varieties of the Raspberry, 433 Culture of the Black 

 berry, 437 -Varieties, 438. 



Seleft Lists of Fruits, 439. 

 Monthly Calendar of Work, 449. 

 Descriptive Catalogue and Index, 455. 

 General Index, 507. 

 Glossary, 510. 



