Contents xi 



THE ENRICHING OF FRUIT-LANDS, Continued Pages 



ROTATION OF PLANTATIONS 126-129 



STABLE MANURES . 129-131 



CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS 131-152 



Apple-orchard experiments 134-140 



What to do 140-151 



Individual plants 142-143 



Recommendations for apples 143-144 



Other suggestions for apples and pears 144-145 



A test plat for apples 145-146 



Peaches 146-147 



Plums, apricots, cherries 147 



Quinces 147 



Grapes 147-149 



Berry bushes 149-150 



The cranberry 150 



Strawberries 150-151 



How to apply 152 



CHAPTER V 



THE PLANTS AND THE PLANTING 153-190 



THE CHOICE OF VARIETIES 153-164 



Self-sterile varieties 156-160 



Pears 157-158 



Apples 158 



Plums 158 



Grapes 158 



Scoring the varieties 161-162 



How did the varieties of fruits originate 162-164 



THE SECURING OF THE PLANTS 164-173 



Dwarfs vs. standards 167-168 



Pedigree plants . . ...... . 168-169 



Stocks ..*...... 169-171 



Stock for top-working. . 171-172 



Buying the trees 172-173 



THE SETTING OF THE PLANTS' 174-190 



When to plant 174-176 



Distance apart 176-178 



Double-planting; fillers 178-181 



How to plant 181-184 



Trimming the trees 184-190 



