Illustrations in Practical Fruit Grower. 



Fig. 1. Api'le root cut for sjraSting, .... ... page o 



2. Scion cut for KraftiiiK, B 



3. Ooniplftcd root graft, 6 



4. Dibble, 7 



5. Tamper, 8 



H. liud dins; knife, 8 



7. liud stick, 9 



h. Stock showing tlie T cut, 9 



9. Bud cut ready for insertion, 9 



10. Bud inserted, 9 



11. Bud inserted and tied, 9 



12. Plaiiti'ii; board, 12 



13. Tret! with laliial l)raii(lu's starting out at one point, - - 15 

 13. Tree with lal.ial branches well distributed, .... l.'i 



1.^. A perfectly f(>riiie«l apple tree, - 20 



IB. An imperfectly formed apple tree, 20 



17. Pruning saw, 21 



18. Pruning hook, 21 



19 Grafting hook, 23 



20. Stock split with wedge of grafting hook, 23 



21. Scion prepared for insertion into the cleft, .... 23 



22. Section of scion, .... 24 



23. Diagram of completed graft, 24 



24. Completed graft in perspective, 24 



25. The ba- apiih-picker. 30 



26. The wirr ;i|. I'll- picker, 30 



27. The poiiitcl ladder, 31 



28. The extension ladder, - 31 



29. The storing boxes, 32 



30. The lever press, 35 



31a. Larvie of round-headed apple borer, 36 



316. Chrysalis " " " 3K 



3U'. Perfect beetle," •' " 36 



32 a. I^arvjB of flat-headed apple borer, 37 



32 6. Chrysalis ' 37 



32r. Headof larviB " " 37 



32 </. Perfect beetle " " 37 



33. Stages of developement of the wooly aphis, .... 37 



34. Scale bark louse on apple branch, 38 



35. Male moth of tent caterpillar, 38 



36. Female 38 



37 a6 Larvse of tent cater')illar, with web 39 



37c. Eggs " " •• 39 



37 rf. Cocoon " " " 89 



88 rt. Male canker worm, 39 



38'>. Female canker worm. 39 



3H. Apple aphis, mall' and female (Uiag.) 40 



4U. Cndliii iiiotli, in various stages. 41 



411 ,f. Channrl inadrli\ larva- of codlin moth, 41 



40/.. Entrance (.1 lar\ a wliieb escaped at top. 41 



40,/. Chrvsalis or eodlii .tli. 41 



40,. Larva of c-o,llin moth, 41 



41)/'. Moth with its win-.'S.-loscd, 41 



40, (. Moth with its wings spread, 41 



40/,. Head of larva, - 41 



40/. (_-,M-o 41 



41 /,. A|iple maggot; perfect, insect (magnified), 41 



41 '(. Apple maggot larva (magnified), 41 



42 ,(. I'him weevil or eurculio (magnified), 4.' 



4.'/.. I'him wicvil. natural size, attacking the fruit, - - - 42 



42 ,-. Plum weevil laiva (magnified), 42 



42,/. Plum weevil lar\a. naturalsize on fruit, 42 



4i. I'ropeily fornnd jieach tree, 5; 



44. Improperly formed peach tree. Showing signs of the yellows, - 5.' 



4.5. Male peach borer, 5.t 



46. Female peach borer, .Vi 



47. Larva of peach borer. .55 



48. Trunk of peach tree showing work of peach borer, - - . .Vi 



49. Plum weevil or cunnlio, various stages, 61 



50. Curculio screen or frame. 61 



51. Bush form of the quime tree, M 



52. Tree form of the tiuince tree, 64 



53. Long cutting of grape vine, 69 



54. Short ..""'.. 70 



5.5. Layer " " 79 



56. One stake support for grape vine, 73 



57- Tw« .. " .. "• \. 7.3 



58. Trellis, on left spur system, 74 



*8. Trellis on right spur and cane system, 74 



