CONTENTS 



(For Classified Index See Pages 210 to 213) 



CHAPTER I Choosing Varieties 



Points to Consider Precocity Prolificacy Annual or Biennial 

 Bearing Duration Number of Kinds Pollination. Pp. 13-20 



CHAPTER II Beauty, Comfort and Utility 



Successful Example of Combination Ornamental Use of Fruit- 

 Bearing Plants Vegetables Used Unobtrusively. Pp. 21-30 



CHAPTER III Laying Out the Plantation 



How Much Space Do Fruit Plants Need ? Distance Table for Fruit 

 Planting Transplanting Requisites. Pp. 31-40 



CHAPTER IV Home Orchards in the South 



Home Orchards for the Coastal Plain Section For the Piedmont 

 Region Varieties Suited to Each District. Pp. 41-46 



CHAPTER V Buying the Plants 



Nurserymen's Reliability What and Where to Buy Spring vs. 

 Fall Planting - Time to Order. Pp. 47-53 



CHAPTER VI Soil, Fertilizers, Situations, Cover Crops 



Manures and Fertilizers Situation for Fruit Plantations Averting 

 Danger of Frost Damage Green Manures. Pp. 54-60 



CHAPTER VII Summer Care of Plantation 



Advantages of Clean Cultivation Pruning Rejuvenating Neglected 

 Trees Grafting and Budding Thinning the Fruit. Pp. 61-74 



CHAPTER VIII Dwarf Fruit Trees 



General Rules for Pruning and Training Blossom Bud-Bearing 

 Habits Types of Training for Various Fruit Trees Espaliers and Cor- 

 dons. Pp. 75-85 



