THE RURAL SCIENCE SERIES 



Bush -Fruits 



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A Horticultural Monograph of 

 Raspberries, Blackberries, Dewberries, Currants, Gooseberries, and other Shrub -like Fruits 



By FRED W. CARD 



Professor of Horticulture in Rhode Island Agricultural College 

 SECOND EDITION 537 PAGES- 113 ILLUSTRATIONS $1 .50 



E aim of this book is twofold, to give all necessary instruction on 

 the cultivation of the bush -fruits, and to provide a cyclopedia of ref- 

 erence to varieties, species, insects, and diseases. Every variety of the 

 various fruits is fully described, this being the first effort to collect all 

 information about varieties of all these fruits since the time of the Down- 

 ings. In this respect, the book will always be a standard authority. The 

 varieties are arranged alphabetically under various natural classes or groups, 

 but a very full index refers instantly to any variety. The cultural directions 

 are full and clear, and are entirely separated from the descriptions and tech- 

 nical matter. Full instructions are given for the evaporating of berries. 

 The author has himself had long experience in the growing of the fruits. 

 The book is, therefore, both a manual of practice and a work of reference, 

 and is supplied at the usual price of either one alone. 



The Principles of Fruit -Growing 



By L. H. BAILEY 



Professor of Horticulture in the Cornell University 

 FOURTH EDITION 516 PAGES 120 ILLUSTRATIONS $1.25 



THERE have been manuals and treatises on fruit-growing, but this vol- 

 ume is the first consistent presentation of the underlying principles 

 affecting the growth of the various fruits. It is thus unique, and it 

 occupies a field of the greatest importance. It joins science and practice, 

 for it not only discusses the reasons for certain operations, but presents the 

 most approved methods, gathered from the successful fruit-growers of 

 America. It appeals especially to the horticulturist who is willing to have 

 his brain direct and supplement the work of his hands, and to acquire a 

 knowledge of principles rather than a mere memorandum of their application. 



THE PRINCIPLES OF FRUIT-GROWING includes: Introductory Discussion, comprising 

 an inventory and classification of fruits, the fruit zones, the outlook for fruit-grow- 

 ing; the Location and its Climate, with a full discussion of frosts; the Tilling of 

 Fruit Lands; the Fertilizing of Fruit Lands; the Planting of Orchards; Secondary 

 care of Orchards; Diseases, Insects and Spraying; Picking and Packing and Storing 

 Fruits, Shipping, etc.; and a bibliography of American writings on the subject. 



"The book is very practical in its treatment of the subject of fruit-growing, 

 after a brief introductory entering at once into the discussion of the location of the 

 orchard, following that with the tillage of fruit lands, dealing with the planting and 

 care of fruits. Taken all in all, it is the most complete book on fruit-growing at a 

 small price we have seen." Western Rural. 



