CONTENTS. 



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GRAFTING 1 



Grafting Mastic 3 



Grafting by Approach, or Inarching 4 



Branch Grafting 9 



Cleft Grafting 12 



Crown Grafting 15 



Side Branch Grafting . . . . . . . .16 



Budding on Shield Grafting 19 



ON PRUNING AND TRAINING . 23 



General Principles ........ 24 



Periods for Pruning 40 



Instruments . . 42 



Method of Pruning 43 



THE PEAR 45 



List of Choice Pears 47 



Training and Pruning . . . . . . .52 



Obtaining Fruit-branches . 64 



Maintaining ditto .77 



Training in Vase or Goblet form . . . . .82 



form of Column .86 



as Double Contra Espaliers . . . .89 



,, Verrier's Palmetto 95 



Nailing up . .103 



Wire Trellis for Palmetto 106 



In Oblique Cordon 109 



Trellis for ditto . . ' . . . . . . .116 



Training in Vertical Cordon 119 



Trellis for ditto 121 



Standard Pear Trees ... .... .123 



THE APPLE 127 



Varieties 128 



Training and Pruning 131 



Low Apple Espalier 132 



Mode of Inarching 133 



