CONTENTS. 



3B 



CM 



CHAPTKR. PAGE. 



I. Introductory, -- 1 



II. General Principles of Fruit Culture, - - - - 6 



III. Seasons for Planting and Pruning, - - - - 11 



IV. Defects of some Methods of Fruit Culture, - - 16 

 V. Cordon Training; its advantages and uses,- - - 19 



VI. Cordon Training in Peach Trees; the Diagonal Cor- 

 don, 23 



VII. Spiral Cordons, 38 



VIII. Vertical Cordons, 39 



IX. Horizontal Cordons, - - v 41 



X. Cordon Training in Apricot Trees, . - . . 43 



XI. Cordon Training in Plum and Cherry Trees, - - 46 



XII. Cordon Training in Pear Trees, 50 



XIII. Horizontal, Vertical, and Spiral Cordons, in Pear 



Trees, - 54 



XIV. Remarks on Trees in Pots, - - - - - - 57 



XV. How to Supply Blank Spaces in Cordons, . - - 63 



XVI. Objections to Cordon Training answered, - - - 65 

 XVII. Remarks on the Dimensions, &c., suitable for Orchard- 

 Houses, 68 



XVIII. Names of some Varieties recommended for In-door 



AND Out-door Culture, 69 



XIX. Concluding Observations, 74 



SUPPLEMENT. 



Introductory, - - - - 81 



Cordon Training, 83 



Peaches in Pots, 88 



Best Fruits for Orchard-Houses, ----- 98 



General Remarks, - 103 



Monthly Operations in the Orchard-House for the 



Year, 107 



Repotting Orchard-House Trees, Ill 



Insects, 112 



