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QUESTIONS— CHAPTER XI. 

 Apples. 



1. Into what classes may apples be divided? 



2. Characterize each. 



3. Into what groups of varieties may apples be divided? 



4. What terms are applied in descriptions of apples? 



5. How are apples propagated? 



■ 6. What stocks are used in different localities? 



7. How are dwarf apples formed? 



S. What is meant by "top-working?" 



9. What is the best location for an apple orchard? 



10. What is a poor location for an apple orchard? 



11. Of what advantage is a windbreak to an orchard? 

 3 2. What soil is best adapted to apple growing? 



13. With what kind of trees should the orchard be started? 



14. How are seedlings grown and for what purpose? 



15. How is apple seed obtained? 



16. How is it cared for and planted? 



17. What are the merits of root-grafted trees? 



18. What are the merits of budded trees? 



19. How should apple trees be set out? 



20. What care should be taken in planting? 



21. When is the best time to plant trees? 



22. When should autumn planting be practiced? 



23. What is meant by "heeling in?" 



24. How are plants heeled in? 



25. W'hat depths should trees be set? 



26. How far apart should trees be planted? 



27. What cultivation do orchards require? 



28. What pruning should be done? 



29. In what case should sprouting from the roots be encouraged? 



30. WTiat are the advantages of a mulch in the orchard? 



31. When and how should a mulch be applied? 



32. What varieties are best adapted to the North? To the South? 



33. What varieties are most grown for commercial use? 



Pear. 



34. In what sections of the country is the pear grown? 



35. Of what country is the pear a native? 



36. What are the characteristics of the Chinese sand pear? 



37. What is the origin of the Le Conte and KiefCer pears? 



38. What are Standard pears? 



39. What are dwarf pears used for? 



40. What are their characteristics? 



41. W^hat trees are used as stock for the pears? 



42. How is the pear propagated? 



43. What cultivation and soil is best for the pear? 



44. How should young trees be planted out? 



45. WTrat pruning do the trees need? 



46. What are the qualities of the fruit? 



47. How is the fruit marketed? 



48. What Insects and diseases are injurious to the pear? 



49. What are some of the common varieties of the pear? 



50. How are pears packed for market? 



Quince. 



5.1. Of what country Is the quince a native? 



52. What are the characteristics of the quince? 



53. In what ways may tne quince be propagated? 



54. What soil and cultivation is best for the quince? 



55. WTiat pruning does the tree require? 



56. When should the fruit be picked? 



57. For what is It used? 



58. W^hat are the common varieties of the quince? 



