CONTENTS. 



" 3. Autumnal, round 



do 230 



" 4. Autumnal, conical 



do 238 



" 5. Winter, round do 257 

 " 6. Winter, conical do 260 

 " 7. Baking and stew- 

 ing Pears 275 

 Chap. 15.— Plums 280 

 " 1. Black or blue 



fruited lb 



" 2. Green, do 283 



"" 3. Red, or purple do 285 

 " 4. White, or Yellow 



do 295 



Additional Am. Plums 301 



Chap. 16.— Quinces 304 



Chap. 17. — Raspberries 305 



Chap. 18. — Strawberries lb 



Class 1. Alpine and wood 



do lb 



2. Black do 306 



3. Carolina do 307 



4. Chili do 311 



5. Green do lb 



6. Hautbois do 312 



7. Scarlet do 314 

 A selection of do 319 



Part 2. — Propagation and 

 Cultivation of 



Fruits 321 



Introduction lb 



Improvement in varie- 

 ties 322 

 Cross Fertilization 324 

 To cause Fruitfulness 326 

 Propagation 330 

 By Eyes. By Cuttings 331 

 By Layers 332 

 Budding and Gratting 333 

 Grafting lb 

 Transplanting 335 

 Evaporation 337 

 Chap. 1 — On the Cultiva- 

 tion OF Apples 338 

 ^ec. 1. Standard Trees for 



Orchards lb 



Grafting operation 



of Orchards 339 



Transplanting 



Trees 340 



OpenStandardOp- 

 eration 341 



Sec. 2. Open Dwarfs for 

 Gardens Opera- 

 tion 342 

 " 3. Espaliers operation 344 

 Chap. 2. — Cultivation of 



Apricots 346 



Chap. 3. — Cultivation of 



Cherries 347 



Propagation lb 



Pruning and training 

 Espalier Cherries 348 

 Chap. 4. — Cultivation of 

 Figs 



Propagation 350 



Pruning and training 350 



do Southern States 351 



do Eastern and 



Northern States lb 



Chap. 5. — Cultivation of 



goosberries 352 

 Chap. 6. — Cultivation of 



Grapes 354 



Propagation by layers lb 

 By Cuttings and Sin- 

 gle Eyes 356 

 Pruning and training lb 

 Viuery 357 

 Vines against open 



wall, or Trellis 358 

 Selection of Grapes 360 

 Chap. 7. — Cultivation of 



Mulberries 361 

 Chap. 8. — Cultivation of 



Olives 362 



Chap. 9. — Cultivation of 

 Peaches nnd 

 Nectarines 363 

 Propagation of Peaches 364 

 Pruning 367 



Espaliers 368 



Nectarines 369 



Chap. 10. — Cultivation op 



Almonds 371 



Chap. 11. — -Cultivation of 



Pears 372 



Propagation lb 



Seel. Pruning and train- 

 ing for open 

 standards 373 



