CONTENTS. 



PART 1. 



Jfrtiit Culture in (Btixtx^l. 



CHAPTER T.— INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 



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 1. The free use of Fruit as a common article of Food will greatly contribute to 

 the Health of the People. 2. Fruit is a cheap article of Food. 3. The culture 

 of good Fruit is profitable. 4. Fruit furnishes an amount of good living not 

 otherwise attainable. 5. There is economy in the use of Fruit 9 



CHAPTER II. -PRELIMINARIES TO PLANTING, 



Cost— Estimate for three Acres -Distances— Location— Soil— Preparation of the 

 Ground — Manuring 17 



CHAPTER IIL— TRANSPLANTING. 



Laying off the Ground— Season for Transplanting— Taking from the Nursery- 

 Selection of Trees— Setting out Trees— Trimming 24 



CHAPTER IV.— AFTER-CULTURE. 

 Plowing and Hoeing — Pruning — Protection — Mulching 21 



PART II. 



%U\^s of Iruit. 



Chapter I — The At-mond ;]0 



Chapter IL — The Apricot o2 



Chapter III.— The Apple , 34 



Chapter IV.— The Blackberry 73 



