INDEX TO CONTENTS 



A Page 



Almond.. 29 



Stocks. . 30 



Classification 30 



Pruning 30 



Gathering 30 



Irrigation 30 



Commercial Varieties 32 



Period of Ripening 32 



Apple 8 



Soil and Situation 8 



Points to be Observed 9 



Shaping the Tree 9 



Roots 9 



Thinning 10 



Gathering and Storing 10 



Commercial Varieties 10 



Crab Apples 10 



Apricot 22 



Stocks 22 



Pruning 22 



Thinning 24 



Gathering 24 



Irrigation 24 



Commercial Varieties 25 



Ripening Period 25 



Artichoke, Globe 95 



Jerusalem 97 



Avocado 73 



Stocks 75 



Distances Apart and Pruning 75 



Gathering 75 



Eating the Avocado 75 



Irrigation 75 



Meritorious Varieties 75 



B 



Banana 78 



Varieties 78 



Berries : 



Blackberry and Raspberry 93 



Currants 95 



Dewberry 94 



Gooseberry 95 



Himalaya Blackberry 94 



Loganberry 94 



Mammoth Blackberry 94 



Raspberry 93 



Strawberry 93 



Blackberry 93 



Himalaya 94 



Mammoth 94 



Popular Varieties of Blackberries 94 



Blackberry and Raspberry 93 



Popular Varieties of Blackberries 94 



Popular Varieties of Raspberries 94 



Caprification 42 



Planting Caprifig Trees 46 



Varieties of Caprifigs 48 



Carob 80 



Cherimoyer 76 



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Cherry 15 



Stocks 15 



Pruning 16 



Gathering 16 



Irrigation 17 



Commercial Varieties 17 



Time of Ripening in a Cherry Section. . 17 



Chestnut 32 



Pruning 33 



Stocks 33 



Gathering and Storing 33 



Varieties of Commercial Value 33 



Citrus Fruits 57 



Soil and Situation 59 



Selecting the Trees 60 



Method of Planting 61 



Stocks for Citrus Trees 61 



Distances Apart 62 



Pruning 63 



Pruning the Lemon 63 



Pruning the Pomelo 64 



Pruning the Lime 64 



Pruning the Citron 64 



Care of the Orchard 64 



Fertilizers and Fertilization 65 



The Time to Plant 66 



Packing the Orange 67 



Growing, Curing, Packing the Lemon 68 



Sorting as to Quality 70 



Commercial Varieties of Oranges 70 



Period of Ripening 70 



Commercial Varieties of Lemons 70 



Varieties of Lemon Worthy of Trial 70 



Commercial Varieties of Pomelos 70 



Varieties of Pomelos Worthy of Trial 70 



Commercial Varieties of Limes 70 



Variety of Limes Worthy of Trial 70 



Commercial Variety of Citron 70 



Currants 95 



Commercial Varieties of 95 



Currants and Gooseberries 95 



Commercial Varieties of Currants 95 



Commercial Variety of Gooseberry 95 



Dewberry 94 



Popular Varieties of 95 



Feijoa 76 



Fig 39 



Localities Favorable for 39 



Brief History 39 



Caprification 42 



Planting and Pruning 45 



Freezing to the Ground 45 



Planting Caprifig Trees 46 



Gathering 46 



Gathering and Drying 47 



Irrigation 48 



Crop Sure No Failures 48 



Varieties of Commercial Value 48 



Varieties Worthy of Trial 48 



Varieties of Caprifigs 48 



