vi Contents. 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 Insects and Diseases, 150 Additional Notes, 169. 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 Terms Used in Describing Fruits, 182. 



PART II. THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF FRUITS. 



CHAPTER I. 



The Apple. Budding Root-graff!ng, 195 Planting Orchards, 200 Pruning, 202 -G ratt- 

 ing Old Trees, 203 Depredators, 204 Changes, 205 Dwarf Apples, 205 Descrip- 

 tions of Varieties, 206. 



CHAPTER II. 



The Pear. Propagation, 252 Dwarf Pears, 254 Arrangement of Varieties, 259 Descrip- 

 tions of Varieties, 268 Re-grafting Large Trees, 314. 



CHAPTER III. 

 The Quince, 317 Varieties, 318. 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Peach and Nectarine, 320 Propagation, 321 Raising in Pots, 326 Ripening by Fire- 

 heat, 328 Winter Protection, 329 Descriptions of Varieties, 332 Nectarines, 346. 



CHAPTER V. 



The Apricot. Culture, 349 Varieties, 350. 



CHAPTER VI. 

 The Plum. Raising the Young Trees, 354 Descriptions of Varieties, 355. 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Cherry. Propagation, 378801!, 379 Dwarf Cherries, 380 Descriptions of Varie- 

 ties, 382. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



The Grape, 394 Propagation, 395 Training, 402 Transplanting, 402 Trellis. 403 

 Training on the Trellis, 405 Pruning, 406 Soil, 410 Grape-houses, 411 Descrip- 

 tions of Varieties, 418. 



CHAPTER IX. 

 The Strawberry. Cultivation, 432 Transplanting, 432 Descriptions of Varieties, 438. 



CHAPTER X. 



The Currant and Gooseberry, 453 Varieties of the Currant, 454 Of the Gooseberry, 456. 



CHAPTER XL 



The Raspberry and Blackberry, 460 Varieties of the Raspberry, 463 Culture of the Black- 

 berry, 469 Varieties, 470. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 The Cranberry, 474 Varieties and Management, 474. 



CHAPTER XIII. 



The Orange and Fig, 476 Varieties and Management, 476 Of the Fig. 476. 



Select Lists of Fruits, 480. 

 Monthly Calendar of Work in the Nursery, 

 Orchard, and Fruit-Garden, 494. 



Descriptive List and Index of Fruits, 501. 

 Glossary, 587. 

 General Index, 589. 



