CONTENTS. Xlll 



SECTION PAGK 



175. Soil and its Management for the Pear 171 



176. The Fruit and its Care 172 



177. Origin and Races of the Quince 173 



178. Propagation and Management 174 



CHAPTER XIV. 



THE CHERRY, PLUM, PRUNE, APRICOT, AND PEACH. 



179. History and Classification of the Cherry 175 



180. Propagation of the Cherry 178 



181. No Market Ripply of the Cherry 1*78 



182. History and Classification of the Plum. . . 180 



183. The Prune 183 



184. The Apricot 184 



185. The Peach 185 



186. Propagation of Plum, Prune, Apricot, and Peach.. . . 186 



187. The Nectarine 187 



188. Laying Down the Peach and Apricot 188 



189. Orchard Management of the Stone Fruits 190 



190. Thinning the Stone Fruits 191 



CHAPTER XV. 



SOME SUBTROPICAL ORCHARD FRUITS. 



191. The Orange 193 



192. Orange Propagation 196 



193. Top- working the Orange 198 



194. Orange Cultivation 198 



195. Pruning the Orange 199 



196. The Lemon < 200 



197. Pruning and Curing the Lemon 201 



198. The Pomelo or Grape-fruit 202 



199. The Kumquat 203 



200. The Lime 203 



201. The Mandarin 204 



CHAPTER XVI. 



SOME OTHER TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL FRUITS. 



202. The Olive 205 



203. Propagation .of the Olive 206 



