CONTENTS 



PART I 



GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 

 CHAPTER I 



PAGES 



INTRODUCTORY DISCUSSION 1-40 



Status of bush-fruits in the home-garden and in com- 

 mercial culture, 1 The location, 4 The site and the 

 soil, 5 Fertilizers, 8 Suggestions on planting, 9 

 Management of the land, 13 Tillage tools, 16 

 Pruning, 17 Staking and trellising, 19 Winter- 

 killing, 20 Propagation, 26 Thinning the fruit, 

 28 Forcing bush-fruits, 28 Suggestions on picking, 

 29 Packages and marketing, 31 Cold storage, 33 

 Methods of crossing berries, 34. 



PART II 



THE BRAMBLES 



CHAPTER II 



THE RED RASPBERRIES 41-59 



The soil, 41 The site and exposure, 42 Fertilizers, 

 43 Propagation, 45 Planting, 46 Pollination, 47 

 Tillage, 48 Pruning, 48 Autumn fruiting, 51 

 Harvesting and marketing, 53 Uses, 53 Duration 

 of plantations, 54 Hardiness, 56 Yields, 57 Nor- 

 mal profits, 58 Note on the hybrid reds, 58. 

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