CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



PREFACE xiii 



PREFACE TO THE SECOND EEVISION xvii 



ABBREVIATIONS AND BOOKS QUOTED . . xxi 



CHAPTER I. 



THE PRODUCTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF FRUIT. 1 



The Van Mons Theory 5 



Cross-Breeding 7 



CHAPTER II. 

 REMARKS ON THE DURATION OF THE VARIETIES OF FRUIT-TREES 10 



CHAPTER III. 



PROPAGATION OF VARIETIES, GRAFTING, BUDDING, CUTTINGS, LAYERS, 



AND SUCKERS 16 



CHAPTER IV. 

 PRUNING 33 



CHAPTER Y. 

 TRAINING 38 



CHAPTER VI. 

 TRANSPLANTING 45 



CHAPTER VII. 

 THE POSITION OF FRUIT-TREES SOIL AND ASPECT 51 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 GENERAL REMARKS ON INSECTS. . . 54 



