THE RURAL SCIENCE SERIES 



PRINCIPLES OF FRUIT- 

 GROWING. By L. H. BAILEY, Professor of 

 Horticulture in the Cornell University. 



520 PACES-114 ILLUSTRATIONS $1.26 



There have been manuals and treatises on fruit- 

 growing, but this volume is the first consistent 

 presentation of the underlying principles affecting 

 the growth of the various fruits. It is thus unique, 

 and it occupies a field of the greatest importance. 

 It joins science and practice, for it not only discusses 

 the reasons for certain operations, but presents the 

 most approved methods, gathered from the successful 

 fruit-growers of America. It appeals especially to 

 the horticulturist who is willing to have his brain 

 direct and supplement the work of his hands, and to 

 acquire a knowledge of principles rather than a mere 

 memorandum of their application. 



THE PRINCIPLES OF FRUIT-GROWING includes: Introductory 

 Discussion, comprising an inventory and classification of fruits, the 

 fruit zones, the outlook for fruit-growing; the Location and its 

 Climate, with a full discussion of frosts; the Tilling of Fruit 

 Lands; the Fertilizing of Fruit Lands; the Planting of Orchards; 

 Secondary Care of Orchards ; Diseases, Insects and Spraying ; 

 Picking and Packing aud Storing Fruits, Shipping, etc. ; and a 

 bibliography of American writings on the subject. 



"The book is very practical in its treatment of the subject of fruit- 

 growing, after a brief introductory entering at once into the discussion of 

 the location of the orchard, following that with the tillage of fruit lands, 

 dealing with the planting and care of fruits. Taken all in all, it is the most 

 complete book on fruit-growing at a small price we have seen." Western 

 Rural. 



