INDEX 



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Medlar, 120 



Mice injury 77, 78, 79 



Midge -103 



Mildew 85, 93 



Mite, blister, 103 



Moisture,conservation of ,51,77 

 IViuioerry trees, . . 94, 120, 121 



Mulching, 44, 53, 58 



Muzzles, - ... 58 



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Nectarine, 121 



Nitrogen, . . 54, 55, 56, 76 

 Nozzles, spraying, .... 61 

 Nursery trees, selecting, 



16, 81, 91, 95, 102, 107 

 Nut trees, . . 115 to 118 

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Oats in orchards, 77 



Olive, 121 



Orange, 121, 122 



Orchard requirements. 

 (See under Setting ; Pruning; 

 Spraying; etc. ) 



Overbearing, 45 



Oyster-shell scale, . 71, 72, 103 



Packages, fruit, . . . 129 to 136 

 Packing fruit, .... 129 to 136 

 Packing house, .... 131, 140 

 Paper, for packing, 



132, 133, 134, 136 



Paragon chestnut, 115, 116, 117 

 Paris green, ...... 62, 65 



Pawpaw 122 



Peach, The. Culture; Pests ; 

 Pruning; Spraying; Va- 

 rieties; etc., . . . 95 to 100 

 Peaches, grading, . . . 135, 136 

 Peaches, packing, . . 135, 136 

 Peaches, picking, 126, 127, 128 

 Pear, The. Culture ; Pests ; 

 Pruning; Spraying; Va- 

 rieties ; etc., . . 101 to 106 

 Pears, dwarf, . . .112,113,114 



Pears, grading, 136 



Pears, marketing, . . 139, 140 



Pears, packing, 136 



Pears, picking, . . 123, 124, 127 



Pecan 117, 118 



Persimmon, 122 



Phosphoric Acid, . . . . 54, 56 

 Picking fruit 123 to 128 



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Pink rot 86 



Planning the orchard, . . 11 

 Plan of orchard, making a, 



17, 42 



Planting, 29 to 33 



Plowing, .... 52, 53, 58, 88 

 Plum, The. Culture; Pests; 

 Pruning; Spraying; Va- 

 rieties; etc., . .107 to 110 



Plums, packing, 136 



Plums, picking, . . . 126, 127 



Pockets, plum, 110 



Pollination of blossoms, 



16, 17, 79 



Pomelo, 122 



Potash, 54,55, 56 



Powdery mildew, ... 85, 93 



Press, barrel, 133 



Propagation, 19 to 28, 81, 91, 



95, 102, 107, 111, 113, 117, 118 

 Protection,againstfrost,ll, 18 

 Protection, root, . .35, 36 

 Protection, soil. (See Cover Crops) 



Protection, water, 18 



Pruning, later, .... 45 to 50 



(See also under Apple ; Pear ; etc. ) 

 Pruning newly-set trees, 



37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44 

 Pruning, root, . . 34, 40, 41, 49 



Pruning tools, 46 



Psylla, pear-tree, 104 



Pumps, spray, and fittings, 



59, 60, 61, 65, 66, 73 



Q 

 Quince. The, . 111. 112, 127, 136 



R 



Rabbit injury, ... 77, 78, 79 

 Rape, Essex, in orchards, 76 

 Record of varieties, . 17, 41, 42 



Red spider, 116 



Ripening, time of, . . 123, 126 



Riperot, 85 



Root gall, 34, 35 



Root grafting, 24 



Root protection, . . 35, 36 

 Root pruning, . . 34, 40, 41, 49 



Rose bug, 93, 97 



Rosette, peach, 98 



Rot, collar, 86 



Rot, fruit, . . 85, 86, 93, 97, 110 



Rust, 86 



Rye in orchards, ... 76, 77 



