CONTENTS II 



The Raspberry. 

 Red raspberries — Selection and preparation of soil — Planting — Cultivation — 

 Fertilizers — Pruning — Harvesting the fruit — Black raspberries or blackcaps — ■ 

 Propagation — Character of the soil — Preparation of the soil — Cultivation — Winter 

 protection — Fertilizers — Pruning — Harvesting. 



The Blackberry. 



Soil — Propagation — Planting, tillage and fertilizers — Pruning and training — 

 Harvesting. 



The Currant. 

 Soil requirements — Culture and fertilization — Enemies and diseases — Harvesting 

 the fruit. 



The Gooseberry. 

 Soil — -Preparation of land — Plants for setting — Planting — Cultivation — Fertilizers 

 — Pruning — Harvesting. 



The Cranberry. 



Chapter 35. THE POME FRUITS 456 



The Apple. 

 Origin — Cultural range — Propagation — Location and soil for the orchard — Varieties 

 — Purchase and handling of nursery stock — Laying out the orchard — Planting 

 the trees — Forming the heads — Later pruning — Soil management — Fertilization — 

 Protecting the trees — Spraying during the growing season — Thinning — Fruit 

 picking and storage. 



The Pear. 

 Origin — Propagation — Cultural range — Varieties — Location, soil and culture — 

 Trees, planting and pruning — Protection and spraying — Picking the fruit. 



The Quince. 

 Cultural range and varieties — Soil and cultural methods — Pruning — Enemies. 



Chapter 36. STONE FRUITS 472 



Sites and soils — Nursery stock — Varieties — Planting — Soil management — Fer- 

 tilizers — Pruning — Diseases, insects and spraying — Thinning the fruit — Harvesting 

 and marketing. 



Chapter 37. CITRUS FRUITS AND THEIR CULTIVATION 484 



History — Citrus species and varieties — The sweet orange — The sour orange— The 

 lemon — The pomelo or grapefruit — The lime — The mandarin orange — The citron — 

 Citrus regions and their production — Propagation of citrus varieties — Orange 

 seedlings — The orange nursery — Budding the nursery stock — Care of the nursery 

 stock — Planting the orchard — Cultivation — Irrigation- — Fertilization — Pruning — 

 Frost protection — Diseases — Insects — Picking, packing and marketing of fruit. 



Chapter 38. NUTS AND NUT CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES 499 



The Principal Nuts. 

 The peanut — The pinon (pin-yon) — The Persian walnut — The pecan — The almond 

 — Nuts of minor importance. 



Chapter 39. MISCELLANEOUS TROPICAL FRUITS 507 



The pineapple — Propagation — Soil — Preparation of soil — Cultivation — Varieties — • 

 Marketing — The avocado — The mango — The banana — The fig — The guava. 



Chapter 40. THE FARM WOODLOT 521 



Need of forestry — Value of the woodlot — Managing the woodlot — Improvement 

 cuttings — Reproduction cuttings — Pruning — Planting — Financial results — 

 Summary. 



