THE RURAL SCIENCE SERIES 



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HE PRINCIPLES OF FRUIT- 

 GROWING. By L. H. BAILEY, Professor of 

 Horticulture in the Cornell University. 



620 PACES 114 ILLUSTRATIONS-SI. 25 



There have been manuals and treatises <>n 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 greatesl importance. 

 It joins science and practice, for it nol only discuf 

 the reasons for certain operations, but presents the 



-• approved methods, gathered from the successful 

 fruit-growers of America. It appeals especially t<> 

 the horticulturist who is willing t«> have his brain 

 direct and supplement the work of his hands, and to 

 acquire a knowledge <>t' principles rather than a mere 

 memorandum of their application. 



Thk Prikcjpi Growing Includes: [ntrodu 



Inventory and • n of fruit*, tin- 

 fruit tones, the outlook f<>r fruit ■_-• the Location and it- 

 Climate, with it full din the Tilling of Fruit 

 Fruit Lands; the Planting of Orchards; 

 Orchards; Diseases, Insects and Spraying; 

 Picking and Paekii - G ind a 

 bibliography ><( American writing* on -; 



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