LABORATORY MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE 



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XXI. A study of buds vine fruits 

 The grape 



Vit^s labrusca 72 



Vitis vinifera 74 



Vitis labrusca x mnifera 74 



XXII. Pruning 76 



XXIII. The pruning of the apple 80 



XXIV. The pruning of the pear 82 



XXV. The pruning of the plum and the cherry 84 



XXVI. The pruning of the peach 86 



XXVII. The pruning of the grape 88 



XXVIII. The pruning of the brambles 90 



XXIX. The pruning of the bush fruits 92 



XXX. The study of shield and prong budding 94 



XXXI. The study of plate budding and H-budding .... 98 

 XXXII. The study of flute budding, ring budding, and chip 



budding 102 



XXXIII. The study of grafting-waxes 



Beeswax and resin waxes 108 



Alcoholic waxes 110 



Pitch wax 110 



XXXIV. The study of splice, whip, and double-whip grafting 112 

 XXXV. The study of cleft grafting and bark grafting ... 118 



XXXVI. The study of bridge grafting 126 



XXXVII. The study of side grafting 128 



XXXVIII. The study of veneer grafting 130 



XXXIX. The study of Bordeaux mixture 132 



XL. The study of lime-sulphur 138 



XLI. The study of self-boiled lime-sulphur 144 



XLII. The study of ammoniacal solution of copper carbonate 146 



XLIII. The study of Paris green and arsenate of lead . . . 148 



XLIV. The study of kerosene emulsion 152 



XLV-LIV. A study of the apple 154 



LV-LX. A study of the grape 174 



LXI-LXVI. A study of the peach 186 



LXVII-LXXII. A study of the pear 198 



LXXIII-LXXVIII. A study of the plum 210 



GLOSSARY 223 



INDEX . 233 



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