FRUIT aUIy^URE:. 



Chapter XLY. 



iwortance of the culture of fruit — transplanting, pruning, and man- 



, agement — selection of stock — budding — layering — layering by 



Elevation — Approach -Grafting — Cleft- Grafting — Insects Injurious 



to Fruits — Remedies for Them — General Hints for Protection of 



fRUITS. 



THERE is nothing that rewards the efforts of* the farmer so lib- 

 erally ,as the growth of frtiit,,or gives such an appearance of 

 comfort to the home. It is expected that every farmer is more 

 or less interested in fruit. In fact, there is no information that can 

 be of more importance and interest to the general reader than know- 

 ing how to grow and take cafe of good fruit. 



But as there are ample 

 facilities to obtain from 

 fruit-tree dealers and nurs- 

 erymen all kinds of fruit 

 already grafted, at mod- 

 erate prices, we do not 

 deem it necessary to in- 

 clude more than the merest 

 outline . of the most ap- 

 proved methods of graft- 

 ing trees, because hardly 

 within their province to do 

 work that is usually done 

 by experts. But it is 6f the greatest importance to every one inter- 

 ested in fruits to know how to protect them from the ravages of 

 pests in the way of insects ; and to aid them in this we have, at 

 considerable expense and trouble, endeavored to give the farmer 

 such information as would enable him to protect his fruit, as this is 



entirely dependent on his own exertions. 



(1087) 



Fig. 1472. 



Fig. 1473. Fig. 1474. 

 Pruning. 



Fig. 1475. 



