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Notch (or Coburn) grafting, ... . . 61 



diagram of, . . . 62 



Nursery stock, .... . . 19 



advantages of locally grown, ... 19 



best age of trees to buy, . . . 19 



buying of, .... . 19 



dwarfs or standards, .... . 19 



northern or southern, ... . . 19 



Oldenburg (Duchess of), variety of apple, . . . 15 



Open-headed (or vase-shaped) trees, ... .52 



"Open package," effect of covering, . . .153 



Orchard, apple, cover crops for, ... 25 



cultivation of, . . 23 



fertilization of, ... 24 



growing crops in, , .24 



laying off, . 20 



site for, selection of , . . 7 



score card for, . . .8 



industry, future of, in Massachusetts, . . ; . 7 



Orchards, Renovating Old, chapter on, by Professor F. C. Sears, . 27 



conditions for, . . 27 



Oyster-shell scale, ...... .75 



methods of control, . . 76 



Pack, "jumble", . . ... 142, 144 



Packages, for apples, . 129, 130-133 



closed, ... . . 144 



market, . . . . . 130-133 



barrel, standard, . . . 132 



baskets, . . ' 131, 132 



boxes, . . . 130, 131 



open, . ... . 143 



used for field receptacles, . . . 129 



Packing, pad, use of, in box packing, . . . 143 



in standard produce box, . . 1^2-144 



room, in storage house, ... . 123, 124 



systems of, in boxes, . ... 139-142 



sizes of apples for, . 140 



types of, . . ... 140 



2-2, . . 140 



3-2, ... .141 



4-4, . 141 



Painting of cut surfaces after pruning, . . .32 



after removing cankers, . . . 101 



Paper, building, use of, to protect trees, ...... 26 



Paradise apple, stock for dwarfing, . . 72 



Peaches, cultivation of, . . 47 



fertilization of , . . . 47 



harvesting of, . . 50 



method of planting, . 46 



setting of, . . 46 



time for planting, . . .46 



varieties of, .... 45, 46 



Peach growing, limiting factors in, . . . . . 39 



marketing conditions affecting, . 44 



