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Peach growing, proper sites for, . . . .40 



soil conditions affecting, . . . .41 



soU types for, . ... .44 

 Peach Orchards, KstabUshment and Maintenance of, in Massachusetts, 



chapter on, by Professor J. K. Shaw, ... 39 



cultivation of, . . . 46, 47 



fertilizers for, ... 47 



management of, . . 48-50 



pruning of, . . . 48 



setting trees in, . 46 



spraying of, .... . 48 



steps in establishing, . 44-47 



Phosphoric acid, use of, 24 



in old orchards, 35 



in peach orchards, 47 



Piclcing apples, equipment for, . 128 



proper method of, 127, 128 



Pink-mold, . . . . 104 



Planting board, use of, . 21 



Plant lice (or aphids), on apple trees, 80-82 



in old orchards, 33 



methods of control, 82 



Potash, use of, 24 



in old orchards, 35 



in peach orchards, 47 



Preparation of soil for apple orchard, 19 



for peach orchard, .46 



Prices for Baldwin apples 1912-17, 119 



apples out of storage, . 119 



Pruning Fruit Trees, chapter on, by Professor J. H. Gourley, . 51 



Pruning, after bridge grafting, . 69 



of apple trees after setting, 23 



definition of, ^1 



important points in, 54 



in renovating old orchards, 30 



methods of, ^^ 



object of, 51 



of peach orchards, ^ 



of peach trees after winter-killing, 41 



after setting, ■ 46 



principles of, _ 



summer, °° 



Railroad worm (or apple maggot), . • .87 



Rape, dwarf Essex, as a cover crop, . . .... 35 



Red Astrachan, variety of apples, 18 



Red bugs, on apple trees, • 33, 88 



methods of control, °** 



Red-humped caterpillar on apple trees, 84 



_. 144 



Risers, ■ • • 4r 

 Rochester peach, • ■ 



Root grafting, described, o^ 



Rosy apple aphid, ^^ 

 Rust, apple, ■ 



on cedars, 



control of ^'^ 



