CONTENTS 



Chapter 



V. Small Fruits and Small Gardens 



Page 



28 



The Back-yard Fruit-garden, 28— Handling the Back Yard, 28— 

 Dwarf Fruit Trees, 29 — Small Fruits, 30 — Who Buys the Best, Gives 

 Care the Best, May Have the Best, 30 — Pruning the Grape, 31 — Prun- 

 ing the Bush Fruits, 32 — Pruning the Brambles, 32 — The Straw- 

 berry, 33 — Autumn-bearing Small Fruits, 33. 



VI. Fruit Pests and Enemies 34 



Orchard Enemies Classified, 34 — A Pest for Every Fruit, A Spray for 

 Every Pest, 35 — Spraying Schedules for Front-line Enemies, 36 — 

 Spraying Material and Spraying Machinery, 39 — Slogans for Fight- 

 ing Front-line Enemies, 40 — Orchard Enemies Are a Filthy Crew, 40. 



VII. The Art of Pruning -11 



Definitions, 41 — Pruning and Training Distinguished, 41 — Pruning 

 When Setting, 41— The Height of the Head, 41— The Form of the 

 Top, 42 — Too Much Pruning, 42 — The Use and Abuse of "Head- 

 ing-in," 43 — Prune for Wood to Insure Vigor, 43 — Pruning for Fruit, 

 44 — Pruning Paraphernalia, 44 — Making the Cut, 45 — Nature's 

 "Balm of Gilead" Better than Man's, 45 — The Time to Prune, 

 45 — Suckers or Water-sprouts, 45 



VIII. Fruits Suitable for Certain Sections 



Fruit Regions of North America, 40 — Pome Fruits, 47 — Stone Fruits 

 48— Small Fruits, 50. 



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IX. Conservation and the Housewife 52 



The Housewife's Part, 52 — Conserving by Storing. 52 — Canning, Con- 

 servation in Excelsis, 53 — Drying the Cheapest Method of Conserva- 

 tion, 54— Preserves, 54— Fruit-juices, 55— A Last Word, 56. 



