CONTENTS 



Chapter. , Page. 



I. — The Conditions Nece.ssary ,for Fertility ..." i 



II. — Wood-Growth, and Fruit Buds ... , 7 



III. — Flowers, but no Fruit i^ 



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IV.— The Arrangement of Fruit Trees 18 



V. — The "Pitchase of Trees and Preparation of the Ground ... 22 



VI. — When and How to Plant 27 



VII. — Pruning Fruit Trees ... ... ... ... ... ... 37 



VIII.— The Cultivation of the Soil ... 45 



IX. — Stable Manure and Artificial Fertilisers 49 



X. — Injurious Insects 54 



XI. — Fungoid Diseases of Fruit Trees 66 



XII.— Fruit Trees against Walls 78 



XIII. — Grafting, and the Renovation of Old Trees ... ... ^... 85 



XIV.— Bush Fruits ... \ ..• .91 



XV. — Strawberries loi 



XVI.— Vines ... ' ; 106.. 



The Fruit-Grower's Calendar ri7 



Index ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 123 



