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SOILS AND PLANT LIFE 



(1) Pick in the cool of the morning. 



(2) Handle the fruit as few times as possible. 



(3) Avoid bruising it as much as possible. 



Fig. 142. — Bo,\cs of apples. 



Fruits which are to be stored away, such as apples and 

 pears, should be picked while they are firm, wrapped in 

 papers, and packed away in boxes in a cool cellar where the 

 dry, hot air from a furnace room can not reach them. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What is meant bj' the term horticulture. 



2. Name three important fruits which originated in America 

 and three which originated in foreign countries. 



3. Name four points to be considered in locating an orchard. 



4. Why do we cut back young trees and \anes at the time of 

 transplanting ? 



5. Under what two conditions do fruit buds form ? 



6. Upon wood of what age is the fruit of the grape, the peach 

 and the apple borne ? 



7. Give five reasons for pruning. 



8. Name three rules to follow in picking fruit. 



9. Name two classes of insects, telling means of control. 



