CONTENTS 



DIVISIONAL-VOL. V 



Page 



CHAP. VIII.— THE APEICOT. Cultivation out-of-doors — Pruning and Training— Disbudding 

 —Thinning the Fruit — General Treatment— Protection — Forcing — Propagation— List of Varie- 

 ties - 194 



CHAP. IX.— THE CHEERY. Origin— Classification— Cultivation— Soil and Situation— Planting 

 — Pruning and Training — Protection — Propagation — Budding and Grafting — Under Glass — 

 Diseases and Insects — List of Varieties ----------- 202 



CHAP. X.— FIGS. Origin — Cultivation in the Open Air — Soil— Situation— Fruiting — Pruning 

 and Training — Walls and Espaliers — Protection — Propagation — Cultivation under Glass— In 

 Pots — List of Varieties -- ----- 212 



CHAP. XL— GOOSEBERRIES. History— Cultivation— Soil and Situation— Planting— Pruning 



— Propagation — Enemies — List of Varieties - 222 



CHAP. XII.— CURRANTS. Origin— Soil and Situation— Pruning and Training— Propagation- 

 List of Varieties ----- 229 



CHAP. XIIL— RASPBERRIES. Origin— Soil and Situation— Planting— Pruning and Training- 

 Summer Management — Forcing — Propagation — Enemies — Selection of Varieties ■ - - 233 



CHAP. XIV.— STRAWBERRIES. Origin— Soil and Situation— Planting— Cultivation— Renew- 

 ing the Plantations — Gathering — Forcing — Propagation — Enemies — List of Varieties — Alpine 

 Strawberries -- 238 



CHAP. XV.— MISCELLANEOUS HARDY FRUITS. Almond— Chestnut— Hazel Nut or Filbert 

 — Walnut— Quince — Medlar — Date Plum — Mulberry — Bramble — Logan Berry — Wineberry — 

 Cranberry — Bilberry or Blaeberry — Berberry — Elder - - -. 251 



CHAP. XVI.— THE ORCHARD HOUSE. Soil— The Flowers— Summer Treatment— Autumn 



Treatment— Insect Pests — Lists - - - - - - - - - - - -273 



CHAP. XVII.— THE VINE. Origin— Culture under Glass— The Border— Soil— Planting— Pro- 

 tection of Borders— Forcing — Temperature — Ventilation — Watering and Syringing — Treatment 

 after Planting— The Long-rod System — The Extension System — The Spur System — Disbudding 

 — Stopping the Shoots— Setting the Flowers — Keeping the Grapes — Pot Culture — Fruiting 

 Vines in Pots — Diseases — Shanking — Rust — Scalding— Outdoor Culture — Propagation— Seeds — 

 Cuttings — Eyes — Layering — Grafting — Varieties 279 



CHAP. XVIII.— PINE-APPLE. Origin— Treatment — Soil— Manures— Moisture — Light —The 

 Meudon System — Hamilton System — Cultivation — Manures — Varieties in Jamaica — Insects — 

 Propagation — Select List - - 301 



CHAP. XIX.— BANANA. Origin— Importance in the Tropics— Cultivated at Kew— Treatment - 308 



CHAP. XX.— ORANGE, LEMON, &c. Origin — Treatment— Propagation — Insects— List of 



Varieties - „ _ . = 310 



CHAP. XXL— THE MELON. Origin— Soil— Sowing— Beds— Planting— Training and Stopping 



—Setting the Flowers — Melon-house — Varieties - -316 



CHAP. XXII.— THE CUCUMBER. Origin— Soil— Sowing— Treatment— Fruiting-bed- Water- 

 ing — Ventilation — Coverings — Pruning — Crooked Fruit — Training — House Culture — Raising 

 the Plants — Root Treatment — Syringing — Winter Culture — Saving Seed — Ridge Cucumbers — 

 Varieties 322 



