CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 7 



Description of the Coastal Plain region 8 



Geographical location 8 



Topography and elevation 10 



Soil 10 



Climate 11 



The summer-apple industry of this region 16 



Development 16 



Present status and extent 17 



Natural advantages and possibilities of this region for summer-apple produc- 

 tion 18 



Growing the fruit 19 



Handling the fruit 19 



Methods and conditions 19 



Harvesting 20 



Grading and packing 20 



Packages 21 



Methods of selling the fruit 21 



Markets and the place held by summer apples 22 



The problem of varieties. 22 



Considerations governing selection 22 



Discussion of important varieties 23 



Promising varieties for trial 49 



Other varieties 50 



Summary of varieties 51 



Phenological records 53 



Character of data - 53 



Phenological observers . 54 



Description of plates 90 



Index 91 



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