CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 7 



Description of the Ozark region 10 



Location and topography 10 



Soil 14 



Clarksville stony loam 14 



Clarksville silt loam 14 



Climate 16 



Climatic conditions a limiting factor in fruit growing 16 



Data of the Missouri portion of the region 18 



Data of the Arkansas portion of the region 20 



Transportation facilities 20 



Present pomological status of the Ozark region 21 



The problem of varieties 24 



Considerations governing selection 24 



Important varieties of apples 25 



Important varieties of peaches 58 



Varieties for Arkansas 65 



Varieties for southern Missouri 65 



Phenological records 65 



Description of plates 88 



Index 89 



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