CONTENTS. 



1st Part.— INTRODUCTORY. 



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No. 1. Introductory Remarks and History 7 



„ 2. Theory of Vegetation 13 



„ 3. Phenomena connected with Growth - - - 18 



„ 4. Soils and Manures 24 



„ 5. Aspects and Shelters 31 



„ 6. Transplanting 38 



„ 7. Useful Maxims 44 



2nd Part.— LONG PRUNING. 



No. 8. Long Peach Shoots 49 



„ 9. Short Peach Shoots 57 



„ 10. Forms of Trees for Long Pruning - - - 64 



„ 11. Theory of Long Pruning 73 



„ 12. Long Pruning - 79 



3rd Part. -CLOSE PRUNING. 



No. 13. Theory of Close Pruning 89 



„ 14. The Premature Lateral 96 



„ 15. Close Pruning for the Open Air - - - - 105 

 „ 16. Close Pruning for the Open Air - - - - 112 

 „ 17. Close Pruning by Alternate Shoots - - - 118 



4th Part.— ORCHARD-HOUSE. 

 No. 18. Orchard-house Pruning and Training - - 128 

 „ 19. Orchard-house Pruning and Training - - 136 

 j, 20. Orchard-house Pruning and Training - - 145 

 „ 21. "Variations from Seed 158 



APPENDIX. 



No. 1. Diseases and Insects 167 



„ 2. List of Choice Peaches and Nectarines for 



Open Wall - 171 



„ 3. Ditto for Orchard-houses 174 



