CONTENTS. 



General Observations on the Culture and Manage- 

 ment of Fruit, - 1^ 



PART FIRST. 



PROCESSES OF VEGETATION* 



CHAPTER I. 



REMARKS ON THE FOOD, STIMULANTS, ETC. OF PLANTS. 



Art. 1. On Earth and its use to Plants, - - 21 



2. On the Food of Plants, 22 



3. On Moisture, ----- 24 



4. On Drought, .... 25 



5. On Heat, ----- 26 



CHAPTER II. 



REMARKS ON THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF A TREE. 



Art. 1. On the Seed, -' 27 



2. On the Root, 29 



3. On the Leaf, - - - - 30 



4. On the Bud, - - . - - 32 



5. On the Flower or Blossom, - - 34 



6. On the Fruit, - 36 



