CONTENTS. 



Wall Culture. — Border, 1. Mr. Harrison's first year's 

 winter and summer pruning, 2. Second year, 3. Third 

 year, 7. Fourth year, 9. Fifth year, 10. Sixth year, 

 11. Seventh year, 12. Eighth year, 13. Ninth and 

 tenth year, 14. Observations on Mr. Harrison's direc- 

 tions, 16. Ripeness of fruit, 18. Gathering, 19. 



Espalier and Fancy Training, 21. Wooden rails, 22. 

 Strained wire and hurdle espalier rails, 23. Horizontal 

 and arcade trellis, 24. Saddle espalier and pyramidal 

 training, 25. Pendulous training, 26. 



Forcing. Structure of house, 28. Border, 29. Tempera- 

 ture and pruning, 30. Liquid manure, 31. 



Culture as a Cider Fruit, 31. Preparation of orchard 

 sites, 32. Draining, 33. Depth of soil, 34. Under 

 crops in the earlier stages, 38. Pruning, 39. Top-dress- 

 ing, 41. Renovating old trees, 42. Varieties to be re- 

 jected and selected, 43. Raising seedlings, 44. Ameri- 

 can blight, 46. 



Diseases, 46. Canker, 47. Wearing out of races, 48. Old 

 varieties most liable to canker, 50, 58. Not a local disease, 

 51. Symptoms, 54. Analysis of products, 56. Influ- 

 ence of pruning and soil, 59. Arises from weakness, 61. 

 Why sap becomes saline, 62. Prevention and cure, 63. 

 Forsyth's plaster, 67. Russet, 68. Apple Gangrene, 70. 

 Moss, 70, Missletoe, 72. 



