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CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER IX. 



PAGE 



The Apple 58 



Uses 59 



Propagation 60 



Soil and Situation 61 



Preparing, Planting, and Cultivation of Orchards 62 



Pruning 63 



Insects 63 



Gathering and Keeping the Fruit 67 



Cider 69 



Varieties, Classification, and Terms used in Describing Apples 70 



Descriptive List of Varieties 72 



Siberian Crabs and Improved Siberian Apples, with Descriptive List 421 



Select List of Varieties for Table Use, Cooking, and Keeping, &c. . . . 427 



Alphabetical Index to Descriptive Lists 437 



CHAPTER X. 



The Almond 430 



Uses and Cultivation 430 



Descriptive List of Varieties 431 



Ornamental Varieties 432 



Alphabetical Index to Descriptive List 437 



APPENDIX. 



