CONTENTS. 



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PAGK 



CHAPTER XIII.— Manures, 288 



§ 1. Kinds of them, &c, ...... 288 



2. Organic Manures, ...... 290 



3. Inorganic Manures, » . • ■ • .296 



THE HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 



INTRODUCTION, 299 



§ 1. Selection of Kinds, &c, ...... 299 



2. The Qrigin of New Fruits, ..... 303 



3. On the duration, in a healthy state, of Fruit Trees, . 306 



CHAPTER I. — Propagation, 309 



§ 1. Propagation by Seed, . . . • • .309 



2. Crossing or Hybridising, . . . • • .313 



3. Propagation by Grafting, ..... 322 



4. Propagation by Budding, ..... 338 



5. Propagation by Cuttings, ..... 346 



6. Propagation by Layers, ...... 351 



CHAPTER II.— Planting, 356 



CHAPTER III.— Pruning and Training, . . . . 389 



CHAPTER IV.— The Apple, 411 



CHAPTER V.-The Pear, 447 



CHAPTER VI.— The Peach and Nectarine, . . . 485 



§ 2. Forcing the Peach and Nectarine, . . . .501 



CHAPTER VII.-The Apricot, 517 



CHAPTER VIII.— The Plum, - 524 



CHAPTER IX.— The Cherry, 537 



CHAPTER X.— Forcing the Apricot, Plum, and Cherry, . 546 



CHAPTER XL— The Fig, 551 



CHAPTER XII.— The Almond, Quince, Medlar, &o„ . . 559 



§ 1. The Almond, ....... 559 



2. The Quince, ....... 560 



3. The Medlar, . . . . . . . ib. 



4. The Walnut, ....... 561 



5. The Chestnut, or Spanish or Sweet Chestnut, . . 562 



6. The Filbert, . . . . . . . 563 



CHAPTER XIII. — The Currant, Raspberry, Gooseberry, Straw- 

 berry, &c, ........ 566 



§ 1. The Red, White, and Black Currant, .... 566 



2. The Raspberry, ....... 570 



3. The Gooseberry, ....... 575 



4. The Strawberry, . . . . . . .581 



5. The Mulberry, ....... 592 



6. The Cranberry, ....... 593 



