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CONTENTS. 



Sect. II. — Half-hardy or Wall-fruits — The Grape — continued. ^aqb 

 able. 1279. Grapes suitable for the open wall, or for cottages. 1280. 

 Propagation. 1281. Culture, pruning, training, &c. 1282. Pruning. 

 1283. Thinning. 1284. Setting the blossom. 1285. Growing grapes 

 in pots. 1286. General treatment of the vine. 1287. Growing grapes 

 for wine-making. 



SuBSECT. II. — The Peach and Nectarine ...... 586 



1289. Use. 1290. Properties of a good peach or nectarine. 1291. 

 Varieties. 1292. Select peaches arranged in the order of their ripening. 

 1293. Select nectarines arranged in the order of their ripening. 1294. 

 Peaches and nectarines for a wall to come in, in succession. 1295. 

 Peaches for a cold late situation. 1296. A selection of peaches for 

 forcing. 1297. Propagation and nursery culture. 1298. So'il, situa- 

 tion, &c. 1299. Mode of bearing, pruning, &c. 1300. Mr. Callow's 

 mode of training. 1301. Shortening the young wood of the peach. 

 1302. In summer-pruning the peach. 1303. Thinning the fruit. 1304. 

 Treatment of the peach border. 1305. Over-luxuriant peach trees. 

 1306. Old decaying peach trees. 1307. Protecting peach trees during 

 winter and spring. 1308. Growing the peach on a flued wall. 1309. 

 The acceleration of the ripening of a crop of peaches. 1310. Gathering. 

 1311. Diseases, insects, &c. 1312. The essential points of peach cul- 

 ture. 1313. Forcing the peach and nectarine. 



SuBSECT. 111.— The Almond . 595 



SuBSECT. IV. — The Apricot 596 



1316. Varieties. 1317. Apricots for walls of different aspects. 



1318. Apricots for the walls of a cottage. 1319. Propagation, nursery 



culture, &c. 1320. Final planting, pruning, &c. 



SuBSECT. Y.—The Fig ... 598 



1 322. Selections of the best figs for forcing, and for walls of different 

 aspects. 1323. Propagation, culture, &c. 



SuBSECT. VI. — The Pomegranate 599 



Sub SECT. VII. — The Peruvian Cherry 600 



Sect. III. — Tropical or Sub-tropical Fruits .... 600 



SuBSECT. I. — The Pine-Apple 600 



1328. Pines cultivated chiefly for their high flavour. 1329. Pines 

 cultivated chiefly for their large size. 1330. Culture. 



SuBSECT. II. — The Banana 601 



SuBSECT. III.— The Melon 602 



1334. Melons with red flesh. 1335. Melons with green flesh. 1336. 

 Persian melons. 1337. Winter melons. 1338. Water melons. 



SuBSECT. lY.— The Cucumber 603 



SuBSECT. V. — The Pumpkin and Gourd , 604 



SuBSECT. VI. — The Tomato, the Egg-plant, and the Capsicum . . 606 



SuBSECT. VII. — The Orange Family 608 



1347. The common orange. 1348. Bigarade, Seville, or bitter orange. 



1349. Thebergamot orange. 1350. The lime. 1351. The shaddock. 



1352. The sweet lemon. 1353. The true lemon. 1354. The citron. 



1355. Propagation and culture. 



SuBSECT. VIII — The Guana, Lo-quat, Granadilla, and other fruit.<! 



little known in British Gardens 611 



1356. The guava. 1357. The lo-quat. 1358. The granadilla. 1359. 

 The Indian fig. 1360. The pawpaw. 1361 . The olive. 1362. Other 

 exotic fruits. 



Sdbsect. IX. — Remarks applicable to Fruit-trees, and Fruit-bearing 



Plants generally 613 



