CONTENTS. 



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Sect. I. — Hardy or Orchard Fruits — The Plum — continued. ^^■f^'^- 

 plums for a very small garden. 1204. Dessert and kitchen plums for 

 a cottage garden. 1205. Propagation, nursery culture, and choice of 

 plants. 1206. Soil, situation, and final planting. 1207. Mode of 

 bearing, pruning, and training. 1208. Gathering, keeping, packing, &c. 

 1209. Insects, diseases, casualties, &c. 1210. The plum may be forced. 



SuBSECT. VIIT — The Gooseberry 560 



1212. Use. 1213. Varieties. 1214. A selection of gooseberries for 

 a suburban garden. 1215. The largest prize gooseberries. 1216. 

 Gooseberries for a cottage garden. 1217. Large Lancashire goose- 

 berries adapted for a cottage garden. 1218. Propagation, nursery cul- 

 ture, and choice of plants. 1219. Soil, situation, and final planting. 

 1220, Mode of bearing, pruning, and training, 1221, The growers of 

 gooseberries for prizes, 1222. Gathering and keeping. 1223. Insects, 

 diseases, and casualties. 1224, Forcing. 



SuBSECT. IX. — The Red and White Currant 566 



1226. Use. 1227. Varieties. 1228. The propagation and future 

 treatment. 



SuBSECT, X. — The Black Currant 567 



SuBSECT. XI. — The Raspberry 567 



1231. Varieties. 1232. Propagation, soil, and other points of cul- 

 ture. 1233. Gathering. 1234. Forcing. 1235. The cloudberry. 

 1236. The Nootka raspberry. 



SuBSECT. XII, — The Strawberry 570 



1238, Use. 1239. Varieties. 1240. Selection of strawberries from 

 the above classes in the order of their ripening. 1241. A selection for 

 a small garden. 1242, A selection for a cottage garden. 1243. A 

 selection for a confined, shady situation. 1244. Propagation, soil, &c. 

 1245, Culture. 1246. Culture in rows. 1247. Culture in beds. 

 1248. Mulching and watering. 1249. Culture of particular kinds, 

 1250. Retarding a crop, 1251. Accelerating a crop in the open garden. 

 1252. Gathering. 1253. Forcing. 



SuBSECT. XIII The Cranberry 576 



SuBSECT. XIV, — The Mulberry 577 



SuBSECT. XV.— The Walnut . . . . . . . .578 



1257. The Walnut. 1258. Pacane-nut hickory, and the shell-bark 

 hickory. 



SuBSECT. XVI The Sweet Chestnut 578 



SuBSECT. XYll.— The Filbert 579 



SuBSECT. XVIII. — The Berberry, Elderberry, Cornelian Cherry, Buf- 

 falo-berry, and Winter Cherry 580 



1261. The berberry, 1262. The Magellan sweet berberry. 1263. The 

 Nepal berberry. 1264. The alder-tree. 1265, The cornelian cherry; 

 1266. The buffalo berry. 1267. The winter cherry 



Sect. II. — Half-hardy or Wall-fruits . . . . .582 



SuBSECT. I — The Grape 582 



1270. A selection of grapes for early forcing. 1271. The selection of 

 grapes grown at Hungerton Hall. 1272. A selection of grapes of va- 

 rious flavoui-s and colours. 1273. Grapes for a late crop in a vinery. 

 1274. Grapes for a house in which pines are grown. 1275, Grapes 

 with small leaves, and hardy ; adapted for the rafters of a greenhouse. 

 1276. Grapes with small leaves, less hardy than the preceding selec- 

 tion, and fit for the rafters of a plant or stove. 1277. Grapes with 

 small bunches and berries, adapted for being grown in pots or boxes. 

 1278. Grapes for a cottage garden where the climate is not very favour- 



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