598 



INDEX 



Blueberrj^, origin of cultivated, 571 



planting, 574 



propagating, 383 



pruning, 575 



soil for, 573 



varieties, 574 



yields, 580 

 Borax for soil treatment, 440 

 Bordeaux mixture, 282 



nozzle, 322 



preparation, 287 

 Borer, peach tree, 355, 358 

 Boron, deficiency in soils, 440 

 Boxes, berry, U. S. Standard, 142 



for apple packing, 18 

 Boj^senberrj^, 561 

 Brambles, growing, 529 

 Bridge grafted trees, treatment of, 

 383 



Bridge grafting, 380 

 Broker, 79 

 Brush pusher, 263 

 Budding, shield, 377 

 Buds, forming of fruit, 207 

 injury from cold, 160 

 location of leaf and fruit, 208 

 Bush fruits, growing, 529 

 Bushel basket, types of, for apple 

 packing, 20 

 U. S. Standard, 142 

 By-products, apple, 105 

 various, 108 



C 



Calcium arsenate, 275 



Calcium caseinate, 285 



Canned apples and applesauce, pro- 

 duction by states 1921-38, 

 106 



Canned fruits, production 1921-38, 

 107 



Canning, and drying, peach, 118 

 pear, 121 

 cherry, 131 

 Carbohydrate and nitrogen rela- 

 tionships, 221 

 Carbohydrates, as affected by re- 

 moval of leaves, 220 

 for fruit bud formation, 219 

 Caring for spray machinery and 



equipment, 352 

 Carloads, apples. New York City 



1932-39, 75 

 Cars, loading peaches, 117 

 loading properlj^ apple, 95 

 refrigerator, for apples, 97 

 ventilator, for apples, 97 

 Cartons for apple packing, 21 

 Casein, 285 



Caseinate, calcium, 285 



Cedar rust, 355 



Cellar storage, 60 



Center-leader tree, 236 



Certified nursery stock, brambles, 



552 

 trees, 187 

 Chain stores as sellers of apples, 



93 



Chautauqua system, grape train- 

 ing, 515 

 Cherry, canning, 131 



cold storage for, 129 



fertilizers, 438 



formation of fruit buds, 217 

 frozen, 129 

 fruiting habits, 213 

 packing, 132 

 picking, 131 



production by states, 127 

 pruning, 256 



regions and varieties, 203 

 self-fruitful varieties. 400 

 self-unfruitful varieties, 400 



