CONTENTS

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Introduction[vii]
PEARS—
History of the Pear[1]
Situation and Soil[3]
Protection[5]
Planting[5]
Staking and Wiring[7]
Stocks for Pears[8]
Orchard Trees[10]
Pyramids[12]
Columnar Trees[14]
Espaliers[15]
Horizontals on Walls[15]
Fan-shaped Trees[16]
Bushes[16]
Cordons[20]
Arches[21]
Prices of Trees[22]
Garden Orchards[22]
Manures[23]
Pears for a Private Garden[24]
Exhibition Pears[24]
Cooking Pears for Exhibition[26]
Pears for Appearance[27]
Pears for Quality[27]
Cooking Pears[28]
Early Pears[28]
Late Pears[29]
Pears for Cottagers and Small Farmers[29]
Synonyms[30]
Pears for Perry[32]
Gathering and Storing[32]
Protection of Fruit[33]
Winter and Spring Washes[34]
Insect Enemies[37]
Thinning Fruit[43]
Summer, Winter, Branch and Root Pruning; Lifting[43]
Marketing and Packing[44]
Pears in an Unheated Orchard House[46]
Old Standards[51]
Irrigation[51]
Labels[51]
American Pears[51]
Notes on Varieties[52]
Receipts[55]
PLUMS—
What is the Finest Fruit?[58]
Origin of the Plum[58]
Soil and Situation[59]
Propagation and Stocks[61]
Planting[62]
What is Your Object?[62]
Plums for a Private Garden[63]
Pruning and Training[66]
Manures[68]
Thinning[69]
Gages[69]
Market Plums[70]
Gathering, Packing, Marketing[72]
Storing and Keeping[74]
Insect Enemies[75]
Orchard House[77]
Damsons[78]
Bullaces[78]
Important Points[78]
Drying by Evaporation[78]
Bottling[79]
Plum Jelly[82]
CHERRIES—
"Keeping" Fruit, Suitable Soil, Aspect, Sorts Recommended by R.H.S. and Mr Bunyard for Eating, Cooking and Market, Protection, Pruning, Training, Cherries on Walls, Insect Attacks, Distances, Manures, Marketing, Derivation of the Word[83-88]
THE MULBERRY—
Origin of the Word, Soil, Situation, Aspect, Shape, Culture, Pruning, Trees in Pots, Use of Fruit[89-91]
APPENDIX—
The Propagation of the Pear[92]