| | PAGE |
| 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] |