Fruit Growing - Illustrated

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This early work is a fascinating read for any gardening enthusiast or historian, but contains much information that is still useful and practical today. It is a thoroughly recommended title for the amateur or professional arborist or horticulturalist’s shelf. Its 130 pages contain 50 full page plates. Contents Include: Introduction; A General Survey; The Apple; The Apple-Pruning the Young Trees; The Apple-Maintenance, Thinning, Storing and Mating; The Apple-Insect Pests; The Apple-Diseases; The Pear; The Pear-Pests and Diseases; The Plum; The Plum-Pests and Diseases; The Cherry; The Cherry-Pests and Diseases; The Apricot; The Black Currant; The Red and White Currants; The Gooseberry; The Raspberry; Miscellaneous Fruits; The Strawberry; The Strawberry-Pets and Diseases; The Grape Vine; The Peach and Nectarine; The Fig; and Propagation. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.