This book is a complete guide to fruit cultivation, with information on
the cultivation of all kinds of hardy fruits in garden and orchard,
including planting, pruning, training and propagation, selections of
varieties, and descriptions of insect and fungoid pests. Easy-to-digest
and profusely illustrated, this fantastic handbook is highly recommended
for green-fingered readers, and is not to be missed by the discerning
collector. Contents include: "The Apple", "History", "Soils",
"Propagation", "planting", "Pruning", "Modes of Training", "Storing
Fruit", "Varieties", "The Apricot", "The Barberry", "The Bilberry", "The
Blackberry", "The Bullace and Damson", "The Cherry", "The Crab", "The
Cranberry", "The Fig", "The Gooseberry", etc. Many vintage books such as
this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. It is with this in
mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern,
high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new
introduction on growing fruit.