The Scientific and Profitable Culture of Fruit Trees Including Choice of Trees, Planting, Grafting, Training, Restorations of Unfruitful Trees and the Gathering and Preservation of Fruit

This vintage volume contains a comprehensive guide to producing fruit for profit, with information on choice of trees, planting, grafting, training, restoration of unfruitful trees, gathering and preserving produce, and many other related aspects. A highly accessible and profusely illustrated handbook, "The Scientific and Profitable Culture of Fruit Trees" is highly recommended for anyone interest in profitable fruit production, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "Grafting Mastic", "Grafting by Approach, or Inarching", "Branch Grafting", "Cleft Grafting", "Crown Grafting", "Side Branch Grafting", "Budding on Shield Grafting", "On Pruning and Training", "General Principles", "Periods of Pruning", "Instruments", "The Pear", "List of Choice Pears", 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.