h the practice afterwards, as the foundation,
principles of plant growth and nourishment must always remain the same,
while practice will vary according to the fruit grower's immediate
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=Plums and Plum Culture=
By F. A. WAUGH. A complete manual for fruit growers, nurserymen, farmers
and gardeners, on all known varieties of plums and their successful
management. This book marks an epoch in the horticultural literature of
America. It is a complete monograph of the plums cultivated in and
indigenous to North America. It will be found indispensable to the
scientist seeking the most recent and authoritative information
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varieties accurately and intelligently, and to the cultivator who would
like to grow plums successfully. Illustrated. 391 pages. 5 x 7 inches.
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=Fruit Harvesting, Storing, Marketing=
By F. A. WAUGH. A practical guide to the picking, storing, shipping and
marketing of fruit. The principal subjects covered are the fruit market,
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232 pages. 5 x 7 inches. Cloth. $1.00
=Systematic Pomology=
By F. A. WAUGH, professor of horticulture and landscape gardening in the
Massachusetts agricultural college, formerly of the university of
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=Feeding Farm Animals=
By Professor THOMAS SHAW. This book is intended alike for the student
and the farmer. The author has succeeded in giving in regular and
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animals. Professor Shaw is certainly to be congratulated on the
successful manner in which he has accomplished a most difficult task.
His book is unquestionably the most practical work which has appeared on
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