For a select group of vegetables and fruits — comprising peaches, apples,
pecans, grapes, figs, dewberries and blakcberries, strawberries, melons,
tomatoes, sweet peppers and potatoes, this volume presents highly useful
scientific information, based on author's life long work on their study and
production. The detailed information on each crop has been classified under a
variety of thematic sections : site selection, procuring of plants, propagation,
planting and cultivation, soil management, protection from insects and diseases,
harvesting and marketing, etc. Also, there are special chapters on management of
the home orchard, the home vegetable garden and the beautification of the home
grounds. With highly useful appendices, a comprehensive index