The Apple-Tree / The Open Country Books—No. 1

Chapter 25: Transcriber's Notes

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A practical, observational guide combines natural history with hands-on orchard practice to describe the growth, care, and uses of the apple tree. It follows seasonal development from buds through flowering and fruit set, and explains the weeks of growth when fruit matures. Chapters describe planting, soil and spacing requirements, pruning, grafting, dwarfing, wound repair, and measures to maintain vigor and prevent alternate bearing. It surveys varieties and regional adaptations, addresses pollination, pests, and disease control, and outlines harvest, storage, and methods for judging fruit quality. Throughout, the tone balances clear instruction with attention to landscape and ecological context.

Transcriber's Notes

Some illustrations have been moved from their original positions to avoid breaking up the text, and to put them in numerical order.

Variations in spelling and punctuation have been retained from the original book except for the following changes:

Page 51: Both instances of "varities" changed to "varieties".

Page 74: "occuring" changed to "occurring".

Page 91: "foilage" changed to "foliage".

Page 93: "analagous" changed to "analogous".

Page 94: "or" changed to "nor".
"investigatior" changed to "investigator".

Page 100: "gravly" changed to "gravelly".

Page 113 (Index): "Appleseed, Johny" changed to "Appleseed, Johnny".
"Bark of Cheery" changed to "Bark of Cherry".

Page 115 (Index): "Linnæus" changed to "Linnaeus" to match text.