The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial Horticulture, Covering the Practical and Scientific Phases of ... and Vegetables, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

In launching the Encyclopedia op Practical Horticulture, we offer, as justification for our course, the following reasons: First We are living in the midst of one of the best fruit districts of the world and have learned from practical experience what the fruit grower needs. We have worked in the orchards and studied the varied conditions from the viewpoint of the practical fruit grower. Second Our fruits, especially our apples, command the highest prices in the markets of the world. This fact is not dependent alone upon the physical conditions under which our fruits are produced, but also upon the methods applied in growing them and preparing them for the market. Third We have visited all the principal fruit growing sections of the United States and parts of Canada with a view to studying the best conditions and the best methods for the production of the various kinds of fruits. Fourth We have consulted with many of the most prominent horticulturists, both in the schools and in the fields of practical work, and have obtained what information we could from all available sources. Fifth We have consulted the literature that seems to us best adapted to our needs, and have quoted from the ablest writers on the various subjects, giving to each and every one due credit. Sixth We have embodied in this work articles from the ablest contributors and specialists on the particular subjects treated. We have endeavored to bring everything up to date and to condense into three volumes that which we believe would be of the most practical benefit to the fruit grower. We have tried not to be technical. At the same time we believe we have been scientific, in that we have aimed to make all of our teachings conform to the facts as scientists have discovered them. Where it was possible to do so, we have expressed these facts in plain and untechnical language. Believing that thou
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