Principles and Practice of Fruit-Growing

Abstract

THIS is not a text-book, and it is certainly not a scientific treatise, but it is nevertheless one of the most valuable additions to horticultural literature we have had for some time. It is merely an unusually lucid, explanatory account of the practice of fruit-growing and an exposition of the scientific principles underlying the art. Chapter and verse for the statements made are not given, indeed only one reference to an original paper is quoted in the whole book, but so thorough and complete is the knowledge and so authoritative its presentation that one is left with the feeling that, even in subjects where controversy does exist, the methods advocated by the authors will at least give excellent results. The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, to whom the book is dedicated, is owed a debt of gratitude for conceiving the idea of so happy a collaboration. It is safe to predict that this volume will be the standard guide and reference book for many years to all who grow outdoor fruit.

Hardy Fruit Growing

By Sir Frederick Keeble A. N. Rawes. Pp. xi + 334 + 21 plates. (London: Macmillan Co., Ltd., 1936.) 16s. net.