The Pecan and its Culture. H. Harold Hume

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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      EAN 4064066209865

Table of Contents

       ILLUSTRATIONS.

       PREFACE.

       PART I.

       Introduction. Botany.

       THE PECAN AND ITS CULTURE.

       CHAPTER I.

       COMMERCIAL AND ORNAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF THE PECAN.

       CHAPTER II.

       NATIVE AND CULTIVATED RANGE.

       Cultural Area.

       CHAPTER III.

       PECAN BOTANY.

       Pollination .

       PART II.

       Varieties.

       CHAPTER IV.

       VARIETIES OF PECANS.

       Classification of Varieties.

       HYBRID PECANS.

       CHAPTER V.

       PECAN JUDGING.

       Explanatory Notes, Character and Condition of Samples.

       PART III.

       Cultural.

       CHAPTER VI.

       PROPAGATION OF THE PECAN.

       Seedling vs. Grafted Trees.

       Pecan Stocks.

       Storing and Planting Seed Nuts.

       Cultivation of Nursery Seedlings.

       The Necessary Materials and Tools.

       Selection of Scions.

       Time.

       Budding.

       Grafting.

       After-care.

       CHAPTER VII.

       TOP-WORKING PECANS.

       Methods of Operation.

       Care of Top-Worked Trees.

       CHAPTER VIII.

       SOILS AND THEIR PREPARATION.

       Preparation.

       CHAPTER IX.

       WHAT VARIETIES TO PLANT.

       Varieties Recommended for Different Sections.

       General Recommendations.

       CHAPTER X.

       PURCHASING AND PLANTING PECANS.

       Cost of Nursery Stock.

       Detecting Bogus Trees.

       Planting Pecan Trees.

       Planting Systems.

       Laying Out Before Planting.

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