A new edition of a book that helped shape American landscape architecture In 1903, Frank Albert Waugh (1869-1943) founded an undergraduate program in "landscape gardening" at Massachusetts Agricultural College, only the second such program in the nation. The profession he helped to pioneer is now known as landscape architecture, and the college has become the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Waugh, who had moved to New England in 1895 from his native Midwest, was one of the first practitioners to conceive of a history of American landscape architecture. He was a renowned teacher and...

This antiquarian book contains a complete guide to dwarf fruit trees, with information on their propagation, pruning, and general management. Written in clear, plain language and full of invaluable information and helpful tips, this book is ideal for gardeners and orchard owners, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: General Considerations, Advantages and Disadvantages, Propagation, Pruning Dwarf Fruit Trees, Special Forms for Trained Trees, General Management, Dwarf Apples, Dwarf Pears, Dwarf Peaches, Dwarf Plums, Bush Fruits, etcetera....

This antiquarian book contains a comprehensive guide to keeping an apple orchard, being a sketch of the practice of apple growing in North America at the beginning of the twentieth century. A timeless handbook full of invaluable information and useful tips, The American Apple Orchard will be of utility to modern fruit growers, and would make for a great addition to collections of agricultural literature. Contents include: The Geography of Apple Growing, Apple Soils, Exposures, Windbreaks, Winterkilling, Starting the Orchard, A Good Nursery Tree, How to Get Trees, Methods of Propagation, Fall...

This book contains a comprehensive guide to insects and diseases common to peach trees, with information on spraying pesticides and fungicides. This easy-to-digest guide contains a wealth of timeless information that will be of utility to the modern farmer, and constitutes a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents include: Insect Enemies, San Jose Scale, Lime-Sulphur Wash, Self-Boiled Lime-Sulphur, Soluble Oils, Peach Tree Border, The Lecanium Scale, The Plum Curculio, Fruit Bark Beatle, The Yellows, Little Peach and Big Peach, Leaf Curl, Brown Rot, etcetera. Frank...

This vintage book contains three essays on the subject of cover crops in fruit orchards. These timeless essays contain a wealth of practical information and useful tips, and are highly recommended for the modern farmer. Contents include: Cover Crops in the Apple Orchard F. A. Waugh, Cover Crops in the Peach Orchard F. A. Waugh, Cover Crops Fred Coleman Sears . Frank Albert Waugh (1869 - 1943), was an American landscape architect whose career focused upon recreational uses of national forests, the production of a highly natural style of landscape design, and the implementation of ecological...

This vintage book contains an easy-to-digest and comprehensive guide to setting up an orchard, with information on tools and equipment, soil, selection of seeds, and much more. All important aspects of setting up and running an orchard are discussed in this guide, and it is thoroughly recommended for the budding home gardener. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned introduction to growing fruit.

This vintage book contains a complete guide to spraying fruit as a method of pest control, with information on machinery, ingredients, preparation methods, and more. Profusely illustrated and written in plain language, this book is highly recommended for novice agriculturalists, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of farming literature. Contents include: Bordeaux Mixture, Fighting Insects, Paris Green, Arsenate of Lead, Lime-Sulphur Wash, Self-Boiled Lime-Sulphur, Soluble Oils, Kerosene Emulsion, Dust Spraying, Spray Machinery, The Spraying Campaign, etcetera. Frank Albert...