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H. Harold Hume. The Pecan and its Culture
The Pecan and its Culture
Table of Contents
ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
PART I
Introduction. Botany
THE PECAN AND ITS CULTURE
CHAPTER I
COMMERCIAL AND ORNAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF THE PECAN
FOOTNOTES:
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
FOOTNOTES:
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
FOOTNOTES:
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
CHAPTER XI
CULTIVATION AND FERTILIZATION
Fertilization
Applying the Fertilizer
CHAPTER XII
PRUNING
High vs. Low-Headed Trees
Time to Prune
Care of Broken Trees
Nursery Root-Pruning
Root Trimming Before Planting
PART IV
Harvesting. Marketing
CHAPTER XIII
GATHERING, STORING AND MARKETING PECANS
PART V
Diseases. Insects
CHAPTER XIV
FUNGOUS AND OTHER DISEASES OF THE PECAN
FOOTNOTES:
CHAPTER XV
INSECTS ATTACKING THE PECAN
Feeding Habits of Insects
Insects Attacking Buds and Leaves
Insects Attacking the Trunk and Branches
Insects Attacking the Fruit
FOOTNOTES:
PART VI
Uses. Literature
CHAPTER XVI
PECAN KERNELS
Nut-Crackers
Pecan Oil
CHAPTER XVII
PECAN LITERATURE
INDEX
