Text-Book of Pomology (Classic Reprint)
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The purpose of this book is to present the experimental and investigational bases of fruit-growing on the physiological side, omitting consideration of the systematic botany and taxonomy as well as of pathology. Pomology has heretofore been approached mostly from the orchard-practice side, born of the experience of cultivators. Gradually the underlying physiological and chemical reasons for the success of these practices are being uncovered. It is on these rational bases that college teaching must henceforth largely rest.
In the preparation of the present volume, it is assumed that the student is familiar with the more common orchard practices, which statement will explain the omission of much informational material. It has been apparent for some time that much of the experimental results which have been accumulating from year to year should be collected into convenient form for students, for it should be the purpose of the student to study (not merely read) the science on which present-day practices in fruit-production are based. It may seem to some persons that we have here gone far afield for much of the material, but the more careful work of recent years has made use of nearly all the sciences in attempting to solve the problems.
It is doubtless true that the advance which agricultural education is making in secondary schools will force the collegiate work into a still more advanced position and much of the material formerly used with satisfaction will give place to more technical and scientific matter.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The purpose of this book is to present the experimental and investigational bases of fruit-growing on the physiological side, omitting consideration of the systematic botany and taxonomy as well as of pathology. Pomology has heretofore been approached mostly from the orchard-practice side, born of the experience of cultivators. Gradually the underlying physiological and chemical reasons for the success of these practices are being uncovered. It is on these rational bases that college teaching must henceforth largely rest.
In the preparation of the present volume, it is assumed that the student is familiar with the more common orchard practices, which statement will explain the omission of much informational material. It has been apparent for some time that much of the experimental results which have been accumulating from year to year should be collected into convenient form for students, for it should be the purpose of the student to study (not merely read) the science on which present-day practices in fruit-production are based. It may seem to some persons that we have here gone far afield for much of the material, but the more careful work of recent years has made use of nearly all the sciences in attempting to solve the problems.
It is doubtless true that the advance which agricultural education is making in secondary schools will force the collegiate work into a still more advanced position and much of the material formerly used with satisfaction will give place to more technical and scientific matter.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
