This vintage book is a detailed guide to the pests and diseases common to orchards located in arid regions, with information on prevention, control, equipment, and other related aspects. Easy-to-digest and full of handy tips, this volume will be of utility to the modern fruit grower with a practical interest in growing in dry locations. Contents include: "Diseases and Insects of the Apple", "Fungous Diseases", "Blight", "Mildew", "Root-Rots", "Green Apple Aphis", "Woolly Apple Aphis", "Diseases of the Apricot", "Insects of the Cherry", "Diseases and Insects of the Peach", "Crown-Gall", "Brown Mite", "Peach Twig-Borer", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on growing fruit.