" Fruit culture, therefore, whether considei-ed as a branch of profitable 

 industry, or as exercisnig a most beneficial influence upon the health, 

 habits and tastes of the people, becomes a great national interest, and 

 whatever may assist in making it better understood, and more interesting, 

 and better adapted to the various wants, tastes, and circumstances of the 

 community, cannot fail to subserve the public good." 



