PREFACE. 



IN publishing a new edition of " Manning's Book 

 of Fruits," it is thought advisable to add outline 

 drawings of some of the best varieties of Pears 

 found in his descriptive catalogue, (most of which 

 we have grown ourselves,) together with a few 

 others of recent introduction. The compiler would 

 briefly say, that in his remarks, drawn from various 

 sources, upon the cultivation of fruit, together with 

 his own limited experience, his object is to render 

 some service to the cultivator, by collecting and 

 condensing from various sources, such directions as 

 seemed of most importance in practice. Some of 

 the varieties of pears, which from farther experience 

 were found not desirable, are omitted in this edition. 

 We have not inserted drawings of apples in the 

 compilation, from the difficulty of identifying this 

 fruit by single specimens. Our object is to bring 

 together the experience of practical cultivators in 

 a condensed form, and at a low price. 



