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the subject of horticulture will receive its merited at- 

 tention, and the value and utility of fruit orchards be 

 duly appreciated by all ranks of our citizens ; and it 

 will be to me a source of pride and satisfaction, should 

 these pages contribute, in any degree, to the promo- 

 tion of the desirable object. The most eligible and 

 approved method of propagating fruit trees, some ac- 

 count of the numerous insects which infest and prey 

 upon their vitals, with the various diseases to which 

 they are liable, and which prove fatal to tbeir exis- 

 tence, and the best adapted remedies, will constitute 

 the principal topicks of this undertaking. While phi- 

 losophers pride themselves upon vain speculation, the 

 practical farmer will be contented with plain facts, 

 from whatever source derived. Leaving to others, 

 therefore, the task of wandering in the perplexing 

 mazes of theory, suffice it here to excite, in the or- 

 chardist and farmer, the spirit of practical activity, 

 and to stimulate by the lessons of attentive and intel- 

 ligent men ; for "nature, in her teaching, speaks in 

 very intelligible language, and that language is con- 

 veyed by experience and observation." No apology 

 will be urged for any inelegance of style, as perspicu- 

 ity and brevity are conceived to be more acceptable 

 requisites, in the view of the respectable cultivators 

 of our soil, for whose use this little work is intended. 



PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF APPLES. 



"In diseases of the breast, says Dr. WilHch (Dom. 

 Ency.) such as catarrhs, coughs, consumptions, &c. 

 they are of considerable service. For these beneficial 

 purposes, however, they ought not to be eaten raw, 

 but either roasted, stewed, or boiled. They may also 

 be usefully employed in decoctions, which, if drank 

 plentifully, tend to abate febrile heat, as well as tn re- 

 lieve painful strictures in pectoral complaints. With 



