PREFACE. 



The present Edition has been carefully revised, and where 

 the method of cultivation was not suited to this country, other 

 original matter has been substituted by the Editor, with ad- 

 ditions of the most valuable American fruits which do not 

 ripen so well in England, and consequently were omitted by 

 Mr. Lindley. In the arrangement of the work it was thought 

 best to divide it into two parts, the former part containing the 

 description, arrangement, and classification of the Fruits, 

 and the more fully to explain the classification of the Peach- 

 es and Nectarines three cuts were made from the original 

 paper in the Horticultural Transactions. The latter part is 

 entirely on the manner of cultivation so as to suit both the 

 northern and southern States. The alterations and addi- 

 tions are so numerous that it may be strictly called an Ame- 

 rican work, without depriving Mr. Lindley of any of his 

 just praise. The cause of the decay of Peach and other 

 Fruit Trees in the United States, with directions for their 

 recovery has been noticed with full directions for propagating, 

 pruning, and the various methods of training, as Standards, 

 OpenDwarfs, and Espalier Trees. This has swelled the work 

 about fifty pages more than was first contemplated,but it was 

 deemed absolutely necessary to its completion. These ad- 

 ditions and alterations will appear in the body of the work ; 

 no pains have been spared by the Editor to make it accept- 

 able to the public, and worthy of their patronage. 



New-York, March, 1833. 





