VARIETIES OF FRUITS. 



In the preparation of this work no attempt at strictly 

 pomological description of any variety is offered. The 

 object being to make plain ; after instructions how to 

 plant, bud, graft, etc.; the varieties that it is most politic 

 to obtain and cultivate. 



A selection has been carefully made, for sections ac- 

 cording to latitude of climate, and a table made giving the 

 true name of the variety, and its size, form, color, quality, 

 use and season, following the terms of the American Po- 

 mological Society. The period of ripening cannot be 

 given in a simple table, because of the varied climate in 

 which the fruit may be grown. A few varieties are suited 

 to all our climates, but the period of maturing varies. 



It is unnecessary to give a list of the 2700 varieties of 

 apples, or more, as well as that of pears, whose numbers 

 are nearly the same, as it would be for a fruit grower to 

 grow them all and expect profit. The cherries, plums, 

 peaches, grapes, etc., number about one-third each of ap- 

 ples and pears, and yearly of all fruits new varieties are 

 introduced. 



The writer has had forty years of knowledge in the 

 study of fruits and their culture, over a large territory, 

 and the making of the selection of a few, which in truth 



