102 AgrkuUure, [Chap. VIII. 



they scarcely enjoyed, in any degree, the advantage 

 of witnessing experiments of this nature. Each 

 country was in a great measure confined to its own 

 indigenous productions. This contii)ued, for the 

 most part, to be the case till the beginning of the 

 centTuy under consideration. Since that time the 

 choicest vegetable productions of different climates 

 have been transplanted to other and distant regions; 

 and great advantages to agriculture have arisen 

 from this source*. 



The cultivation o^ Fruit trees has become an obr. 

 ject of increased attention, and has received many 

 improvements in the course of the last age f . New 

 and delicate modes of propagating fruit trees have 

 been discovered; new and useful methods of im- 

 proving the flavour, and preserving the soundness 

 of fruit have been adopted; and this branch of 

 husbandry, in general, rendered more important 

 and profitable than formerly. Among many who 

 have distinguished themselves by rendering service 

 to this branch of agricidture, may be mentioned 

 du riamel, Bradley, Knight, Spcechly, Hitt, Wal- 



■- An]ong many other instances which might be adduced, it i^ 

 believed that the bread -fruit -tree was never seen either in Europe 

 or America till toward the close of the eighteenth century. The 

 late laudable, uud, in a degree, successful exertions of the British 

 government to naturalise this tree in tlieir American islands, are 

 worthy of high praisck. 



t CuhiyatL'd fruit-gar dens may be considered as chiefly belong- 

 ing to tlie eighteenth century. At any rate, the improvements ii^ 

 this department of agriculture, during the century, were great and 

 important. Since the time of the celebrated Philip Miller, who 

 was styled by foreigners, as well as his countrymen, Hortulanorum 

 Princcpx, many writers on thif? subject have contributed to the 

 progress of improvement. 



