PREFACE TO THE REVISED EDITION. 



In undertaking a revision of this work I found that 

 little was to be done except in the lists of fruits. In 

 Apples, Petirs, Cherries, Plums, Apricots, Nectarines and 

 Quinces only a few changes were to be made. Very little 

 has been done in the past ten years in the way of intro- 

 ducing new varieties of the=5e fruits, especially of such as 

 can be recommended for, or are likely to prove worthy of, 

 extensive or general cultivation. 



In Peaches and Grapes and what are termed the ''small 

 fruits": Blackberries, Raspberries and Strawberries, a 

 very large number of new varieties have been introduced. 

 The.'je are so many as to make it somewhat difficult and 

 embarrassing to select from the mass those which are 

 likely to prove of permanent value. This I have endeav- 

 ored to do. Those which I have considered worthy, have 

 been added to the select lists, while those which are 

 merely promising, or of doubtful value, are arranged in 

 separate lists. Cultivators who possess the requisite fa- 

 cilities will do well to try them all. This experimental 

 woi«k is not only interesting and instructive to those en- 

 gaged in it, but results are obtained which must be of 

 general value. Within a few years there has been a per- 

 fect flood of new peaches, grapes, and small fruits, only 

 a small number of which will stand the test of time. 

 The majority of them in a few years will be forgotten. 

 To determine which are to be retained, and which reject- 

 ed, is a tedious and expensive work, but it must be done. 



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