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HOOFER'S 



WESTERN FRUIT BOOK: 



A COsrPENDIO0S 



COLLECTION OP FACTS, 



PKOM THE 



NOTES AND EXPEEIENCE 



SUCCESSFUL FRUIT CULTURISTS, 



ARRANGED FOR PRACTICAL USE 



THE ORCHARD AND GARDEN. 



"Under these general Jaws, each variety of fruit requires a particular treatment, 

 and should be nurtured with a wise reference to its peculiarities and habits." 



Hon. Makshai.l P. Wilder, J^-es'i Mass. Hort. Society. 



BY E. J. HOOPER, 



MBICBBR OP THE CINCINNATI HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, AND FORMERLT 

 EDITOR OF THE ""WESTERN PARMER AND GARDENER." 



CINCINNATI: 

 MOOEE, WILSTACH, KEYS & CO., 



25 WEST FOURTH STREET. 



1857. 



