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/^MERICAI FRUIT CULTUEIST, 



CONTA.ININQ DIRECTIONS FOR THK 



PROPAGATION AKD CUITDRE OF FRUIT TREES 



NLKSERY, ORCHARD AND GARDEN. 



WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF TII'C 



PRINCIPAL AMERICAN A\D FOREIGN VARIETIES CULTIVATED I* 

 THE UNITED STATES. 



BY JOHN J. THOMAS 



rLLTTSTSATED WITH THEKB HUNDRED ACCUEATE FIQITBE3. 



NEW YOEK : 



0. M. SAXTON, BARKER & CO., 



No. 25 PARK RO VV. 



1859. 



