The synonyms on all the following pages are given in parentheses. 

 The most popular fruits, either throughout the country, or in their 

 respe<5live districts, are printed in SMALL CAPITALS ; those less 

 widely known, or of less general value, in italics. 



The dates for the ripening of fruits given in this work, are mostly 

 adapted to the Northern States ; they should be about three weeks 

 earlier for the latitude of Southern Virginia, and six weeks earlier 

 for the Gulf States. 



