iv PREFACE. 



Barry, and others, designed rather for orchard- 

 ists and nurserymen. Numerous works have 

 also been written upon special fruits, as for ex- 

 ample, Pear Culture, Grape Culture, Small 

 Fruits, etc. 



It is not the aim of this small volume to take 

 the place of any of these. It is hoped, how- 

 ever, that the directions here given will be found 

 so condensed and so simple that any cultivator 

 of ordinary intelligence may find it a guide, and 

 may work his way to complete success, so far as 

 it is attainable in our climate. No rigid rules 

 can be laid down, which will apply to every case. 

 The cultivator must exercise an intelligent judg- 

 ment ; stirring the soil, feeding, pruning, water- 

 ing, showering as he may think will bring his 

 fruit to the highest standard. It has been my 

 endeavor to state the fundamental principles for 

 the culture of each species of fruit, without go- 

 ing into extended discussion of differing meth- 

 ods and theories. The intelligent amateur will 

 find the pleasure of experiments in reserve, as 

 an unfailing stimulus to his interest. 



In the descriptions of the habits of insects, 

 I have found great aid in the admirable treatise 



