Sayers, Edward 



The American fruit garden companion, being a practical treatise 

 on the propagation and culture of fruit, adapted to the northern 

 and middle states. 



Boston, 1839. Weeks, Jordan & co. xv&174 p. 171/2 cm. cl. 

 Interesting as an early handbook. 



New York (State) Dept. of Agriculture 



The apples of New York by S. A. Beach, vol. 11 of the report of 



the New York Agr. Exp. Sta. 1903 II. 



Albany, 1905. Lyon, iv&360 p. iilus. col. pi. 24 cm. cl. 



Description and history. Good illustrations and fine colored 

 plates of fruits, giving cross-section as well as exterior views. 



New York (State) Dept. of Agriculture 



The plums of New York by U. P. Hedrick. . .vol. 3 part II of the 

 18th annual report of the New York Agr. Exp. Sta. 1910 II. 

 Albany, 1911. State printer (Lyon) xii&580 p., col. pi. 31 cm. cl. 

 Description and history. Blossoms as well as fruits well illus- 

 trated in fine colored plates. T^runes are included. 



New York (State) Dept. of Agriculture 



The grapes of New York by U. P. Hedrick. . .vol. 3 part II of the 

 15th annual report of the New York Agr. Exp. Sta., 1907 II. 

 Albany, 1908. State printer (Lyon) xv&536 p., col. pi. 31 cm. cl. 



Very fine colored plates of fruit and leaf-branches. Full de- 

 scription and history of each grape, but no cultural directions. 



Switzer, Stephen 



The practical fruit-gardener; Being the best and newest Method 

 of raising. Planting, and Pruning all Sorts of Fruit-Trees, agree- 

 ably to the Experience and Practice of the most eminent Gardeners 

 and Nursery -Men; by Stephen Switzer; Eevised and recommended 

 by the Eevd. Mr. Laurence and Mr. Bradley. Adorn'd with proper 

 Plans. 



London, 1724. Tho. Woodward, 333p. pla.* (fold.) 20i/^ cm., orig. 

 calf, tooled. 



Deals especially with English method of "flooring" borders for 

 fruit trees, and with soils and their qualities. In speaking of 

 the newly instituted plan of mid-summer tree planting the 

 author exclaims: "A rare Inducement to Planters, to shew 

 them how much may yet be undiscover'd of their Art, what a 

 large Field they have to expatiate in, and such as our fore- 

 fathers never so much as dreamt of!" 



Thomas, John Jacobs 



The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propa- 

 gation and culture of fruit trees in the nursery, orchard, and garden; 

 with descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties 

 cultivated in the United States, ed. 7. 

 Auburn, 1853. Derby and Miller, xiv&421P., illus. 20 cm. cl. 



The library has also the reprints and editions of 1857, 1867, 1885, 



1914 (rev. from ed. 21 by W. H. S. Wood.) 



The first edition preceded Downing's Fruits and fruit trees 



of America by 1 year. 



Tilton's journal of horticulture and florist's companion . vols. 1, 3, 5, 9. 

 1867-1871. 

 Boston, 1867-1871 vol. 1, 3, 5, 9. illus. 23 cm. cl. 



Published from 1867 to 1869 under title American journal of 



horticulture. 



Warder, John Aston 



American pomology; Apples. 



New York, cl867. Orange Judd, vii&737p., illus. 20 cm. cl. 



Has author's autograph dedication on a page inserted in the 



front. 



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