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7'ant, and Straivberry ; with outlines of many of the fin- 

 est J) ears drawn from nature I with directions for Prun- 

 iug, Grafting, Budding, and general tnodes of cidtvre. 

 Second Edition enlarged, by John M.Ives. 1 Vol. 12rao. 

 pp. 133. Salem 1S44. 



The copiousness of the title fully explains the object of 

 this volume, a review of the first edition of which will be 

 found in our IV. p. 185. 



It was the intention of Mr. Manning, when he first pub- 

 lished his Book of Fruits, which he called the first series, 

 to issue a new series every autumn, or as speedily as he 

 proved the various fruits in his extensive collection. But 

 owing to his declining health, and other causes, he never 

 carried out his original plan ; all the information which he 

 acquired relative to new varieties of fruit, was afterwards 

 given in our pages, and we nave only to refer to his de- 

 scriptions of pears, apples, and cherries, in our several vol- 

 umes, as proof of this. The reputation of Mr. Manning 

 for correctness of nomenclature, and his collection of fruits, 

 becoming more extended, the demand for his work con- 

 tinued to increase, until, at the time of his decease, scarce- 

 ly a copy could be found. In consequence of this, the 

 compiler, Mr. Ives, has thought it expedient to issue a new 

 edition, and to add thereto what information has been 

 gathered up during several years spent in the cultivation of 

 fruit. He states in the preface, that "his object is to ren- 

 der some service to the cultivator, by collecting and con- 

 densing from various sources, such directions as seemed of 

 most importance in practice." 



Mr. Manning's descriptions remain as in the original edi- 

 tion, without alteration ; but a few of the varieties of pears 

 " which, from further experience, were found not desira- 

 ble," are omitted ; and, as a further aid to the cultivator 

 in identifying the different kinds, outline engravings of 

 above twenty kinds of pears have been added, embracing 

 such as, in the opinion of the compiler and his friends, 

 "could be safely recommended as among the best." The 

 additional remarks, upon the fruits described, are printed 

 in smaller type. Several pages are added on grafting, 

 pruning, &c., and upon the culture of the grape vine, gar- 

 dening, &c. 



The volume forms a very good little guide to those who 



