THE 



FRIJITS AND FRUIT TREES 



AMERICA; 



OB, 



THE CULTURE, PROPAGATION, AND MANAGEMENT, IN THE GARDEN AND 

 ORCHARD, OP FRUIT TREES GENERALLY: 



DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE FINEST VARIETIES OF FRUIT, 

 NATIVE AND FOREIGN, CULTIVATED IN THIS COUNTRY. 



BY A. J. DOWNING. 



C0RHE8P0NDING MEMBEE OF THE EOYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY OP LONDON; AND OF 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES OF BERLIN; THE LOW COUNTRIES," MASSACHU- 

 SETTS ; PENNSYLVANIA ; INDIANA ; CINCINNATI, KTO. 



What wondrous life is this I lead? 

 Eipe apples drop about my head ; 

 The luscious clusters of the vine 

 Upon my mouth do crush their wine ; 

 The nectarine and curious peach 

 Into my hands themselves do reach. 



Mabvsll. 



RETISED AND COEEBOTED BY 



CHARLES DOWNING, 



THIRD THOUSAND, WITH COREECTIONS, 



NEW YORK: 

 WILEY & HALSTED, 



No. 351 B E O A D W A Y , 



1858. 



