These notes have been prepared with a view to af- 

 ford a guide to those who would engage in apple 

 culture. The teachings here conveyed are founded 

 upon successful practice. The author has aimed to so 

 guide the novice that mistakes may be avoided in the 

 endeavor to reach p/ofitable results. Some of the pa- 

 pers have appeared in the ''American Cultivator" 

 and elsewhere. 



L. H. B., Ju. 

 Michigan Agricultural College, October, 1886. 



