TREATISE 



ON 



FRUIT TREES. 



General Cultivation of Fruit Trees. 



CHAPTER ONE. 



On Nurseries. 



The most common & natural way that trees propagate is by seeding, & it's the only way 

 they have to diversify their species. But seeds of fruit trees ordinarily produce only wild 

 or degenerate varieties whose harsh & unpleasant fruit is more suitable for animal fodder 

 than it is for human food. And if once in a while a genuine tree emerges, the enjoyment 

 of this unique specimen will be limited to one owner & to the lifetime of that single tree, 

 unless it can be perpetuated and transmitted to future generations by grafting it 



