November 26, 1890.] 



Garden and Forest. 



575 



which he said : "You are doing (he country great good by 

 publishing the results of your experience in the growth of 

 fruits on our cold northern border line." Of course, I felt 

 that the plural form of the pronoun rightly embraced and 

 included such men as Gibb, Tuttle, Jewell, Sias, Gideon and 

 numerous others ; some of whom, though doing much good 



where such fruits are not required. The criticisms they make 

 are natural enough from their point of view; but they empha- 

 size them so persistently, and with so little real acquaintance 

 with conditions and circumstances, that they partake of the 

 character of assaults, and tend to discourage where Downing 

 and Wilder saw good reason to encourage experiment. 



Felling one of the Big Trees (Sequoia gigantea). — See page 570. 



work, have not contributed as much as might be wished to 

 the written record thereof. 



At this time, however, I only desire to say something that 

 has been impressed upon my mind by the frequent complaint 

 made by certain pomological writers in regard to the quality 

 of iron-clad tree fruits. These writers, without exception, live 



The charge against the iron-clad apples as being deficient in 

 dessert quality is true, and it is not true. It is true, just as 

 the same criticism made by English men against American 

 apples is true. It is not true just as these English criticisms 

 are not true. By this I mean that we are shipping to England 

 a good many apples that do not approach in fine dessert 



