F E tJ I T. 



A FEW WORDS ON FRUIT CULTURE. 



July, 1861. 



BY far the. most important branch of horticulture at the present 

 moment in this country, is the cultivation of Fruit. The soil 

 and cliaate of the United States are, on the whole, as favorable to 

 the production of hardy fruits as those of any other country — and 

 our northern States, owing to the warmth of the summer and the 

 clearness of the atmosphere, are far more proliiic of fine fruits than 

 the north of Europe. The American farmer south of the Mohawk, 

 has the^nest peaches for the trouble of planting and gathering — 

 while in England they are' luxuries only within the reach of men of 

 fortune, and even in Paris, they can only be ripened upon walls. 

 By late reports of the markets of London, Paris, and New- York, we 

 find that the latter city is far more abundantly supplied with fruit 

 than either of the former — though finer specimens of almost any 

 fruit may be found at very high prices, a,t all times, in London and 

 Paris, than in New-Yorkl The fruit-grower abroad, depends upon 

 extra size, beauty, and scarcity for his remuneration, and asks, some- 

 times, a guinea a dozen for. peaches, while the orohardist of New- 

 York will sell you a dozen haskets for the same money. The result 

 is, that while you may more easily find superb fruit in London and 

 Paris than in New- York — if you can afford to pay for it — you know 



