Cincinnati, October 17, 1856. 

 E. J. Hooper, Esq., 



Ikar Sir — I have examined- your Catalogue of Fruits care- 

 fully ; and, so far as I am aWe to judge, I belieTe the nomenclature to be 

 accurate, and most of the synonyms correctly given. I allude to the 

 Fruits generally known and tested — for new seedling varieties, espe- 

 cially of Apples, multiply on us so fast, that it is hard to classify them, 

 and give them aproper place in our catalogues. 



I agree with Dr. Warder, Mr. Ernst, and Professor Cary, in their notes 

 on your Fruits, and think them accurate and just. The points of differ- 

 ence, if any, are so few that I will not designate them. 



That your Catalogue will be valuable to Fruit Growers and Horticul- 

 turists, there can be no doubt ; and I am much pleased to find, that yon 

 are about to supply, in a compact form, so brief and ready a mode of ref- 

 erence to the Fruits cultivated in the West. It is much wanted. 

 Very respectfully, 



R. BUCHANAN. 



^ « Latonia Spkinbs, January 22, 1857. 



E. J. HoopEh, 



Dear Sir — I have carefully looked over your manuscript of 

 Apples, in your contemplated work on Pomology, and, with a few altera^ 

 tions which I have taken the liberty, by your permission, to suggest, believe 

 that your book will be of great utility to those engaged in the pursuit 

 of Pomology. I like the plan of your work, and think that it will be 

 well adapted to this vicinity, and to Western localities, generally. 



The descriptions of Apples are generally concise, and well drawn, and 

 give the characters of the fruit very clearly — of all the most valuable 

 kinds, especially, Many new varieties are described of which I have 

 little knowledge, and therefore can not judge of their accuracy. 



I think a work like yours, descriptive of the Fruits of this section of 

 country, with the soils best adapted to their growth, very much needed. 

 Yours, respectfully, 



S. MOSHER. 



