2 FRUIT CULTURE. 



remove beyond the influences of social life. But 

 with the modeiii facilities for rapid transit, it 

 is surely an easy matter to reach open neighbor- 

 hoods, where the advantages of good society 

 may be combined with all the delights of coun- 

 try life. The influence upon children, who can 

 have the free roaming of the fields, and, better 

 yet, who have the care of their little garden, 

 and who are being educated to habits of obser- 

 vation at the same time that they are building 

 up a firm constitution, is a consideration never 

 to be ignored. It would be unwise to burden 

 one's self with an estate which required more 

 care than could be given without interference 

 with other duties. In such case, that which 

 should be a relief and a tonic becomes a tax 

 and a burden. It is far better to begin in a 

 moderate way, extending as we gain experience, 

 and leaving the finishing and perfecting of the 

 place to be done in a lipe old age. Though this 

 volume is especially designed as a guide in fruit 

 culture, yet a few directions in the selection and 

 treatment of a locality may not be considered 

 out of place. 



CHOICE OF LOCALITY. 



The situation for a rural home is not always 

 left to our choice, but when this can be had, an 



