CHAPTER I. 



PEEMAI^EOT PLANTATI015TS OF FEUIT TEEES. 



Section 1. — ^The Different Kinds of Plantations. 



These are of several kinds, and may be classed as fol- 

 lows — 1st. The Family Orchard^ which is a portion of 

 the farm set apart for the production of the more hardy 

 and common fruit, principally apples, for the nse of the 

 farm stock and the family. 2d. The Market or Commer- 

 cial Orchard, is a large plantation of the various species 

 of frnit trees for the production of fruit as an article of 

 commerce. 3d. The Fruit Garden^ with -the Farmer is 

 a plot of ground near the dwelling, in which the finer 

 fruits, as pears, peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, &c., 

 and all the small fruits are cultivated. In many cases, 

 and even in most cases, it is a portion of the kitchen gar- 

 den, where the table or culinary vegetables are grown. 

 "With the professional man, the merchant, the mechanic, 

 and others who reside in cities, villages, and their suburbs, 

 possessing but small tracts of land, at most but a few 

 acres, the fruit garden is the only source for the supply 

 of fruits for their families, and is usually planted with 

 the more rare, perishable, and valuable sorts that cannot 

 so easily be procured in market. 



The pleasure and profit derived from fruit plantations, 



