The opening chapter, on " Rural Homes," gives really practi- 
cal and wise advice about locality and the treatment of the s])ot 
selected, with clear directions for constructing a good lawn. . . . 
The remaining fifteen chapters are all devoted strictly to the cul- 
ture of fruit. . . . Though Mr. Strong writes from the standpoint 
of a Northern man, there is very little in his book that will not 
be found applicable to fruit culture in the South as well as the 
North. — Charleston News and Courier. 
A valuable little handbook. . . . The author has shown excel- 
lent judgment in giving the particular information which small- 
fruit raisers most desire to know. Descriptions are given of the 
best kinds of garden fruits, with advice as to soil, transplanting, 
culture, and general treatment, with suggestions as to the treat- 
ment of fruit diseases, and the destruction of insects. — Boston 
Transcript. 
It has the weight of authority. It is a compact work, sensible 
and perfectly intelligible; scientific, yet not too technical; and 
adapted well to meet the practical wants of the public. There 
are helpful illustrations, and we have no hesitation in commend- 
ing the book. — The Congregationalist (Boston). 
People who own small patches with what the Anglomaniac 
calls boxes upon them, and who indulge in expensive experiments 
in the direction of home production, need just such a book as 
this to keep them from wasting their substance in riotous sam- 
pling of nature. — The Art Age (New York). 
A compact little volume, into which Mr. Strong has compressed 
the knowledge gained by thirty years of experience. . . . The 
book is clear, condensed, and convenient in arrangement, and is 
particularly well adapted to the needs of amateur fruit-raisers. — 
Boston yournal. 
Those of our readers interested in fruit culture will find much 
profit in this book. The directions are specific enough to be un- 
derstood by beginners and wise enough to be of profit to expe- 
rienced fruit-growers. — Home and Farm (Louisville). 
The work will be found a valuable one. — Boston Traveller. 
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