THE 
FIUIITS AND FRUIT TREES 
AMERICA; 
OE, 
THE CULTURE, PROPAGATION, AND MANAGEMENT, IN THE GARDEN AND 
ORCHARD, OF FRUIT TREES GENERALLY; 
WITH 
DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE FINEST VARIETIES OF FRUIT, 
NATIVE AND FOREIGN, CULTIVATED IN THIS COUNTRY. 
BY A. J. DOWNING. 
CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE KOYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY OF BONBON; ANB OF THE 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES OF BERLIN; THE LOW COUNTRIES; MASSACHU- 
SETTS ; PENNSYLVANIA ; INBIANA ; CINCINNATI, ETO, 
What wondrous life is this I lead? 
Ripe apples drop about my head ; 
The luscious clusters of the vine 
Upon my mouth do crush their wine ; 
The nectarine and curious peach 
Into my hands themselves do reach. 
Marvell, 
RKVI8EB ANB CORRECTEB BY 
CHARLES DOWNING. 
THIRD THOUSAND, WITH CORRECTIONS. 
NEW YORK; 
JOHN WILEY, 
No. 56 WALKER-STREET. 
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