A J Downing

The Fruit and Fruit Trees of America A J Downing

This special edition of 'The Fruit and Fruit Trees of America' was written by A. J. Downing, and first published in 1872, making it just shy of one-and-a-half centuries old.

The book has section on The Production of New Varieties of Fruit, Propagation of Varieties, Grafting, Budding, Cuttings, Layers and Suckers, Pruning, The Position of Fruit-Trees - Soil and Aspect, general Remarks on Insects, and more. The main focus of the book is on Apples.

This lofty tome at over 500 pages is a must-have for all those interested in Orchard Culture in particular and the historical aspect of horticulture in America in general.

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THIS BOOK IS A REPRINT. IT IS NOT AN ORIGINAL COPY.

This book is a reprint edition and is a perfect facsimile of the original book. It is not set in a modern typeface and has not been digitally enhanced. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed.

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