Item #22746 The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America; or 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. A. J. Charles Downing Downing.
The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America; or 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.
The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America; or 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.
The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America; or 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.

The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America; or 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.

New York: John Wiley, 1872. Stated Second Revision and Correction, with Large Additions and an appendix of 1872 including many new varieties. Hardcover. A handsome set in a presentation binding. Volume 1 containing "Apples", Volume 2 containing "Cherries, Grapes, Peaches, Pears, etc." 8vo, 2 vols, xx, 464pp,(2pp), 42pp, appendix (&) vii, 431 - 1071pp, 20pp, appendix, top edge gilt. Many b&w text engravings. The section on the Grapes runs 54 pages and comments on many different varieties with a summary of which are best under different conditions. Includes the Iona grapes grown by Dr Grant on Iona Island NY.

Bound in half green leather and marble boards, 5 raised bands and gilt tooling. A fine presentation binding, a gift from one brother John to another, John W. Brooks at Christmas 1875. OCLC 6652140. Very good condition. Item #22746

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