. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1083. One ot the old Downing test apple trees. first edition), in 4to having been sold in a little more than eight ; An American edition, by William Cobbett, appeared in New York and Philadelphia in 1802, and in Albany in 1803, and an epitome of it by "'an American farmer," was published i
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1083. One ot the old Downing test apple trees. first edition), in 4to having been sold in a little more than eight ; An American edition, by William Cobbett, appeared in New York and Philadelphia in 1802, and in Albany in 1803, and an epitome of it by "'an American farmer," was published in Philadelphia in 1803. The first American pomologieal book was William Coxe's"View ot the Cultivation of Fruit Trees," pub- lished in Philadelphia in 1817, a work known to students of horticultural literature for the uniform completeness and accuracy of its descriptions. A feature of this excellent work are the many woodcuts of varieties of fruits. Although not answering the requirements of the present day, they were considered to be very good for the time and fpr a new country. One of them is here reproduced (Fig. 1082) to show the style of workman- ship. Coxe had 100 woodcuts of apples, 63 of pears, 15 of peaches, 17 of plums, 3 of apricots, 2 of nectarines. This makes 200 engravings, which would be considered liberal illustration even at the present day. James Thacher's "American Orchardist" appeared in Boston in 1822, and the second edition at Plymouth in 1825. The first edition was also bound with William Cobbett's "Cottage Economy," and the double volume was issued in New York in 1824 as "American Orchardist and Cottage ; "The Pomologieal Manual,"New York, 1831 (second edition 1832), is a compilation of descriptions of varieties, by William Robert Prince and William Prince, sou and father respec- tively. William Kenrick's "New Ameri- can Orchardist" was published in Boston in 1833. The eighth edition app
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