. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. ch, in pre-glacial times, wasa part of the St. Lawrence system. (3) The Delawaresystem, draining a part of the southeastern area intoDelaware bay. (4) The Susquehanna system, drainingsome of the southern-central part into the Chesapeakebay. (5) The Mississippi system, which, by mean
. 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, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. ch, in pre-glacial times, wasa part of the St. Lawrence system. (3) The Delawaresystem, draining a part of the southeastern area intoDelaware bay. (4) The Susquehanna system, drainingsome of the southern-central part into the Chesapeakebay. (5) The Mississippi system, which, by means ofthe Allegheny river, drains the extreme southwesternpart of the state. Chautauqua Lake drains into theGulf of Mexico, but almost in sight from it is Lake Erie,which flows into the St. Lawrence. Along the Hudsonand other large streams, special horticultural interestshave developed. The broad Mohawk valley is one of themost fertile parts of the state, and it is the site of thehop and broom-corn industries. The shores of the cen-tral New York lakes are the homes of highly developedhorticultural interests, particularly those of Keuka andSeneca. These central lakes, of which Cayuga, thelargest, is 40 miles long and one to five miles wide, aredeep bodies and have gieat influence in ameliorating NEW YORK 1483. County map of New York State. the climate in their immediate neigliborliood. Theshores of Lal^es Erie and Ontario conserve hortictilturalinterests, —the former being famous for its grapes, thelatter for its strawberries, peaches and apples. Becauseof its snug winters, there is rarely any starting of fruit-buds by warm spells, and consequently little dangerof loss from spring frosts. The fruit-growing suffersless from frost than it does in the southern states. New Yorlj contains about 230,000 farms. Agricultu-rally, the most important industry in New York state(aside from general mixed farming) is dairying. Thesecond industry is fruit-growing, and this seems to beext
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