The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America

The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America
by A. J. Downing, revised and corrected by Charles Downing
Adopted by
Louis R. Hughes
In honor of Luis Marmol
on November 16, 2016
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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

By A. J. Downing, revised and corrected by Charles Downing. New York: John Wiley, 1863.

First published in 1845, A. J. Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America became the most influential of books about growing fruit trees and went through several editions, even after Downing's untimely death in 1852.  The book discusses orchard design from both practical and esthetic standpoints, detailing information on planting schemes, grafting techniques, and pest control.  Downing lists more than 185 apple and 230 pear cultivars - the majority first grown in America - and classifies them by best eating season.  A. J. Downing is considered the father of America’s landscape architecture and is best known for his book, A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences, first published in 1841.

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