To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Antique fruit books
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:19:25 -0500
For those interested in antique fruit books, many have been digitalised and
are available on the WWW. These books may be downloaded as PDF files that
include all pages scanned with a high resolution. The result is very
readable and the next best thing apart from having the real book at hand.
However, these are big files, ranging between 10 and 80 Megs, and a fast
internet link is recommended for downloading them.
Here is a list of the most interesting ones that I found.
A view of the cultivation of fruit trees, and the management of
orchards and cider; with accurate descriptions of the most estimable
varieties of native and foreign apples, pears, peaches, plums, and
cherries, cultivated in the middle states of America: illustrated by
cuts of two hundred kinds of fruits of the natural size
William Coxe, Philadelphia 1817. http://www.archive.org/details/viewofcultivatio00coxerich
The American orchardist; or, A practical treatise on the culture and
management of apple and other fruit trees, with observations on the
diseases to which they are liable, and their remedies. To which is added
the most approved method of manufacturing and preserving cider. Compiled
from the latest and most approved authorities, and adapted to the use of
American farmers
James Thacher, Boston 1822. http://www.archive.org/details/americanorchardi00thacrich
The New England book of fruit : containing an abridgment of Manning's
descriptive catalogue of the most valuable varieties of the pear, apple,
peach, plum, and cherry, for New England culture. To which are added the
grape, quince, gooseberry, currant, and strawberry; with outlines of many
of the finest sorts of pears drawn from nature; with directions for
pruning, grafting, and general modes of culture
Manning, Robert, (1784-1842), Salem : W. & S. B. Ives, 1847 http://www.archive.org/details/newenglandbookof00mannrich
The American fruit culturist, containing directions for the propagation and
culture of fruit trees, in the nursery, orchard, and garden, with
descriptions of the principal American and foreign varieties, cultivated in
the United States
John Jacob Thomas (1810-95), Auburn, 1849 http://www.archive.org/details/americanfruitcult00thomrich
The following book mainly relate to cider:
Report on the results of investigations into cidermaking, carried out
on behalf of the Bath and West and Southern Counties Society in the
years 1893-1902
F.J. Lloyd, Londres 1903 http://www.archive.org/details/reportonresultso00grearich
English books of interest:
Fruit and its cultivation; the cultivation of all kinds of hardy fruits in
garden and orchard...
Sanders, T. W. (Thomas William) (1855-1926), London: W. H. & L.
Collingridge, 1919 http://www.archive.org/details/fruititscultivat00sandrich
New products of the trees; a treatise on Luther Burbank's late
introductions. 1908-1909: The Formosa, Gaviota and Vesuvius plum,
1907-1908: The Paradox and Royal black walnut, the Santa Rosa plum and the
Rutland plumcot ..
Fancher Creek Nurseries, Fresno, 1909? http://www.archive.org/details/newproductsoftre00fancrich