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There are several editions of this book; at least 14 editions. It started
in 1845 with the first edition which was attributed to A.J. Downing but much of
the work was done by his brother Charles Downing. With each new edition more
material was added until the last edition was twice as large as the first. A.J.
Downing died in 1852 at the age of 37 but his brother Charles keep the revisions
going and I am not sure but I believe that the last edition was around
1895. This book and its later editions were long held to be the authoritative
work on growing fruit in America.
To see a reference to Charles (the real driving force behind this
pomologial classic) link to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Downing_%28pomologist%29
I believe that there are three editions of this work in our NAFEX
library.
Regards,
Richard Ashton
Oak Creek Orchard
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