Download or read book The American Fruit Book written by Samuel W. Cole and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author ran a nursery in Chelsea, Massachusetts and was the owner and editor of the Yankee Farmer. It contains a great number of engravings of fruit, trees, insects and methods of grafting, budding and training. He describes many varieties of apples, peaches, pears, plums, cherries, grapes, small fruits, etc., with a brief description of wine making.