The Apple Pear as Vintage Fruits (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Apple Pear as Vintage Fruits A century has nearly elapsed since any systematic British work has been published on the Apple and Pear, as Vintage Fruits, their varieties, cultivation and management. Marshall first published his work on "Rural Economy" in 1789, and Thomas Andrew Knights treatise on "The Culture of the Apple and Pear" appeared in 1797. Mr. Knight's last work, the "Pomona Herefordensis," was published in 1811, and in this some thirty varieties of Fruit are so beautifully represented, that it will ever retain its interest. Mr. Knight may be said to have been the first to point out, that the real value of Cider Apples and Perry Pears must be sought in the richness of their juices, as shown by their density or specific gravity; but his studies, in this direction, ended here. The stirring events of the time absorbed all interest, and the profits of agriculture from the growth of cereals, and the production of cattle, threw the Orchards into a state of neglect, from which they have yet to recover. In these days the changes of commerce have again brought Apple culture into consideration, and it has become a matter of importance to attend more carefully to the Orchards, and to bring Science to the aid of individual effort as derived from practical experience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.