An epitome of Mr. Forsyth's treatise on the culture and management of fruit-trees : also, notes on American gardening and fruits; with designs for promoting the ripening of fruits, and securing them as family comforts: and further, of economical principles in building farmers' habitations / by an American farmer.

Main entry:

Forsyth, William, 1737-1804, author.

Title & Author:

Publication:

Philadelphia : published by Wm. Poyntell & Co., proprietors of the Classic Press, 1804.

Description:

[2],186, [6] pages, 15 plates (13 folded) : illustrations; 21 cm

Notes:
Abbreviated and rewritten text, attributed to Cobbett by Pearl and others.
Includes Notes on fruits and American gardening by an American farmer [William Cobbett].
Includes index.
Pearl, M.L. Cobbett, 54
Gaines, P.W. Cobbett, 63b

Subject:

Fruit-culture.
Fruit trees.
Farmhouses.
Gardening United States.
Arbres fruitiers.
Jardinage États-Unis.
Gardening.
United States.

Added entries:

Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. Notes on fruits and American gardening.
Poyntell, William, 1756-1811, publisher, bookseller.
Adelphi University. Libraries. Special Collections. Cobbett Collection.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 70035
Call No.: 7016; ID:86-B10965
Status: Available

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