The Fruit Grower's Hand Book: A Concise Manual of Directions for the Selection and Culture of the Best Hardy Fruits in the Garden or Orchard (Classi - Hardcover

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Excerpt from The Fruit Grower's Hand Book<br/><br/>Violations of Nature's design, are seen in the tears of the child, gloating over fruits which it may not touch, or sickening with green or half ripe substitutes; in the crime and shame of yielding to a strong temptation, Â the golden burthen of a neighbor's tree; and in unnatural and pernicious thirst for fermented drinks, an appetite scarcely formed by those who enjoy a constant supply of fresh juicy fruits throughout the year. When Doctor Dwight first removed to New Haven, but little fruit was raised there. He urged his neighbors to plant trees, but they said it was of no use, for the boys would steal all the fruit.(53) Plant more, was his answer, make good fruit plenty. Fifteen years afterwards, he pointed to the abundance of fruit, and the ah sence of pillage then enjoyed, in proof of his principle. His mem ory is green.

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