The planters manual, being instructions for the raising, planting, and cultivating all sorts of fruit-trees, whether stonefruits or pepin-fruits, with their natures and seasons very useful for such as are curious in planting and grafting / by Charles Cotton.

Of the different kinds of Fruits, and after what manner they best prosper.

THere are some who are of opini∣on, that all the fruits that were not known a hundred years ago are not worth planting, and good for no∣thing; and on the contrary, some others, who are curious to have of all sorts indifferently good and bad, and think they excel all other Planters, when they have got into their Plantations a great number of uncouth names, and such as peradventure were by most o∣thers never heard of before: But both these extreams are equally to be avoi∣ded, for as much as it is most certain we are in this age acquainted with a great many excellent fruits, that were either totally unknown, or utterly neg∣lected by our Fore-fathers; as also, because they who are over-curious to have of all sorts, do unprofitably fill

up good and choice places with many bad Trees, which would be much bet∣ter bestowed upon those that are good. It will therefore be convenient to take notice of such as are the best, & best de∣serving the Gardiners pains and care, whether stone Pepin-fruits, and ac∣cordingly to furnish our selves with such, from which most pleasure and profit are reasonably to be expected.