Project Gutenberg 2018-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 455 Beecher, Henry Ward 1813 1887 06006444 Pleasant Talk About Fruits, Flowers and Farming Produced by MFR, Carol Brown, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Pleasant Talk About Fruits, Flowers and Farming" by Henry Ward Beecher is a collection of essays focused on horticulture, agriculture, and the joys of rural life written in the late 19th century. This work reflects the author's deep appreciation for nature, plants, and their relationships with people, as well as the philosophical insights they inspire. The book combines practical advice on gardening and farming with thoughtful observations about the impact of these activities on human life. At the start of the work, Beecher introduces the origins of his writings, discussing how they were derived from articles he contributed to newspapers over many years. He shares anecdotes about the cultural significance of the apple, emphasizing it as a quintessentially American fruit, and its accessibility to all people, symbolizing democracy and the common good. Through this exploration, he highlights not only the practical aspects of fruit cultivation but also its broader social and political implications, setting the tone for a pleasurable and informative discourse throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Agriculture Gardening Flowers S Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 1124049 2025-07-22T13:08:42.632944 text/html 1132666 2018-02-25T12:36:02 text/html 784670 2025-07-22T13:09:02.206777 application/epub+zip 787384 2025-07-22T13:08:45.010918 application/epub+zip 671513 2025-07-22T13:08:43.840967 application/epub+zip 1013720 2025-07-22T13:09:14.009790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 827997 2025-07-22T13:09:00.730845 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 717198 2022-08-25T13:26:08.636518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 975985 2025-07-22T13:08:40.825902 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 975906 2018-02-25T12:36:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18766 2025-07-22T13:09:14.239711 application/rdf+xml 13113 2025-07-22T13:08:43.977855 image/jpeg 2051 2025-07-22T13:08:43.910924 image/jpeg 379352 2018-02-25T12:36:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 564488 2018-02-25T12:36:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 563290 2025-07-22T13:08:42.734864 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia