Wild apples
1923
57 pages [1] leaf of plates : 18 cm A meditation on apples begins with a short history of the apple tree, tracing its path from ancient Greece to America. Thoreau saw the apple as a perfect mirror of man and eloquently lamented where they both were heading "Wild apples was originally published in the Atlantic monthly, November 1862" Title vignette The history of the apple-tree -- The wild apple -- The crab -- How the wild apple grows -- The fruit, and its flavor -- Their beauty -- The naming of them -- The last gleaning -- The 'frozen-thawed' apple
