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Wickson, Edward J.

The California Fruits and How to Grow Them; A Manual of Methods Which Have Yielded Greatest Success, with the Lists of Varieties Best Adapted to the Different Districts of the State

1912

57,34 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Anno di pubblicazione
1912
Luogo di stampa
San Francisco. Pacific Rural Press
Autore
Wickson, Edward J.
Soggetto
Gardening - General fruit
Lingue
Inglese

Descrizione

large 8vo [23.5 x 16 cm]; 602, [ii, ad for author's other book] pp, numerous illustrations from photos and drwgs, orchard plans, tables, index. original brown cloth, spine lettering faded but just visible, edge slightly rubbed, interior is quite clean and fine, solid tight copy. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. Hedrick-Woodburn p. 530: '[One] of the longer lasting regional works [on fruit growing in the US]. . .first published in 1889, it was revised continually to fill new demands'. Covering all fruits including orchard fruits, grapes, semi-tropical fruits (date, fig, olive, citrus), berries, nuts, melons, etc, it is especially valuable for the detailed descriptions of hundreds of varieties. This edition has been expanded greatly since the first edition of 1889, and brought up to date.

Edizione: sixth edition, fully revised.