Volume 49 Number 4 Article 39
Year 1995 Month 10
Title: The Fruit Grower`s Handbook
Author: W.G. Waring
Abstract:
This historical book is subtitled "A
Concise Manual of Directions for the
Selection and Culture of the Best Hardy
Fruits in the Garden or Orchard." It
includes a descriptive list of the most
approved and popular varieties of
hardy fruits in 1851 which could be
grown for enjoyment throughout the
season: apples, apricots, berberries,
cherries, cranberries, currants, gooseberries, grapes, mulberries, nectarines,
peaches, pears, plums, quinces, raspberries, strawberries; and various nuts
and rhubarb.
Each fruit is introduced
by a general description of its group,
including drawings of fruit forms, and
their uses and culture.
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