The New American Orchardist: Or, An Account of the Most Valuable Varieties of Fruit, of All Climates, Adapted to Cultivation in the United States; with Their History, Modes of Culture, Management, Uses, &c. With an Appendix on Vegetables, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, and Flowers, the Agricultural Resources of America, and on Silk, &cOtis, Broaders,, 1844 - 450 pages |
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