The Cherries of New York (Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1914, Volume II) (State of New York - Department of Agriculture Twenty-Second Annual Report, Vol. 2, Part II)
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xii, 371, [5] pp. 12 1/4 x 9 3/4. Original green cloth, gilt titles, beautiful chromolithographic plates. An extensive survey of many varieties of cherries grown in New York, including according to the preface "an historical account of cultivated cherries, the botany of this fruit, a statement of its present economic status in America, descriptions of all known varieties of cherries, the synonymy and bibliography of the species and varieties, and biographical sketches of the persons who have contributed materially to cherry culture in America." Includes stunning full color plates depicting numerous types of cherries.