A letter from Peter Birret of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. to G.T. Russell of the Whittier Extension company in Los Angeles, California. 4 November 1915.
A letter from Peter Birret of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. to G.T. Russell of the Whittier Extension company in Los Angeles, California. 4 November 1915.
Entry/Object ID
2017.41.1.949
Description
A letter from Peter Birret of the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. to G.T. Russell of the Whittier Extension company in Los Angeles, California. 4 November 1915. The letter is on a letterhead for the department's Burea of Plant Industry. In response to Mr. Russell's previous letter (Object ID: 2017.41.1.932), Mr. Birret clarifies that his department no longer has any mangosteen plants. Furthermore, after various tests, the Department of Agriculturehas has begun to believe that mangosteen plants cannot be successfully cultivated in southern California. With creases and minor corrections made in pen and pencil, the object is in good condition overall.
