Name/Title
PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE FOR THE PACIFIC SLOPEEntry/Object ID
97.15.1.2Description
Book: "Practical Horticulture for the Pacific Slope" by H. K. Dickson and Harry L. Holmes (San Francisco: Harr Wagner Publishing Company, 1927.) A hardcover, without jacket, book with a light green cover. There is an embossed border on the front cover with the title at the upper third, the author's names below, and a horticultural symbol at the center. The book title and author and publisher names are on the spine. A text for students by high school teachers in Bakersfield, the work reviews the geography; climactic zones; soils; irrigation; fertilization; use of land; and directions for planting, pruning, grafting, budding, thinning, fumigating, picking, drying, and marketing of fruit crops. There are many black and white photographs, drawings, graphs, and charts. The book is in good condition with some cover wear and page discoloration. Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop. Written in blue ink on the frontispiece is, "Byron J. McMahon/504 Hagan St/San Fernando,/Calif." McMahon's name is written or stamped four times each at the front and back of the book.Lexicon
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Horticulture, AgricultureSearch Terms
Documentary Artifact, Books, Harr Wagner Publishing Company, Fruit--Breeding