Name/Title
THE CALIFORNIA FRUITS AND HOW TO GROW THEMEntry/Object ID
97.15.1.1Description
Book: "The California Fruits and How to Grow Them" by Edward J. Wickson (San Francisco: Pacific Rural Press, Tenth Edition, 1926.) A hardcover book, without jacket, with a light blue cover. The front has a black border with the title and author's name in black ink at the top. The spine has the title, author, publisher, and edition with two black lines at top and bottom. The work surveys the climate, soils, and basic fruit growing in the state, followed by instructions for how to grow fruit generally. There are then several parts dealing with specific fruits, as well as nuts, including the walnut, with instruction on fruit preservation, protection, and waste disposal. Includes black and white photographs, drawings, and charts and graphs. Purchased from Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles. The book is in fair condition with spine wear (letters faded), bent and damaged cover corners, some minor cover stains, page discoloration, and early evidence of binding separation. NoneLexicon
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Horticulture, AgricultureSearch Terms
Documentary Artifact, Books, Pacific Rural Press, Fruit--Breeding, Walnut industry