Category: Gardening

Results of the Investigations on Deciduous Fruits, Olives, Figs, Nuts and Fruit Products.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, University of California, College of Agriculture : 1921

Seller ID: 9711

Agricultural Experiment Station. 36 page pamphlet dealing with experiment carried out for the year ending June 30, 1921. Gives brief accounts of experiments and publications thereof.
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The Ohio Plant Pest Law and the Regulations and Quarantines Thereunder Relative to the Control of Insect Pests and Plant Diseases.

By: Anonymous

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Columbus, Ohio, Department of Agriculture, State of Ohio. : 1960

Seller ID: 9859

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

(Reprinted 1960). 35 pages. States the laws that related to plant pest control and the importation of plants into Ohio and what to do if there is a problem. Also covers inspection, certification, labeling and advertising as it relates to Ohio.
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Unmounted Photograph. "Windsor Castle East Terrace 4358"

By: Anonymous

Price: $12.50

Seller ID: 11362

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

circa.1890. Unmounted photograph (6 x 4 3/8 inch) b/w with title printed across the bottom. No Photographer's name given. Image of the East Terrace looking toward the castle with statues in the foreground. Fine clean copy.
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Publications of the Forest Service.

By: Arnold, Joseph A.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, D. C., Department of Agriculture : 1913

Seller ID: 9845

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

5 page pamphlet. Lists published works from the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. Includes bulletins, reports, circulars, miscellaneous, silvical leaflets, farmers' bulletins, and separates from the yearbooks. Lists publications up through 1913.
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Four Oaks Library. [With] Four Oaks Farm.

By: Austin, Gabriel [editor]

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Somerville, New Jersey, Privately Printed : 1967

Seller ID: 11533

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

1250 copies printed by The Thistle Press (Volume II in an edition of 1000 copies). I: xxii, 135 pages; illustrations; bibliography; bound in gray boards with black backstrip, gilt lettering. II: 113 pages; illustrations; bound in gray boards with black backstrip, gilt lettering. Both boxed in the same slipcase (6 1/2 x 10 inch). Volume one deals with the rare book collections with descriptions of the more rare books and manuscripts of Samuel Johnson, Boswell, Wilde and other Eighteenth century authors, volume two deals with the estate, structures, gardens and guests. Fine clean set.
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Control of Insect Pests in Stored Grain

By: Back, E. A., And R. T. Cotton

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, DC, U. S. Department of Agriculture : 1929

Seller ID: 12590

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Revised from 1926 edition. Farmers' Bulletin No. 1483. 30 pages; illustrations; paper wrapper (5 3/4 x 9 inch). Covers initial infestations, use of fumigation, discussion of heaver-than-air fumigants, use of hydrocyanic-acid gas. Very good clean copy.
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The Biology of the Bean Thrips.

By: Bailey, Stanley F.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Berkely, California, Hilgardia, A Journal of Agricultural Science. : 1933

Seller ID: 9823

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

HILGARDIA, 7 (June 1933): 467-522, map, illustrations, tables, bibliography. Concerns the biological life of Bean thrips of the order Thysanoptera. Complete issue of Hilgardia. Former owner's name on the front cover 'Calvert E. Norland'.
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A Guide to the Spider Mites of Cotton.

By: Baker, Edward W., And A. Earl Pritchard.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, Hilgardia, A Journal of Agricultural Science. : 1953

Seller ID: 9923

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

HILGARDIA, 22 (July 1953): 203-234, illustrations, bibliography. Complete issue devoted to Barer's article. "The present article contains information on all tetranychid mites known from forage crops in the United States and Canada except for Bryobia praetiosa."
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Central Wire Bracing for Fruit Trees.

By: Barnard, L.C.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, Univerity of California, Agriclutural Experiment Station. : 1922

Seller ID: 9906

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Circular No. 244. 10 pages; illustrations; wraps. Pamphlet on the use of wire support for fruit trees instead of wooden props and the results as carried out by the Davis Experimental Farm.
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Stem End Rot of Apples

By: Barnum, Clyde C.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Science : 1922

Seller ID: 9707

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Reprinted from SCIENCE, LV (#1435, June 30, 1922). 4 page pamphlet. An account of the stem rot process on apples sampled from Berkeley, California.
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The Tropical Crops. A Popular Treatment Of The Practice Of Agriculture In Tropical REgions, With Discussion Of Cropping Systems And Methods Of Growing The Leading Products.

By: Barrett, Otis Warren

Price: $25.00

Publisher: New York, The Macmillan Company : 1928

Seller ID: 018348

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Original blue cloth with gilt lettering on front cover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 inches. 445 pages which include 21 pages of Index. Part of the Rural Science Series. Copy contains 24 black and white plates. All plates are present and fully intact. Contents in this copy, tropical field practices and conditions, geography and climate of tropical regions, living conditions for the tropical planter, coffee, cacao, tea, sugar-cane, the citrus fruits, the pineapple, the bananas, other tropical fruits, the coconut, the oil palm, other palm products, rubber, other tree products, the tropical givers, grains and f...
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The Orange Tortrix, Argyrotaenia Citrana.

By: Basinger, A.J.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Berkeley, California, California Agricultural Experiment Station : 1938

Seller ID: 9697

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Reprinted from HILGARDIA, 11, Number 11 (September 1938). Pages 635-669; illustrations, tables, charts; bilbiography; paper wrapper. Former owner's stamp "Agricultural Extension Service - Santa Ana". Introduced from the Pacific Islands before 1885 to southern California, it has become a major pest to orange and citrus crops. Deals with the biology of the stages, seasonal activities, economic damage, other species that are companions, and attempts to control it.
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Experiment Station Work, LXVII

By: Beal, W.H.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, D. C., Department of Agriculture : 1912

Seller ID: 9849

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Fine

24 page pamphlet, Farmers' Bulletin 479, containing: Screening Cabbage Seed Beds, Spraying Apple Orchards, New Type of Spray Nozzle, Preparation of Corn for Hogs, Experiments in Beef Production, Preparation of Choice Hams, Factors Affecting Fat in Cream.
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Production of Tomatoes for Canning and Manufacturing

By: Beattie, James H., W.R. Beattie, S.P. Doolittle

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, DC, U. S. Department of Agriculture : 1942

Seller ID: 12586

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Farmers' Bulletin No 1901. 37 pages; illustrations; illustrated paper wrapper (5 3/4 x 9 1/8 inch). Intro - 'This bulletin supersedes Farmers' Bulletin 1233.' Anything and everything one would want to know about raising tomatoes, pre-WWII. Former owners name on the cover with author's name and year published.
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U.S. Department Of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 434 The Home Production Of Onion Seed And Sets

By: Beattie, W. R.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington D.C., United States Department of Agriculture : 1925

Seller ID: 018415

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Original black and white wrapper with black lettering and photograph on the front cover. 5 3/4 X 9 inches. 13 pages. Copy contains 11 black and white photographs. Contents of this issue, home production of onion seed and production of onion sets. Copy has slight creases on the bottom of pages. Text is not affected. Light soiling on the bottom edge of back cover. Pages are clean and complete. Binding is tight.
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Cucumber Growing.

By: Beattie, W.R.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington, D. C., Department of Agriculture : 1928

Seller ID: 9770

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Farmers' Bulletin No. 1563. 22 pages; illustrations; pamphlet. Covers the planting, growing, processing and selling of cucumbers.
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U.S. Department Of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletin No. 1242. Permanent Fruit and Vegetable Gardens

By: Beattie, W.R. and Close, C.P.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Washington D.C., United States Department of Agriculture : 1924

Seller ID: 018431

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Original black and white wrapper with black lettering and photograph on the front cover. 5 3/4 X 9 inches. 18 pages. Copy contains 11 black and white photographs. Contents in this issue, perennial garden crops, perennial vegetables and small fruits. Front cover has a few small spots. Pages are clean and complete. Binding is tight.
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The Book of the Strawberry : with Sections Also on the Raspberry, Blackberry, Logan Berry, and Japanese Wineberry

By: Beckett, Edwin

Price: $25.00

Publisher: London and New York, John Lane : The Bodley Head : 1902

Seller ID: 015894

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Publisher's green cloth binding with illustration on front of formal garden and building. Some rubbing along edges, bottom corners bumped, spine split at page 80. 83 pages with 11 illustrations and 4 pages of publisher advertisements in back. Volume 9 in the Handbooks of Practical Gardening series. Edwin Beckett was head-gardener for Lord Aldenham at Aldenham House in Hertfordshire. Lord Aldenham's brother, Hon. Vicary Gibbs, was a Member of Parliament and an avid plant collector. Together they won many gardening prizes. This book covers all aspects of strawberry gardening, as well as informat...
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Northern Woodlot Trees; A Guide to the Identification of Trees and Woods to Accompany Farm Woodlands, A Handbook for Students, Teachers and Farmers and Woodsmen

By: Berry, James Berthold

Price: $25.00

Publisher: World Book Company. 1924. Yonkers-on-Hudson, New York. : 1924

Seller ID: 1767

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Illustrated cloth. Illustrations. The book contains an Introduction on How to Identify Trees and How to Identify Woods. Other sections include: The Needle-leaf Trees (pines, spruces); The Broadleaf Trees (Trees with Compound Leaves - ashes, hick ori es, walnuts); (Trees with Lobed or Divided Leaves - the oaks, mulberries, maples); etc.
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A Christmas Letter : Some Flower Books and Their Makers

By: Biddle, Moncure

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Philadelphia, Moncure Biddle & Co. : 1945

Seller ID: 016628

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Paper wrapper, moderate chipping. Body of work clean and undamaged. Previous owners bookplate on front fly leaf. Introductory letter by author, dated Christmas 1946, laid in front. 49 pages with eight color and eight black and white botanical prints. Moncure Biddle (1882-1956) was a Philadelphia investment banker, but was also known as a bibliophile and eccentric. This booklet, which apparently he sent to friends at Christmas time, discusses many books on the subject of flowers.
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