The fruits and fruit-trees of America

by A. J. Downing

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Published 1857 by Wiley & Halsted in New York .
Written in

Subjects:

• Fruit-culture -- United States. [from old catalog],
• Fruit. [from old catalog]

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Edition Notes

Contributions	Downing, Charles, [from old catalog] ed.
Classifications
LC Classifications	SB355 .D75 1857
The Physical Object
Pagination	xix, 760 p.
Number of Pages	760
ID Numbers
Open Library	OL24150790M
LC Control Number	11025662

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