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Stem-End Rot of Citrus Fruits
by Fawcett, H.S
University of Florida, 1911. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of FL Ag. Experiment Station Bulletin. 1911. 23 pp with 9 ills.. Very good condition.
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CA$5.50
Peach Orchards in England
by Brooke, Justin
London: Faber and Faber, 1947. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Being an account of how to grow good peaches in this country. London 1947. 8vo. 86 pages with 21 b/w photos. Cloth (foxing on end papers but not text). Else very good.
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CA$6.90
Malum citreum vulgare Belluatum
by FERRARI, Giovanni Baptista
Rome: Herman Scheus, 1646. Engraving with hand coloring. Plate 65. Image measures 12 X 8 inches.<br/><br/> Exotic baroque citrus fruit from 'Hesperides, Sive, de Malorum Aureorum Cultura et Usu Libri Quatuor', published in Rome in 1646, the first book entirely devoted to citrus fruit, with many depicted in actual size. In cooler parts of Europe, citrus fruit was grown in orangeries starting in the 17th century; many were as much status symbols as functional agricultural structures....
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Antique print, etching I Landscape with figures by a river (landschapsprent met rivier), published 1670-1729, 1 p.
by Pieter Rijsbraeck (1655-1729)
Landscape with several figures seated next to a river, trees to the right, a town and mountains in the background; second state with lettering; fifth from a series of six prints showing landscapes with figures.Signed at bottom left: P. Rijsbrack pinx fecit et excudit.[NL] Gezicht op een heuvelachtig landschap met diverse figuren bij een rivier. Op de achtergrond een herder met zijn kudde en de contouren van een stad. Gemaakt door Pieter Rijsbraeck (1655-1729). Etching on laid paper, cut on plate mark;...
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Prune Special - Better Fruit Magazine
by Better Fruit Magazine
Hood River, OR: Better Fruit Magazine, 1912. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. August 1912 issue of Better Fruit devoted to prune cultivation, marketing and processing. 66 pages with many b/w photos. Staple-bound.
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CA$16.65
Gardening for All
by Udale, James
Stourbridge and London: Mark & Moody, 1900. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Very Good-. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A Handbook on Growing Vegetables and Fruit, and the Prevention & Destruction of Insect Pests of the Garden, and Selections of Window Plants & Hardy Flowers, for the use of Amateurs, Cottagers and Allotment Holders. 2nd edition circa 1900. 12mo. 154 pages with some woodcuts in text. Orange cloth. Slightly rubbed.
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CA$69.61
An Apple Print from the Pomological Magazine
by Lindley, John. Augusta Innes Withers
London: J. Ridgway, 1829. Print. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 plus margins. Original copper engraving with period hand color, highlighted with gum arabic. The quality of prints from the Pomological Magazine is very fine, and it is difficult to obtain these days. The plates were drawn by Augusta Innes Withers (née Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural history illustrator. Plate 82.
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CA$209.02
Plum Culture in Ontario
by Clement, F. M
Toronto: Plum Culture in Ontario, 1914. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 32 pages with about 10 b/w photos. Staple-bound. Light water wear on lower outer corner.
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CA$9.68
THE GRAPE CULTURIST: A Treatise on the Cultivation of the Native Grape.
by Fuller, Andrew S
NY: Orange Judd, (1867). New and enlarged edition". Moderate wear to covers, near very good.. Original maroon cloth with gilt title and decoration in gilt and blind, small octavo, 286 pp, advert. 111 engraved illustrations. Originally published in 1864 this is the first reprint of a much reprinted text. Gabler (2nd ed. 21290; Amerine & Borg 1454.
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CA$104.51
Pears print. Grouping of 10 pears including Rousselet Vanderveken & Jules D'Airoles
by Van Houtte
Belgium, 1870. Original double page color lithograph published in Van Houtte's "Flore des Serres" in Brussels. As featured in "Martha Stewart' Living" February 2007. 12 1/2 x 9 1/2". Sml. brown letter in top margin, sml. browned area at top right o/w excellent condition. Image shown slightly cropped.
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CA$243.86
Establishing Cranberry Fields
by Darrow, George
Washington, DC: USDA, 1924. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 37 pages with 35 b/w photos. Staple-bound.
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CA$7.66
A Pear Print from the Pomological Magazine
by Lindley, John. Augusta Innes Withers
London: J. Ridgway, 1829. Print. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 plus margins. Original copper engraving with period hand color, highlighted with gum arabic. The quality of prints from the Pomological Magazine is very fine, and it is difficult to obtain these days. The plates were drawn by Augusta Innes Withers (née Baker) (1793-1877), an English natural history illustrator. Plate 65.
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CA$209.02
Watercolour drawing, ca 1900 | Landscape with bridge, 1 p.
by Anonymous
Charming drawing of landscape with bridge and a wanderer with knapsack. Anonymous artist so far. Drawing on laid paper, 190 x 160 mm. In good condition. Pasted on bigger sheet of paper, total 340 x 280 mm.
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CA$217.36
Compendium of Stone Fruit Diseases
by Ogawa, Joseph; Eldon Zehr; George Bird; David Ritchie; Kiyoyo Uriu; Jerry Uyemoto
St Paul, MN: APS Press, 1995. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 98 with 168 colour and 14 b/w photos. Staple-bound.
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CA$229.93
Oranger A Fruit Oblong; Arancio a Frutto Bislungo
by POITEAU, Pierre-Antoine
Paris: Mme Herissant Le Doux, 1818. Stipple engraving with original hand coloring. 13 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches.<br/> <br/> Beautiful side and sectional view of a sour orange. The monograph by Antoine Risso and A. Poiteau, Histoire Naturelle of the Orangers, became the standard work for the classification of citrus plants.<br/> <br/>
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CA$243.86
Fruits Recommended for Planting in Various Parts of Ontario
by Ontario Department of Agriculture
Toronto: Ontario Department of Agriculture, 1913. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 12 pages. Staple-bound.
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CA$5.11
Limon A riuo Sevrio
by FERRARI, Giovanni Baptista
Rome: Herman Scheus, 1646. Engraving with hand coloring. Plate 215. Image measures 12 X 8 inches. Some foxing and small repairs to right margin.<br/><br/> Three views of a lemon in actual size depiction with ribbon title in latin from 'Hesperides, Sive, de Malorum Aureorum Cultura et Usu Libri Quatuor', published in Rome in 1646, the first book entirely devoted to citrus fruit, with many depicted in actual size. In cooler parts of Europe, citrus fruit was grown in orangeries...
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Notes on Experiments with the Pineapple
by Washburn, L. C
Jacksonville, Fl: Florida Agricultural Experiment Station, 1895. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 14 pages with 1 b/w plate. Staples have rusted away. Else very good.
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CA$6.97
Papaya Arbor, ejusq; Fructus Nobilissimis
by ANONYMOUS
unbound. very good. Uncolored copper engraving. Image measures 10.25" x 6.75", sheet measures 13.75" x 9.5". In very good condition.<br/> <br/> An image of a papaya tree showing it being prepared and imbibed as juice, and also as being enjoyed by two wild boars.<br/> <br/>
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CA$418.05
American Fruit and Nut Journal 1906
Petersburg, VA: Roper Hinton Company, 1906. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 8 issues of American Fruit and Nut Journal: July + Aug 1906, Oct + Nov 1907, Dec 1908, March/April 1912, March/April 1913, Jan/Feb 1913. Each issue with about 14 pages with b/w photos. Some wear to covers and edges.
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CA$25.49
American Horticultural Manual. Part 1: comprising the leading principles and practices connected with the propagation, culture, and improvement of fruits, nuts, ornamental trees, shrubs, and plants in the United States and Canada
by Budd, J. L. and N.E. Hansen
New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1910. Later Printing . Hardcover. Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Later printing. NY 1910. xx, 417 pages with 107 text-illustrations. Cloth. Sm 8vo. X Lib, cover rubbed.
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CA$12.47
![[Antique print, etching/ets] The wooden bridge/De houten brug, published before 1700.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/447/562/1275562447.0.b.jpg)
[Antique print, etching/ets] The wooden bridge/De houten brug, published before 1700.
by Albert Meyering (1645-1714)
River landscape featuring a rocky valley, with a wooden bridge on the right.Signed on the bottom right: 'A: Meyeringh Inv: et Fecit:'.On verso collectors' marks: Pieter Willem van Doorne (L.4731); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (L.700a); Pim van Eekelen (L.5101); unidentified mark. Etching on paper, trimmed to plate; total; 208 x 318 mm; some staining on verso, nice contrast, in good condition; Hollstein 23. Period made between 1650-1700.
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CA$226.42
The Red or Orange Scale
by Quayle, H.J
Sacramento: University of California Press, 1911. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Univ of CA Ag. Exper. Station Bulletin. Sacramento 1911. 52 pages with 37 ills.
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CA$5.16
Ananas corona multiplici; N. 114 Pineapple
by WEINMANN, Johann Wilhelm
Regensburg: H. Lentz and H.G. Neubauer. unbound. Botanical. Color mezzotint with hand coloring. Page measures 15.75" x 9.78".<br/> <br/> Both accurate and beautiful, these prints were the first botanical color mezzotints, a revolutionary method that allowed for subtlety and detail. Weinmann (1683-1741) was a renowned pharmacist whose plant studies earned him scientific acclaim among botanists. He employed several botanical artists and engravers to assist with the project including...
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![[Antique print, etching, ca 1695] Landscape with figures [Recueil de 283 estampes gravées... serie title], published ca 1695, 1 p.](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/452/609/811609452.0.b.jpg)
[Antique print, etching, ca 1695] Landscape with figures [Recueil de 283 estampes gravées... serie title], published ca 1695, 1 p.
by Macé, Claude (1631-1670), after Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609)
River landscape with figures. A road descending towards the center of the composition. The river flows from right to left to open sea where some sailing boats are. Mountains in the background. High trees on the left and on the right. From the 'Recueil de 283 estampes gravées à l'eau forte d'après les dessins originaux... que Mons. Evrard Jabach de Cologne... possédait' or Cabinet Jabach. Everhard Jabach (1618-1695) was an eminent French collector of drawings. This ensemble of plates is drawn after...
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