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Miscellaneous Papers: Issued July 18, 1903
Excerpt from Miscellaneous Papers: Issued July 18, 1903
It is no wonder that a country in which the natives have neglected their indigenous fruits and grains, and in whose footsteps the early white settlers followed, should prove a land poor in cultivated plants that are worthy of introduction into the New World.
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It is no wonder that a country in which the natives have neglected their indigenous fruits and grains, and in whose footsteps the early white settlers followed, should prove a land poor in cultivated plants that are worthy of introduction into the New World.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
98 pages, Paperback
Published February 16, 2019
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David Fairchild
58 books9 followersDavid Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 - August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and plant explorer. Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including soybeans, pistachios, mangos, nectarines, dates, bamboos, and flowering cherries. Certain varieties of wheat, cotton, and rice became especially economically important.
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