The fruits of America - containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States (1848) (14596230350)

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Title: The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States

Year: 1848 (1840s)

Authors: Hovey, C. M. (Charles Mason), 1810-1887

Subjects: Fruit Fruit

Publisher: Boston : C.C. Little and J. Brown and Hovey

Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries

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