Catalogo Speciale delle Piante Fruttifere Existente nell’Orto e Giardino Sperimentale della R. Societá Toscana d’Orticultura in Firenze. Sulla via del Pellegrino presso la porta a. S. Gallo.
Firenze: Tipografia Italiana Fr. Martini, 1867. Item #1339 8vo. 220 x 145 mm., [8 ½ x 5 ¾ inches]. 25pp. Original blue printed wrappers; split at spine, but sound. Rare catalogue which contains a list of fruits that are being cultivated, grafted and sold by the Royal Society of Agriculture in Florence. The list contains hundreds of varieties of apricots, cherries, apples, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, figs, strawberries, and currants. Each variety is named, with information about the quality of the fruit, when it ripens and the cost of the plants for sale. Quality is designated as prima or seconda, and in the case of the grapes tavola vino or simple vino. The grapes are also designated as nera, rossa, gialla. Not cited in Vittorio Niccoli. Saggio Storico e Bibliografico dell’Agricultura Italiana.
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