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User Review - Gene_WashDC - LibraryThingThe fig section gives a nice selection of fig varieties; list is however fairly short on detail and of limited use as many of his varieties are no longer available. Read full review
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Fruit Manual: A Guide to the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain |
| Author | Robert Hogg |
| Edition | 5 |
| Publisher | Journal of Horticulture Office, 1884 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2007 |
| Length | 759 pages |
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