Letters to Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, 1821, n.d.

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Letters to Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, 1821, n.d.

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A detailed account of raising silkworms using the Italian method of Count Dandoli[?] with observations on the effects of the American climate, the undated item is incomplete, missing the first leaf. In a pencilled comment S. Alexander disagrees with Mr. Busti's method of fumigating the cocoons, and suggests using heat.

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