Letters on fruit trees in South Africa, 1930-1946.

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Letters on fruit trees in South Africa, 1930-1946.

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Six letters from fruit growers in South Africa writing for advice on growing fruit trees (particularly peach trees), including those acquired from California. In addition to writing of soil conditions and difficulty with fruit production, the authors also reference World War II, including their own losses and experiences and its impact on fruit exports. Also includes a letter from Weldon to Mrs. Una Winter, a newspaper article on Weldon, and a table of contents from his book Know your orchard problems (1946).

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Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens

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Moodie, Douglas S.

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Wright, A. G. (Anthony Gerard)

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Chaffey College

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Quinan, K.B.,

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Weldon, George Percival, 1880-1955,

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George Percival Weldon was born in Loveland, Colorado, on February 15, 1880. He received a B.S. degree in entomology from Colorado A&M College (now Colorado State University) in 1903. Weldon spent two years teaching in Washington, D.C., and Colorado before accepting a pomology position at Chaffey College in Ontario, California. He retired from Chaffey in 1946 and died in Ontario, California, on March 21, 1955. From the description of Letters on fruit trees in South Africa, 1930-1...

Winter, Una.

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