Pomona Londinensis: Containing Colored Engravings of the Most Esteemed Fruits Cultivated in the British Gardens : with a Descriptive Account of Each Variety, Volume 1 |
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| Title | Pomona Londinensis: Containing Colored Engravings of the Most Esteemed Fruits Cultivated in the British Gardens : with a Descriptive Account of Each Variety, Volume 1 |
| Author | William Hooker |
| Contributor | Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain) |
| Publisher | W. Hooker, 1818 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Dec 2, 2009 |
| Length | 49 pages |
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