LELONG, B(yron) M(artin).   A TREATISE ON CITRUS CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA.   With A Description Of The Best Varieties Grown In The State, And Varieties Grown In Other States And Foreign Countries; Gathering, Packing, Curing, Pruning, Budding, Diseases, Etc.       Sacramento: State Office,   1888.          A general guide to growing citrus fruits prepared by Lelong specifically for use by commercial growers. Much of the early American literature on citrus growing appeared in state and local government publications such as this. "Among the best of these are the bulletins on citrus by B. M. Lelong written for growers in California," (-Hedrick/Woodburn pg. 536).   8vo (22.7 x 14.7 cm); 96 pp. with wood-engraved text illustrations + color frontispiece.            Original cloth; small section of margin torn away from final leaf, otherwise a well preserved copy. $110.00

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