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A Short Account of the Cause of the Disease in Corn, Called by Farmers the Blight, the Mildew, and the Rust
Excerpt from A Short Account of the Cause of the Disease in Corn, Called by Farmers the Blight, the Mildew, and the Rust
Agriculturists do not appear to have paid, on this head, sufficient attention to the discoveries of their fellow-la bourers in thejfield of nature; for though scarce any English writer cf note on the subject of rural economy has failed to state his opinion of the origin'of this evil, no one of them has yet attributed it to the real cause, unless Mr. Kirby' S ex cellent papers on some diseases of corn, published in the'transactions of the Lin uman Society, are considered as agricul tural essays.
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Agriculturists do not appear to have paid, on this head, sufficient attention to the discoveries of their fellow-la bourers in thejfield of nature; for though scarce any English writer cf note on the subject of rural economy has failed to state his opinion of the origin'of this evil, no one of them has yet attributed it to the real cause, unless Mr. Kirby' S ex cellent papers on some diseases of corn, published in the'transactions of the Lin uman Society, are considered as agricul tural essays.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
54 pages, Hardcover
Published November 24, 2017
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Joseph Banks
98 books8 followersDuring circumnavigation of the globe from 1768 to 1771 with James Cook, noted British botanist Sir Joseph Banks collected and cataloged numerous specimens of plants and animals.
This first baronet, grand cross of Bath, fellow of royal society, and English naturalist patronized the natural sciences. He took part in first great voyage of captain. People credit Banks with the introduction to the western world of the eucalyptus, the acacia, and Banksia, the namesake genus. Eighty species bear name of Banks. Banks also led the founders of the African association, an organization dedicated to the exploration, and as a member of the society of Dilettanti helped to establish the royal academy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_...
This first baronet, grand cross of Bath, fellow of royal society, and English naturalist patronized the natural sciences. He took part in first great voyage of captain. People credit Banks with the introduction to the western world of the eucalyptus, the acacia, and Banksia, the namesake genus. Eighty species bear name of Banks. Banks also led the founders of the African association, an organization dedicated to the exploration, and as a member of the society of Dilettanti helped to establish the royal academy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_...
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