Author: Vriese, W. De
Title: Nieuwe bijdragen tot de kennis van de Maïs of zoogenaamde Turksche Tarwe naar aanleiding van het werk van M. Bonafous.
Description: 's-Gravenhage, Gebroeders van Cleef, 1837. 8vo (23.0 x 13.5 cm). xiv, 82 pp. Original printed wrappers. = Curious small treatise on maize, or corn. The first chapter deals with history of the knowledge of the origin, with two widely held but contrasting views (an Eastern and a New World origin). Further chapters deal with different species, agricultural (cultivation) aspects, and the nutrients present in the kernels. Uncut. Spine sunned, otherwise very good.

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