[AGRONOMY - CEREALS]. Louis-Alexandre CHEVRIER. - Lot 1

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[AGRONOMY - CEREALS]. Louis-Alexandre CHEVRIER. - Lot 1
[AGRONOMY - CEREALS]. Louis-Alexandre CHEVRIER. Manuscript entitled "Studies and Observations on Cereal Diseases". Chartres, 1889. Approx. 120 pp. large in-8, bound in green half cloth with corners. Black ink (definitions) and red ink (observations). Mottling at foot of first few leaves. Very interesting agronomic and botanical research on cereals. This long manuscript contains Chevrier's research and observations on wheat (and botanical anatomy of wheat), rye, barley, oats and corn, as well as long descriptions of experiments on wheat, dated from June 1875 to June 1887, a study of pests and diseases: insects, rust, ergot, decay, smut, barberry, yarrow, fluke, etc. Each category is illustrated with several drawings. Each category is illustrated with several watercolor drawings, for a total of some 15 plates bound in the text, some of them fold-outs, containing watercolor drawings of cereals, and a large bound period photograph showing an experiment on wheat. Various documents are interspersed, including photographs, articles and scientific notes (carrots, eels, etc.).
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