Book, Orchard, 1955-1959

Physical description

Series of handwritten tables detailing various crops in the crops section of the Orchard, Burnley Gardens. Includes a hand-drawn map of the Orchard.Bound in a green cardboard quarto binder, which is held together with a metal clip. Compiled under the principalship of Thomas Hugh Kneen. Includes a number of diagrams and inserts. Hand-drawn diagrams: "Rough plan of crops section- Burnley Gardens, Apple and pear block, Apples in old stone fruit block, Re-organisation of Apple Block. Newspaper cuttings "A New Apple- Appears in Tasmania," and "Outstanding Fig Raised at Preston."

Inscriptions & markings

No. 01310H Norman Bros. Pty. Ltd. 60-62 Elizabeth St., Melbourne

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