Description: THE CULTIVATION OF BELLADONNA IN CALIFORNIA, by Albert Schneider, 1918The Cultivation of Belladonna in California, by Albert Schneider. Published in 1916 by University of California, Berkeley, College of Agriculture, Bulletin No 275. Belladonna, or nightshade, was used as a cosmetic - and as a poison, notably by the Romans and for poison-tipped arrows before that. Contents include California experiments, American experiments in Belladonna culture, climatic requirements, soil requirements, seed germination and care of seedlings, transplanting the seedlings, transplanting the crown cuttings, care of the crop, harvesting the crop, the belladonna market, the alkaloidal yield of belladonna, suggestions relative to the increase of the alkaloidal contents, and field enemies of belladonna. Numerous photographs throughout, Softcover booklet, about 35 pages, staple bound, good condition, with some small insect holes left side near spine. (see photos).
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Year Printed: 1916
Topic: Belladonna
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Origin: United States
Subject: Agriculture
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: Berkeley College of Agriculture
Place of Publication: Berkeley
Special Attributes: Illustrated
