The history of the propagation & improvement of vegetables by the concurrence of arts and nature ... / by Robert Sharrock.

  • Sharrock, Robert, 1630-1684.
Date:
1660
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Credit: The history of the propagation & improvement of vegetables by the concurrence of arts and nature ... / by Robert Sharrock. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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