The Search in Foreign Countries for Blight-Resistant Chestnuts and Related Tree Crops (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Search in Foreign Countries for Blight-Resistant Chestnuts and Related Tree CropsIn July, 1924, P. H. Dorsett, long connected with the work of the Office of Foreign Plant Introduction, left for northeastern China, accompanied by his son, James H. Dorsett. The explorations made by Dorsett and Dorsett have resulted in procuring additional chestnut material, including nuts from wild and cultivated trees from the regions north and northeast of Peking.In view of the great interest in substitutes for our native chestnut that may prove able to withstand the blight and be utilized in breed ing work, looking to the supplying of timber, tannin, and food, it has seemed desirable to bring together certain data bearing on the species already introduced or that may be introduced. This seems particularly necessary, inasmuch as there is considerable confusion and some misunderstanding as to the real merits of the introductions heretofore made.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.