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Cabot Research Fund Experimental Nursery, back of Nichewaug Hotel, Petersham Village

HF-ID: HFH-0550
Category: Visual Materials
Creator: Cline, A.C.
Associated Person: Brake, R.W., Hurd, E.S., Lutz, Russell J.
Date: October 1940
Location: Petersham MA
Media: Photographs
Contents:
- 2 black and white photos. 2533a - 4.25"x5"; 2533a (2 copies) - 5"x7"; 2533b - 5"x7".
Keywords: cabot foundation, nurseries
Abstract:
- 2533a. Seed frames (Lutz, Brake, and Hurd)
- 2533b. Another view of the same.
- In the Cabot Experimental Nursery white pine and white ash, two of our most valuable trees, are being grown for genetics studies. The seed was collected in many parts of eastern North America. To learn the soil requirements for the best growth and the peculiarities of difference geographic strains, the beds of young trees received varying kinds of nutrient.
Related Items:
- Historical photo file: HFH-0551 Nichewaug Nursery, photos 41f-4 (same as 2533) and 41b (same as 2533b )
Archives Location: Historical Photographs Box 3, Nursery
Access: Active
Administrative Notes:
- Original HF-ID: 2533ap/2533bp