David Fairchild wrote this book to describe his extensive World Travels and his work introducing new Plant species to the United States.
Certain varieties of wheat, cotton, and rice became especially economically important..
Fairchild was responsible for the introduction of more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops into the United States, including soybeans, pistachios, mangos, nectarines, dates, bamboos, and flowering cherries.
David Grandison Fairchild (April 7, 1869 - August 6, 1954) was an American botanist and Plant explorer.
He was a humorous and modest man who lead a fascinating life.
Fairchild worked for the USDA in its infancy, was one of the first to investigate microbial causes of Plant disease, and traveled the World documenting agricultural practices.
His training and experiences in European laboratories and his Travels brought him into contact with most of the people in his own field, and this narrative is full of human interest material, and anecdote.
This is his personal story of his experiences, traveling endlessly, absorbing information about Plant life and sending back cuttings to experiment with, investigating Plant disease, and so on.
He was an accomplished photographer and illustrated the book himself.
In addition to sharing his legendary tropical botanical expertise, Fairchild provided graphic accounts of native cultures he was able to see before their modernization.
David Fairchild wrote this book to describe his extensive World Travels and his work introducing new Plant species to the United States
