pomology

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Cirone grew up in San Luis Obispo and graduated from Cal Poly with a degree in pomology, or fruit science.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

The event would prove to be momentous in the annals of American pomology, though no one realized it at the time, including him.

From New York Times • Oct. 22, 2014

I spoke of it to a poor laborer, who, with one foot on his spade and an elbow on its handle, stood listening to the two doctors of pomology.

From The Lily of the Valley by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

The amateur cultivator may render essential service to pomology by this practice.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.

This is the first book in the English language which has ever made the attempt at a complete and comprehensive treatment of systematic pomology.

From Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden by Sheehan, James