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- ↑ Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovations, and Cultural Changes. Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection. 2007. pp. 187–8. ISBN 9780884023272.
- Saltini, Antonio (1984). Storia delle scienze agrarie. Bologna: Edagricole. pp. 501–517.
- W. John, Kress, Mauro Ambrosoli, Nurhan Atasoy, and Peter Del Tredici. Botanical Progress, Horticultural Innovation and Cultural Changes. Ed. Michael Conan. Vol. 28. N.p.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 2007. Print.
