Pascal Pompey Pirone Records (RG5) Pirone, Pascal Pompey, 1907-

Pascal Pompey Pirone Records (RG5)

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	Collectors:	Pirone, Pascal Pompey, 1907-
	Title:	Pascal Pompey Pirone Records (RG5)
	Dates:	1925-1978
	Dates:	bulk, 1932-1974
	Quantity:	23.0 linear feet; 49 boxes
	Call Phrase:	Pirone (RG5)

Biography of Pascal Pompey Pirone

Pascal Pompey Pirone (b. 1907) was a plant pathologist, urban horticulturist, and educator who worked for the New York Botanical Garden from 1947 to 1974. “Pat” Pirone was born in Mount Vernon, NY 7 October 1907 and received his B.S. (1929) and Ph.D. (1933) at Cornell University. His doctoral dissertation was “A study of the leaf blight of carrots caused by Macrosporium carota.” During his graduate education he worked with Long Island vegetable growers through a fellowship awarded by the Nassau County Farm Bureau. Upon graduation he joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture as a project leader in the Dutch elm disease eradication program and returned to Cornell University as assistant professor of plant pathology (1934-38).

From 1938 to 1947 Dr. Pirone served as associate professor at Rutgers University where he invented the “aero (plant) propagator.” He joined the staff of the NYBG in 1947 succeeding Bernard O. Dodge. As plant pathologist his primary duties were to keep indoor and outdoor plant collections in good health; to diagnose and treat diseases of trees, shrubs, vegetables, and flowers; and to conduct research on the causes and control of such diseases. He discovered several species of fungi and bacteria harmful to trees, lectured widely, and wrote hundreds of scientific and popular articles on plant diseases and pests, gardening, and plant care. An authority on diseases of herbaceous ornamentals, Pirone is best known for Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants (originally with B. O. Dodge and H. W. Rickett) and The Maintenance of Ornamental and Shade Trees.

Early in his career at the NYBG Dr. Pirone conducted tests of pesticides to eradicate the Dothiorella canker disease of London plane trees (Platanus acerifolia) in New York City and was a landscape consultant for the United Nations headquarters in Flushing Meadows. He investigated and treated many plant diseases such as begonia mildew, coleus wilt, and Rhododendron leaf-spot, and he researched the role of peat moss as a carrier of parasitic fungi. From his research he developed practical horticultural innovations such as methods of foliar feeding, i.e. the application of plant nutrients and antibiotics directly to foliage, and air-layering plants to develop roots above ground.

Pirone assisted manufacturers in testing the toxicity of fertilizer sprays and the efficacy of pesticides, soil conditioners, and growth inhibitors. In 1957 he investigated natural gas leaks injurious to vegetation in Brooklyn, Staten Island, and New Jersey and was an advisor to commercial florists and nurserymen, and the NY City Dept. of Parks. His clients included the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, the Ford Foundation, General Motors, IBM, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Sleepy Hollow Restorations, Triboro Bridge Authority, Union Carbide, and scores of country clubs, shipping lines, public utilities companies, and private citizens. He did private consulting work as “The Plant Doctor.”

Apart from his professional career Dr. Pirone was personally committed to research on poliomyelitis, believing that infectious diseases of fruit trees had a causal link in the epidemiology of polio. He collaborated with Dr. John A. Toomey of Cleveland City Hospital and Western Reserve University. In 1963 he was appointed Administrator of the NYBG Charles B. Harding Laboratory and served as Senior Plant Pathologist and Senior Curator of Education (1968-1974). He received the Award of Merit of the International Society of Arboriculture (1980) and was the first recipient of the Gold Medal of Horticulture of the NY State Nurseryman’s Association (1982). He was a member of the American Phytopathological Society and an editorial advisor to Trees Magazine. The NYBG honored him with its Distinguished Service Award in 1982.

Scope and Content

The Pascal P. Pirone collection consists of correspondence, research papers, manuscripts, photographic material, artwork, reprints, and an audio recording. It spans Dr. Pirone’s professional career, including his Nassau County Farm Bureau fellowship; USDA employment, Rutgers University appointment, and NYBG service as well as his work as a private consultant.


Arrangement
	The collection is organized into thirteen series:

		Series 1: Correspondence. 1932-1979. Arranged alphabetically.
		Series 2: Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants. Arranged alphabetically.
		Series 3: Manuscripts & Typescripts. 1934-1974. Arranged alphabetically.
		Series 4: Research Papers. 1937-1979. Arranged alphabetically.
		Series 5: Reports of the Plant Pathologist. 1947-1973. Arranged chronologically.
		Series 6: Photographs. 1932-1974. Arranged by size, then alphabetically by subject.
		Series 7: Negatives. 1932-1974. Arranged by size, then alphabetically by subject.
		Series 8: Lantern Slides. 1929-1958. Arranged by subject.
		Series 9: Audio Recording. 1959.
		Series 10: Artwork. 1851.
		Series 11: Lectures & Course Curricula. 1925-1976.Arranged alphabetically.
		Series 12: Personal Papers. 1938-1976. Arranged alphabetically.
		Series 13: Publications. 1932-1970. Arranged alphabetically.

Restrictions

Access restrictions

This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.

Copyright

Requests for permission to publish material from the collection should be submitted in writing to the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden.


Indexing Terms
	The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
	Subjects
		Pesticides -- Research.
		Pests -- Control -- Research.
		Pirone, Pascal Pompey, 1907- -- Archives.
		Pirone, Pascal Pompey, 1907- -- Archives.
		Trees -- Diseases and pests.
		Canker (Plant disease).
		Fertilizers -- Research.
		New York Botanical Garden Archives.
		Parasitic fungi.
		Parasitic insects.
		Pathogenic fungi.
		Plant diseases -- Research.
		Plants, Ornamental -- Diseases and pests.
		Poliomyelitis -- Research.
		Trees -- New Jersey -- Princeton.
		Urban horticulture.
		Wilt diseases.

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Series 1. Correspondence.

Scope and Content: The correspondence consists of 5 boxes of files titled by organization, individual, or subject. Most pertains to fieldwork relating to consulting work performed privately and for the NYBG, and to research and product development of horticultural chemicals. Reprints, advertisements, and related materials accompany the correspondence in some cases. There are 16 files of general correspondence (1960-1974). Correspondents include Charles Harding, Howard Irwin, Ronald Lauder, Thomas P. Reilly, William J. Robbins, and John A. Toomey, among others.
Folder	Title	Date
1.1	Agri-Plast Products Company	ca. 1932-1979
1.2	Ailanthus tree in Queens	ca. 1932-1979
1.3	Air layering	ca. 1932-1979
1.4	Albizzia (Mimosa) Wilt	ca. 1932-1979
1.5	Allen, Donald B. re: Italian chestnuts	ca. 1932-1979
1.6	Alpine Tree Care, Inc.	ca. 1932-1979
1.7	Ambler Improvement Association	ca. 1932-1979
1.8	American Nurseryman	ca. 1932-1979
1.9	Arbor Day Association	ca. 1932-1979
1.10	Arizona Vineyards Company	ca. 1932-1979
1.11	Augstein, Sid	ca. 1932-1979
1.12	Balmville tree / Richard Severo	ca. 1932-1979
1.13	Bannister, C. Douglas	ca. 1932-1979
1.14	Bartlett Tree Research Laboratories	ca. 1932-1979
1.15	Basloe, Irving M. (Niagra-Mohawk)	ca. 1932-1979
1.16	Baumgartner, Luther	ca. 1932-1979
1.17	Beach Point Club, Mamaroneck, NY	ca. 1932-1979
1.18	Bear Mountain Tree Case	ca. 1932-1979
1.19	Bedford Village sugar maples	ca. 1932-1979
1.20	Berkery, Inc.	ca. 1932-1979
1.21	Bernstein, Michael C.	ca. 1932-1979
1.22	Bernstein, Michael C. re: tangerines	ca. 1932-1979
1.23	Bernstein, Weiss, Hammer & Parter	ca. 1932-1979
1.24	Bethlehem Steel Company	ca. 1932-1979
1.25	Boscobel Restorations, Inc.	ca. 1932-1979
1.26	Brady, A. N. vs. Houston Gas Company	ca. 1932-1979
1.27	Brooklyn Union Gas Company	ca. 1932-1979
1.28	Brooklyn Union Gas Company; Angelo Spoto et al	ca. 1932-1979
1.29	Brooklyn Union Gas Company; Michael Bostic et al	ca. 1932-1979
1.30	Brown, Daltas and Associates / Farmingdale Campus, SUNY	ca. 1932-1979
1.31	Brown, M. B.	ca. 1932-1979
1.32	Brown, Robert U.	ca. 1932-1979
1.33	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms	ca. 1932-1979
1.34	Burlingham, Hupper & Kennedy re: brazil nuts	ca. 1932-1979
1.35	Burlingham, Hupper & Kennedy re: plums	ca. 1932-1979
1.36	Burlingham, Hupper & Kennedy re: Wayside vs. Holland Line	ca. 1932-1979
1.37	Burst, Charles A.	ca. 1932-1979
1.38	Callaway, Eli R.	ca. 1932-1979
1.39	Carbon Dioxide Feeding	ca. 1932-1979
1.40	Cardinal Spellman High School	ca. 1932-1979
1.41	Carrier Air Conditioning Company	ca. 1932-1979
1.42	Cerasi, Vincent	ca. 1932-1979
1.43	Cerasole, Vincent	ca. 1932-1979
1.44	Chas. Pfizer & Company, Inc.	ca. 1932-1979
1.45	Chase Manhattan Bank	ca. 1932-1979
1.46	Chincherinches (Ornithogalum thyrsoides)	ca. 1932-1979
1.47	Clarke & Rapuano	ca. 1932-1979
1.48	Colliers Encyclopedia re: “Leaf” article	ca. 1932-1979
1.49	Cottonet Villa, Ardsley, NY	ca. 1932-1979
1.50	Cushman & Wakefield, Inc.	ca. 1932-1979
1.51	Cutler, John	ca. 1932-1979
2.1	Damping-off Disease	ca. 1932-1979
2.2	Davis, Brody & Associates re: Ruppert Housing Development	ca. 1932-1979
2.3	Davis, Brady & Associates re: Waterside Housing Project	ca. 1932-1979
2.4	Delanco & Beverly	ca. 1932-1979
2.5	Drug plants	ca. 1932-1979
2.6	Dutch Elm Disease Control Office, USDA	ca. 1932-1979
2.7	“Eeesy Grow” slow release fertilizer	ca. 1932-1979
2.8	E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Company	ca. 1932-1979
2.9	Elmwood Country Club, White Plains, NY	ca. 1932-1979
2.10	Entemann-Gotthardt Florists	ca. 1932-1979
2.11	Everett Conklin & Company / Ford Foundation Garden	ca. 1932-1979
2.12	Falkenthal-Bogota potato case	ca. 1932-1979
2.13	Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum	ca. 1932-1979
2.14	Fine, Herbert	ca. 1932-1979
2.15	Flanigan, Horace G.	ca. 1932-1979
2.16	Flanigan, Peter M.	ca. 1932-1979
2.17	Ford Foundation Garden	ca. 1932-1979
2.18	Fosburg, James	ca. 1932-1979
2.19	Re: gas injuries to trees and plants	ca. 1932-1979
2.20	Gellweller, Mary Walsh	ca. 1932-1979
2.21	General Correspondence	1960
2.22	General Correspondence	1960
2.23	General Correspondence	1960
2.24	General Correspondence	1960
2.25	General Correspondence	1960
2.26	General Correspondence	1960
2.27	General Correspondence	1960
2.28	General Correspondence	1974
2.29	General Correspondence	1974
2.30	General Correspondence	1974
2.31	General Correspondence	1974
2.32	General Correspondence	1974
2.33	General Correspondence	1974
2.34	General Correspondence	1974
3.1	General Correspondence	1977-1979
3.2	General Correspondence	1980-1984
3.3	General Foods Corporation	ca. 1932-1979
3.4	General Motors	ca. 1932-1979
3.5	Gimbel, Mrs. Bernard	ca. 1932-1979
3.6	Growth regulators and inhibitors	ca. 1932-1979
3.7	Guthrie, Mrs. Henry	ca. 1932-1979
3.8	Hammond’s Insecticides and Fungicides	ca. 1932-1979
3.9	Hampshire Country Club, Mamaroneck, NY	ca. 1932-1979
3.10	Harborside Warehouse Company	ca. 1932-1979
3.11	Harding, Charles	ca. 1932-1979
3.12	Hill, Rivkins, Middleton, Louis & Warburton	ca. 1932-1979
3.13	Holly	ca. 1932-1979
3.14	Horticulture	1969
3.15	Howe, William L., Estate of	ca. 1932-1979
3.16	IBM Headquarters, Armonk, NY	ca. 1932-1979
3.17	IBM Research Lab lawns	ca. 1932-1979
3.18	Irwin, Howard S.	ca. 1932-1979
3.19	Jenner, Eddy B.	ca. 1932-1979
3.20	Jergens Intensive Care Lotion	ca. 1932-1979
3.21	Kamer, Bernard	ca. 1932-1979
3.22	Keyes, E. Raymond	ca. 1932-1979
3.23	Kirlin, Campbell & Keating	ca. 1932-1979
3.24	Kirlin, Campbell & Keating re: Grace Line potatoes	ca. 1932-1979
3.25	Landscape Foresters, Ltd.	ca. 1932-1979
3.26	TILauder, Ronald (Estee Lauder Foundation) TLE	ca. 1932-1979
3.27	Liberty Mutual	ca. 1932-1979
3.28	Lieber, Stephen	ca. 1932-1979
3.29	Life Magazine article	1952
3.30	Liquidambar (Sweet Gum)	ca. 1932-1979
3.31	Long Island Lighting Company	ca. 1932-1979
3.32	Lyndhurst	ca. 1932-1979
3.33	Maier Tree Care and Landscaping, Inc.	ca. 1932-1979
3.34	Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees, 5th Edition	ca. 1932-1979
3.35	Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees	1958
3.36	Maleic Hydrazine	ca. 1932-1979
3.37	Manhattan Elm Tree Project	1978
3.38	Manhattan Tree Inspection	1974
3.39	McSherry, Bernard P. re: Queens falling tree	ca. 1932-1979
3.40	Merck & Company	ca. 1932-1979
3.41	Merck & Company medicinal plant project	ca. 1932-1979
3.42	Merle-Smith, Mrs. S. van	ca. 1932-1979
3.43	Mills, Robert	ca. 1932-1979
3.44	Miscellaneous jobs	ca. 1932-1979
3.45	Mosholu Community Association	ca. 1932-1979
3.46	Mulholland, Minion, & Roe	ca. 1932-1979
3.47	Naclerio Contracting Company re: Riverdale trees	ca. 1932-1979
3.48	National Cash Register	ca. 1932-1979
3.49	New Jersey Natural Gas Company	ca. 1932-1979
3.50	Nielsen-Elefante Nurseries, Inc.	ca. 1932-1979
3.51	New York University re: Sophora japonica (Japanese Pagoda Tree)	ca. 1932-1979
3.52	Northwest Magnesite Company	ca. 1932-1979
4.1	Orcutt, David A.	ca. 1932-1979
4.2	Oxford University Press	ca. 1932-1979
4.3	Peck, David W.	ca. 1932-1979
4.4	Pedricktown injury, 1944	ca. 1932-1979
4.5	Pelargonium (Geranium)	ca. 1932-1979
4.6	Pelham Manor Department of Public Works	ca. 1932-1979
4.7	Penn Salt Company Survey re: Charles J. Biddle Estate	ca. 1932-1979
4.8	Personals	ca. 1932-1979
4.9	Pests and Diseases of Fruits and Vegetables, Macmillan	ca. 1932-1979
4.10	Philip Johnson Associates	ca. 1932-1979
4.11	Phytophthora	ca. 1932-1979
4.12	Phytophthora wilt in marigold	ca. 1932-1979
4.13	Plant layering	ca. 1932-1979
4.14	Playland Tree Case	ca. 1932-1979
4.15	Pomeroy & Lebduska Associates	ca. 1932-1979
4.16	Powell, Francis	ca. 1932-1979
4.17	Public Service	ca. 1932-1979
4.18	Purrington & McConnell re: Chestnut and Onion Cases	ca. 1932-1979
4.19	Purrington & McConnell re: Venezuelan Pumpkins	ca. 1932-1979
4.20	Reilly, Thomas P.	ca. 1932-1979
4.21	“Removed from Tree Maintenance subject files”	ca. 1932-1979
4.22	Requests for plant care information	ca. 1932-1979
4.23	Rhododendron and Azalea	ca. 1932-1979
4.24	Robbins, William J.	ca. 1932-1979
4.25	Rohm & Haas Company	ca. 1932-1979
4.26	Ronald Press	ca. 1932-1979
4.27	Rutgers University aeropropagator	ca. 1932-1979
4.28	Saffell, Mildred	ca. 1932-1979
4.29	Santa Rosa Pistachio Case	ca. 1932-1979
4.30	Schismatoglottis	ca. 1932-1979
4.31	Simon & Schuster Publishing Company	ca. 1932-1979
4.32	Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill	ca. 1932-1979
4.33	Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, re: Madison Square Park Project, 1963	ca. 1932-1979
4.34	Sleepy Hollow Restorations	ca. 1932-1979
4.35	Soil Conditioners	ca. 1932-1979
4.36	Spray Drying Service	ca. 1932-1979
4.37	S.S. Algonquin-Victory	ca. 1932-1979
4.38	S.S. Concordia Foss	ca. 1932-1979
4.39	S.S. Mimer Tomato Case	ca. 1932-1979
4.40	S.S.Vulcania	ca. 1932-1979
4.41	State University of New York at Albany	ca. 1932-1979
4.42	Staten Island: Air Pollution Damage to Plants	ca. 1932-1979
4.43	Staten Island: Air Pollution Damage to Plants	ca. 1932-1979
4.44	Staten Island: Air Pollution Damage to Plants	ca. 1932-1979
5.1	Staten Island: Air Pollution Damage to Plants	ca. 1932-1979
5.2	Staten Island: Air Pollution Damage to Plants	ca. 1932-1979
5.3	Staten Island: Air Pollution Damage to Plants	ca. 1932-1979
5.4	Staten Island: Air Pollution Damage to Plants	ca. 1932-1979
5.5	Staufer Chemical Company	ca. 1932-1979
5.6	Steinberg, Herbert	ca. 1932-1979
5.7	Steinman, J. Hale	ca. 1932-1979
5.8	Symmes, Fish & Warner re: Onions	ca. 1932-1979
5.9	Technicon Corporation	ca. 1932-1979
5.10	Ted Bates & Company	ca. 1932-1979
5.11	Thomas J. Watson Research Center	ca. 1932-1979
5.12	Toomey, John A. et al (re: poliomyelitis)	ca. 1932-1979
5.13	Toxic substances in soil	ca. 1932-1979
5.14	Triboro Bridge Authority	ca. 1932-1979
5.15	Unidentified	ca. 1932-1979
5.16	Union Carbide Research Institute	ca. 1932-1979
5.17	United Nations	ca. 1932-1979
5.18	United Nations	ca. 1932-1979
5.19	United States Military Academy	ca. 1932-1979
5.20	Universal Bulb Corporation	ca. 1932-1979
5.21	Vaporooter	ca. 1932-1979
5.22	W. A. Cleary Corporation	ca. 1932-1979
5.23	Weed Control	ca. 1932-1979
5.24	Weeds, Trees, and Turf Case	ca. 1932-1979
5.25	Werner & Zaroff	ca. 1932-1979
5.26	What’s New in Gardening	1956
5.27	Williamsburg Urban Renewal Project	ca. 1932-1979
5.28	Woodstock Resort Corporation	ca. 1932-1979
5.29	Woodstock Resort Corporation, John P. Wiggin	ca. 1932-1979
5.30	2,4,-D Spraying	ca. 1932-1979

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Series 2. Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants.

Scope and Content: This series consists of four boxes of files arranged alphabetically by host, i.e. plant genera subject to infestation and disease. Each file contains printed matter and written notes on fungal and insect diseases of plants used for Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants, 1970, 4th edition. Contents include species lists and related diseases (host index); reprints of journal, magazine, and newspaper articles; agriculture bulletins; extracts from The Plant Disease Reporter; abstracts from the Journal of Applied Mycology; chemical catalogues; and pesticide advertisements. The documents often include Dr. Pirone’s annotations and research notes.
Folder	Title	Date
5.31	*Abelia*	1970
5.32	*Abies*	1970
5.33	*Abutilon*	1970
5.34	*Acacia*	1970
5.35	*Acalypha*	1970
5.36	*Acer*	1970
5.37	*Achillea*	1970
5.38	*Aconitum*	1970
5.39	*Acorus*	1970
5.40	*Aechmea*	1970
5.41	*Aesculus*	1970
5.42	*Aglaonema*	1970
5.43	*Ailanthus*	1970
5.44	*Albizzia*	1970
5.45	*Aleurites*	1970
5.46	*Alnus*	1970
5.47	*Aloe*	1970
5.48	*Althaea*	1970
5.49	*Alyssum*	1970
5.50	*Amaranthus*	1970
5.51	*Amaryllis*	1970
5.52	*Amelanchier*	1970
5.53	*Amorpha*	1970
5.54	*Anacardium*	1970
5.55	*Ananas*	1970
5.56	*Anemone*	1970
5.57	*Anthurium*	1970
5.58	*Antirrhinum*	1970
5.59	*Aquilegia*	1970
5.60	*Arabis*	1970
5.61	*Araucaria*	1970
5.62	*Arbutus unedo*	1970
5.63	*Arctostphylos*	1970
5.64	*Ardisia*	1970
5.65	*Arecastrum*	1970
5.66	*Aristolochia*	1970
5.67	*Artemsia*	1970
5.68	*Arundo*	1970
5.69	*Ascelpias*	1970
5.70	*Asimina*	1970
5.71	*Asparagus*	1970
5.72	Aster novae-angiae and related	1970
5.73	*Atriplex*	1970
5.74	*Aucuba japonica*	1970
5.75	*Azalea*	1970
5.76	*Bambuseae*	1970
5.77	*Baptisia*	1970
5.78	*Begonia*	1970
5.79	*Bellis perennis*	1970
5.80	*Berberis*	1970
5.81	*Betula*	1970
5.82	*Bidens*	1970
5.83	*Boronia*	1970
5.84	*Bougainvillea*	1970
5.85	*Broussonetia*	1970
5.86	*Buddleia*	1970
5.87	*Buxus*	1970
6.1	*Cactaceae*	1970
6.2	*Caesalpinia pulcherima*	1970
6.3	*Caladium*	1970
6.4	*Calendula*	1970
6.5	*Callistephus chinensis*	1970
6.6	*Calycanthus*	1970
6.7	*Camellia japonica*	1970
6.8	*Campanula*	1970
6.9	*Canna*	1970
6.10	*Caragana*	1970
6.11	*Carex*	1970
6.12	*Carica*	1970
6.13	*Carnegiea*	1970
6.14	*Carpinus caroliniana*	1970
6.15	*Carthamus tinctorius*	1970
6.16	*Carya*	1970
6.17	*Catharanthus*	1970
6.18	*Catharanthus roseus*	1970
6.19	*Caryopteris*	1970
6.20	*Cassia*	1970
6.21	*Castanea*	1970
6.22	*Castillesa*	1970
6.23	*Castillesa*	1970
6.24	*Ceanothus*	1970
6.25	*Celastrus scandens*	1970
6.26	*Celosia*	1970
6.27	*Celtis*	1970
6.28	*Centaurea*	1970
6.29	*Centrosema*	1970
6.30	*Cersatium*	1970
6.31	*Cercidiphyllum*	1970
6.32	*Cercis*	1970
6.33	*Chaenomeles*	1970
6.34	*Chamaecyparis thyoides*	1970
6.35	*Cheiranthus*	1970
6.36	*Chiomanthus*	1970
6.37	*Chrysanthemum*	1970
6.38	*Cineraria*	1970
6.39	*Cinnamomum*	1970
6.40	*Cirsium*	1970
6.41	*Citrus*	1970
6.42	*Cladrastis*	1970
6.43	*Clarkia*	1970
6.44	*Clematis*	1970
6.45	*Cleome*	1970
6.46	*Clerodendrum*	1970
6.47	*Coffea*	1970
6.48	*Colchicium*	1970
6.49	*Coleus*	1970
6.50	*Commelina*	1970
6.51	*Convallaria*	1970
6.52	*Convolvulus*	1970
6.53	*Coreopsis*	1970
6.54	*Cornus*	1970
6.55	*Coronilla*	1970
6.56	*Corylus*	1970
6.57	*Cosmos*	1970
6.58	*Cotinus*	1970
6.59	*Cotoneaster*	1970
6.60	*Crataegus*	1970
6.61	*Crocus*	1970
6.62	*Crotalaria*	1970
6.63	*Cryptomeria japonica*	1970
6.64	*Cupressus macrocapra*	1970
6.65	*Cycadales*	1970
6.66	*Cyclamen*	1970
6.67	*Cydonia*	1970
6.68	*Dahlia*	1970
6.69	*Daphne*	1970
6.70	*Datura*	1970
6.71	*Delphinium*	1970
6.72	*Desmodium*	1970
6.73	*Dianthus caryophyllus*	1970
6.74	*Dieffenbachia*	1970
6.75	*Diervilla*	1970
6.76	*Digitalis*	1970
6.77	*Dimorphotheca aurantiaca*	1970
6.78	*Dioscorea*	1970
6.79	*Diospyros*	1970
6.80	*Dracaena*	1970
6.81	*Elaegnus*	1970
6.82	*Epilobium*	1970
6.83	*Epiphyllum*	1970
6.84	*Erica*	1970
6.85	*Eriobotrya*	1970
6.86	*Eriophyllum*	1970
6.87	*Eschscholtzia*	1970
6.88	*Eucalyptus*	1970
6.89	*Euonymus*	1970
6.90	*Euphorbia lactea*	1970
6.91	*Euphorbia pulcherriima*	1970
6.92	*Eustoma russellianum*	1970
6.93	*Fagus*	1970
6.94	*Fatsia*	1970
6.95	*Ficus*	1970
6.96	*Felices*	1970
6.97	*Forsythia*	1970
6.98	*Fraxinus*	1970
6.99	*Freesia*	1970
6.100	*Fuchsia*	1970
6.101	*Galanthus*	1970
6.102	*Galium*	1970
6.103	*Gardenia jasminoides*	1970
6.104	*Gentiana*	1970
6.105	*Geranium*	1970
6.106	*Gerbera*	1970
6.107	*Geum*	1970
6.108	*Gingko biloba*	1970
6.109	*Gladiolus*	1970
6.110	*Gleditsia*	1970
6.111	*Gomphrena*	1970
6.112	*Gramineae*	1970
7.1	*Gramineae*	1970
7.2	*Gramineae*	1970
7.3	*Gypsophila*	1970
7.4	*Halesia*	1970
7.5	*Hedera helix*	1970
7.6	*Hedychium*	1970
7.7	*Helianthus*	1970
7.8	*Heleborus*	1970
7.9	*Hemerocallis*	1970
7.10	*Heuchera*	1970
7.11	*Hevea*	1970
7.12	*Hibiscus*	1970
7.13	*Hoya*	1970
7.14	*Hyacinthus*	1970
7.15	*Hydrangea*	1970
7.16	*Hypericum*	1970
7.17	*Ilex*	1970
7.18	*Impatiens*	1970
7.19	*Ipomoeia*	1970
7.20	*Iris*	1970
7.21	*Jabarosa integrifolia*	1970
7.22	*Jasminum*	1970
7.23	*Jatropha*	1970
7.24	*Juglans*	1970
7.25	*Juniperis communis*	1970
7.26	*Juniperis horizontalis*	1970
7.27	*Juniperis virginiana*	1970
7.28	*Kalanchoe*	1970
7.29	*Kalmia latifolia*	1970
7.30	*Koelreuteria*	1970
7.31	*Laburnum*	1970
7.32	*Lagerstroemia*	1970
7.33	*Larix*	1970
7.34	*Lathyrus odoratus*	1970
7.35	*Laurus nobilis*	1970
7.36	*Libocedrus*	1970
7.37	*Ligustrum*	1970
7.38	*Lilium*	1970
7.39	*Limonium*	1970
7.40	*Linum grandifolium*	1970
7.41	*Liquidambar*	1970
7.42	*Liriodendron*	1970
7.43	*Lithocarpus*	1970
7.44	*Lobelia*	1970
7.45	*Lonicera*	1970
7.46	*Lotus*	1970
7.47	*Lunaria*	1970
7.48	*Lupinus*	1970
7.49	*Lychnis*	1970
7.50	*Lyonia*	1970
7.51	*Macadamia*	1970
7.52	*Magnolia*	1970
7.53	*Mahonia*	1970
7.54	*Mapighia*	1970
7.55	*Malus*	1970
7.56	*Malva*	1970
7.57	*Malvaviscus*	1970
7.58	*Mangifera*	1970
7.59	*Matthiola*	1970
7.60	*Melia*	1970
7.61	*Mespilus*	1970
7.62	*Molucella*	1970
7.63	*Morus*	1970
7.64	*Musa*	1970
7.65	*Muscari*	1970
7.66	*Myrcia*	1970
7.67	*Narcissus*	1970
7.68	*Nelumbo*	1970
7.69	*Nerine*	1970
7.70	*Nerium*	1970
7.71	*Nicotiana*	1970
7.72	*Nymphaea*	1970
7.73	*Nyssa*	1970
7.74	*Oenothera*	1970
7.75	*Orchidaceae*	1970
7.76	*Ornithogalum*	1970
7.77	*Ornithopus*	1970
7.78	*Osmanthus*	1970
7.79	*Ostrya*	1970
7.80	*Oxalis*	1970
7.81	*Pachysandra*	1970
7.82	*Paeonia*	1970
7.83	*Palmaceae*	1970
7.84	*Papaver*	1970
7.85	*Parthenium*	1970
7.86	*Passiflora*	1970
7.87	*Paulownia*	1970
7.88	*Pelargonium*	1970
7.89	*Penstemon*	1970
7.90	*Persea*	1970
7.91	*Petunia*	1970
7.92	*Phaseolus*	1970
7.93	*Phellodendron*	1970
7.94	*Philadelphus*	1970
7.95	*Phillyrea*	1970
7.96	*Philodendron*	1970
7.97	*Phlox*	1970
7.98	*Photinia arbutifolia*	1970
7.99	*Physalis*	1970
7.100	*Picea*	1970
7.101	*Pieris japonica and Pieris floribunda*	1970
7.102	*Pilea*	1970
7.103	*Pinus*	1970
7.104	*Pinus*	1970
7.105	*Pinus*	1970
8.1	*Pinus*	1970
8.2	*Pinus*	1970
8.3	*Pinus*	1970
8.4	*Pittosporum*	1970
8.5	*Plantago*	1970
8.6	*Platanus*	1970
8.7	*Podocarpus*	1970
8.8	*Polianthes*	1970
8.9	*Polygala*	1970
8.10	*Populus*	1970
8.11	*Pothos*	1970
8.12	*Primula*	1970
8.13	*Proboscidea*	1970
8.14	*Prunus amygdalus*	1970
8.15	*Prunus maritima*	1970
8.16	*Prunus persica*	1970
8.17	Prunus serrulata, Prunus yedoensis (Japanese Cherry) and related species	1970
8.18	*Prunus triloba*	1970
8.19	*Psudolarix*	1970
8.20	*Pseudotsuga*	1970
8.21	*Psidium guajava*	1970
8.22	*Ptelea trifoliata*	1970
8.23	*Punica granatum*	1970
8.24	*Pyracantha*	1970
8.25	*Pyrus baccata*	1970
8.26	*Quanoclit*	1970
8.27	*Quercus*	1970
8.28	*Quincula*	1970
8.29	*Ranunculus*	1970
8.30	*Rhamnus*	1970
8.31	*Rhaphiolepis*	1970
8.32	*Rheum*	1970
8.33	*Rhizophora*	1970
8.34	*Rhodondendron*	1970
8.35	*Rhoeo*	1970
8.36	*Rhus*	1970
8.37	*Ribes*	1970
8.38	*Ricinus*	1970
8.39	*Robinia*	1970
8.40	*Rosa*	1970
8.41	*Rubus*	1970
8.42	*Rudbeckia*	1970
8.43	*Saintpaulia*	1970
8.44	*Salix*	1970
8.45	*Salvia*	1970
8.46	*Sambucus*	1970
8.47	*Sansevieria*	1970
8.48	*Sassafras*	1970
8.49	*Scilla*	1970
8.50	*Sedum*	1970
8.51	*Senecio*	1970
8.52	*Sequoiadendron*	1970
8.53	*Sida; Sidalcea*	1970
8.54	*Silene*	1970
8.55	*Silphium*	1970
8.56	*Sinningia*	1970
8.57	*Smilacina*	1970
8.58	*Solanum pseudo-capsicum*	1970
8.59	*Solidago*	1970
8.60	*Sophora japonica*	1970
8.61	*Sorbus*	1970
8.62	*Spiraea*	1970
8.63	*Stapelia*	1970
8.64	*Statice*	1970
8.65	*Strelitzia*	1970
8.66	*Symphoricarpos*	1970
8.67	*Syngonium*	1970
8.68	*Syringa*	1970
8.69	*Syzygium*	1970
8.70	*Tabebuia*	1970
8.71	*Tagetes*	1970
8.72	*Tamarix*	1970
8.73	*Taxodium*	1970
8.74	*Taxus*	1970
8.75	*Thalictrum*	1970
8.76	*Thuja occidentalis*	1970
8.77	*Tilia*	1970
8.78	*Tolmiea*	1970
8.79	*Treculia africana*	1970
8.80	*Trifolium*	1970
8.81	*Trillium*	1970
8.82	*Tropaeolum*	1970
8.83	*Tsuga*	1970
8.84	*Tulipa*	1970
8.85	*Typha*	1970
8.86	*Ulmus*	1970
8.87	*Umbellularia*	1970
8.88	*Urtica*	1970
8.89	*Vaccinium*	1970
8.90	*Verbena*	1970
8.91	*Veronica*	1970
8.92	*Viburnum*	1970
8.93	*Vinca*	1970
8.94	*Viola*	1970
8.95	*Wisteria*	1970
8.96	*Yucca*	1970
8.97	*Zantedeschia aethiopica*	1970
8.98	*Zanthoxylum*	1970
8.99	*Zinnia*	1970
8.100	*Ziziphus*	1970

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Series 3. Manuscripts & Typescripts.

Scope and Content: Dr. Pirone’s Manuscripts and typescripts are contained in 44 files, with 6 files of other authors and 2 co-authored with John Toomey. They include book reviews, drafts and revisions for scientific publications and diagnoses and reports for work performed by contract. Subjects include pest control, tree damage, chemical applications (fertilizers, pesticides, soil conditioners), gardening, preventive maintenance, diseases and blights. One file consists of corrections to a proof of Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants, one of radio broadcasts, and two of vegetable crop disease research performed for the Nassau County Farm Bureau Fellowship.
Folder	Title	Date
9.1	“Advances in pest control”	ca. 1934-1974
9.2	Book reviews	ca. 1934-1974
9.3	“Carnation diseases”	ca. 1934-1974
9.4	“Chestnut blight”	ca. 1934-1974
9.5	“Details of six important diseases of turf”	1950
9.6	“Disease and insect control in the herb garden” Herb Society of America, 1954	ca. 1934-1974
9.7	Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants, corrections to proof	ca. 1934-1974
9.8	“The effect of natural gas on shade trees”	ca. 1934-1974
9.9	“Fire blight of pears and apples”	ca. 1934-1974
9.10	“Garage wall garden”	ca. 1934-1974
9.11	“Garden guide” NY Herald Tribune	1963
9.12	“Garden sprays and dusts up to date”	ca. 1934-1974
9.13	“A fine stand of Lombardy poplars at Carrier [Corp.]”	ca. 1934-1974
9.14	“Fire as a predisposing factor in canker diseases of street trees”	ca. 1934-1974
9.15	“Foliar feeding is still very much with us”	1962
9.16	“Home putting green”	1957
9.17	“House plant care”	ca. 1934-1974
9.18	“Leaf”	ca. 1934-1974
9.19	“London plane trees, sycamores, and Oriental plane trees”	1976
9.20	“A new method of plant propagation” (re: Rutgers University aeropropagator)	1941
9.21	“Old and new methods of ‘mum control’” 1949	ca. 1934-1974
9.22	“On illuminating gas injuries to plants”	ca. 1934-1974
9.23	On gas injuries to trees and plants	ca. 1934-1974
9.24	On pest control in trees	ca. 1934-1974
9.25	“Parathion – Best Pesticide Yet!”	ca. 1934-1974
9.26	“Plant ailments”	ca. 1934-1974
9.27	“The Plant Doctor”	1934
9.28	“Plant pathologist of the NYBG tells why city trees die”	ca. 1934-1974
9.29	“Plant Pathology”	ca. 1934-1974
9.30	“The quest for native drug plants”	1942
9.31	Radio Garden Club broadcasts	ca. 1934-1974
9.32	“Report on inspection of dead and dying trees in Manhattan”	1974
9.33	“Report on landscape plantings at Woodstock Inn, Woodstock, VT”	1 November 1972
9.34	“Should nurserymen grow drug plants?”	ca. 1934-1974
9.35	“Spray schedule for vegetables”	1969
9.36	“To keep the cities green: no blight in sight for London plane trees”	ca. 1934-1974
9.37	“Tree maintenance and tree problems”	ca. 1934-1974
9.38	“The trees at Philipsburg Manor”	10 November 1965
9.39	“The trees at Van Cortlandt Manor”	ca. 1934-1974
9.40	Vegetable Crop Disease Investigations, Nassau County Farm Bureau Fellowship	1929
9.41	Vegetable Crop Disease Investigations, Nassau County Farm Bureau Fellowship	1931
9.42	“Why shade trees die along city streets”	ca. 1934-1974
9.43	Bristow, Alice “A survey of opinion on the use of DDT…”	1954
9.44	Holmes, F. W. “Verticillium wilt of dogwood”	ca. 1934-1974
9.45	Kauper, D. “Fusarium disease of cosmos”	ca. 1934-1974
9.46	Maier, A. C. “Carnation blight”	ca. 1934-1974
9.47	Maier, Gary H. “Iron deficient soils and iron chlorotic trees”	1977
9.48	Tarjan, Armen “Attempt to produce the sexual stage of Cristulariella depraedans” 1947	ca. 1934-1974
9.49	Toomey, Pirone, and Takacs “Accelerated production of poliomyelitis”	ca. 1934-1974
9.50	Toomey and Pirone “Attempts to adapt Prunus virus I to cotton rats and monkeys”	ca. 1934-1974
10.1	“Plant pests and diseases”	ca. 1934-1974
10.2	“To spray or not to spray”	ca. 1934-1974

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Series 4. Research Papers.

Scope and Content: The research papers consist of 26 files of annotated copies of two editions of Diseases and Pests of Ornamental Plants, data on poliomyelitis, a key to trees on the Princeton University campus, three research files on fruits and fruiting, and annotated reprints. There are two research publications, “Study for an underground parking garage in Madison Square Garden” conducted with the New York City Department of Traffic, and “The trees at Princeton University” done in conjunction with Clarke & Rapuano, Inc.
Folder	Title	Date
10.3	Biological control of insects	ca. 1937-1979
10.4	Final report – poliomyelitis	ca. 1937-1979
10.5	Polio – city and state summaries	ca. 1937-1979
10.6	Market reports on distribution of peaches re: peach mosaic virus and polio	ca. 1937-1979
10.7	Research notes	1979
11.1	Notes on natural gas	ca. 1937-1979
11.2	Phlox blight and leaf spot experiment	1937
11.3	Rapidgro – Malathion	ca. 1937-1979
11.4	Reprints re: fruit diseases and poliomyelitis epidemiology	ca. 1937-1979
11.5	Research notes and bulletins	ca. 1937-1979
11.6	Research notes, poliomyelitis	ca. 1937-1979
11.7	“Study for an underground parking garage in Madison Sq Garden” NYC Dept of Traffic	ca. 1937-1979
11.8	“The trees at Princeton University” by Clarke & Rapuano, Inc. and P. P. Pirone	ca. 1937-1979
11.9	Wall chart, “Diseases of greenhouse ornamental plants”	ca. 1937-1979

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Series 5. Reports of the Plant Pathologist.

Scope and Content: There are 3 files of annual reports on the work, findings, and accomplishments of the plant pathologist submitted to the NYBG president. Topics include the progress of research on plant diseases, reviews of outdoor work on the NYBG grounds, results of fieldwork, and lists of lectures and publications. Data on outdoor work includes itemized lists of volumes and dilutions of chemical sprays applied to specific plants and areas of the NYBG grounds. There is one file of summary reports (1951-1969), a long-range planning report (1966), and a mission statement (1954) on the “Purpose and Function of the Department of Plant Pathology.”
Folder	Title	Date
11.10	Annual Reports of the Plant Pathologist	ca. 1947-1973
11.11	Annual Reports of the Plant Pathologist	ca. 1947-1973
11.12	Annual Reports of the Plant Pathologist	ca. 1947-1973
11.13	Department of Plant Pathology’s Long Range Planning	1966
11.14	NYBG memoranda	ca. 1947-1973
11.15	Purpose and function of the Department of Plant Pathology	1954
11.16	Summary Reports of the Plant Pathologist	1951-1969

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Series 6. Photographs.

Scope and Content: There are 9 boxes of photographs arranged by size: 8 x 10 (1 box), 5 x 7 (6), and 4 x 5 (2). The collection includes photos by Pirone and associates as well as stock photos of chemical products and tree maintenance companies, including Monsanto Corporation and U.S. Rubber Company, for which Dr. Pirone respectively tested “Krillium” and “Rapidgro” products. The photographic record documents controlled experiments, development of methods (air-layering) and devices (aeropropagator) for preventive maintenance and tree care, demonstrations of procedures and equipment, laboratory cultures, insects, bacterial and fungal pathogens, and diseased or damaged plant subjects in situ. One sequence was used as figures for Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees. There are also several portraits of Dr. Pirone (and associates) at work in the field and his laboratory. All photos with corresponding negatives are cross-referenced.
	Title	Date
	Air-wrap tests	1954
Box	Title	Date
11	Arizona Vineyards Company	ca. 1932-1974
11	Bark disease	ca. 1932-1974
11	Brooklyn Union Natural Gas Company	ca. 1932-1974
11	Chemical treatments	ca. 1932-1974
11	Cultiglove	ca. 1932-1974
11	Cultures	ca. 1932-1974
11	Effect of gas on shade trees	ca. 1932-1974
11	Flower subjects	ca. 1932-1974
11	Horticultural equipment	ca. 1932-1974
11	Lombardy poplars at Carrier Corporation	ca. 1932-1974
11	London plane tree series, captioned	ca. 1932-1974
11	Re: “London plane trees, sycamores, and Oriental plane trees”	ca. 1932-1974
11	Maleic hydrazide	ca. 1932-1974
11	Methodologies	ca. 1932-1974
11	Miscellaneous	ca. 1932-1974
11	Miscellaneous	ca. 1932-1974
11	Monsanto Krillium series	1951
11	Monsanto Krillium series	1953
11	Monsanto pesticide products	ca. 1932-1974
11	Monsanto pesticide products	ca. 1932-1974
11	Monsanto series	ca. 1932-1974
11	Mount Manresa (religious retreat)	ca. 1932-1974
11	Natural gas experiments	ca. 1932-1974
11	New Jersey Natural Gas Company	ca. 1932-1974
11	Personal	ca. 1932-1974
11	Photo captions	ca. 1932-1974
11	Phytophthora wilt in marigold	ca. 1932-1974
12	Portraits	ca. 1932-1974
12	“Rapidgro” applications	ca. 1932-1974
12	Rhododendron ring spot	ca. 1932-1974
12	Rohm & Haas Company	ca. 1932-1974
12	Rutgers University aeropropagator	ca. 1932-1974
12	Starner Tree Service Company	ca. 1932-1974
12	Text material	ca. 1932-1974
12	Tools and equipment	ca. 1932-1974
12	Tree blight	ca. 1932-1974
12	Tree damage	ca. 1932-1974
12	Tree subjects	ca. 1932-1974
12	United Nations gardens	ca. 1932-1974
12	U.S. Rubber Company “Rapidgro” solution	ca. 1932-1974
12	Vegetable subjects	ca. 1932-1974
13	Air layering	ca. 1932-1974
13	Blights	ca. 1932-1974
13	Charts	ca. 1932-1974
14	Chemical treatments	ca. 1932-1974
14	Cultures	ca. 1932-1974
14	Equipment	ca. 1932-1974
14	Fungal pathogens	ca. 1932-1974
15	Fungal pathogens	ca. 1932-1974
16	Insects	ca. 1932-1974
16	*Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees*	ca. 1932-1974
17	*Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees*	ca. 1932-1974
17	Miscellaneous	ca. 1932-1974
17	Operations and maintenance	ca. 1932-1974
17	Portraits	ca. 1932-1974
17	Tree and flower damage	ca. 1932-1974
18	Tree and flower damage	ca. 1932-1974
19	Blights	ca. 1932-1974
19	Chemical treatments	ca. 1932-1974
19	Equipment	ca. 1932-1974
19	Fungal pathogens	ca. 1932-1974
19	Gas injuries	ca. 1932-1974
19	Insects	ca. 1932-1974
19	*Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees*	ca. 1932-1974
20	Maintenance and operations	ca. 1932-1974
20	Tree damage	ca. 1932-1974
20	Tree and flower subjects	ca. 1932-1974

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Series 7. Negatives.

Scope and Content: There are 8 boxes of photographic negatives arranged by size, conforming to the arrangement in Series 6 (see above). Two boxes contain kodachrome slides. In most cases the negatives relate to corresponding positive prints with the exception of stock photographs of chemical products companies. There are 28 glass negatives, 5 in Box #23 and 23 in Box #27.
Box	Title	Date
21	Charts re: polio	ca. 1932-1974
21	Diseases and pests	ca. 1932-1974
21	Flower and tree subjects	ca. 1932-1974
21	Gas injuries to trees and related experiments	ca. 1932-1974
21	London plane tree diseases	ca. 1932-1974
21	“Rapidgro” applications	ca. 1932-1974
21	Rutgers University aeropropagator	ca. 1932-1974
21	Kodachrome Slides	ca. 1932-1974
22	Blights	ca. 1932-1974
22	Chemical treatments	ca. 1932-1974
22	Fungal pathogens	ca. 1932-1974
23	Fungal pathogens	ca. 1932-1974
23	*Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees*	ca. 1932-1974
24	Maintenance and operations	ca. 1932-1974
24	Miscellaneous	ca. 1932-1974
24	Personal; portraits	ca. 1932-1974
24	Tree and flower subjects	ca. 1932-1974
24	Glass negatives	ca. 1932-1974
25	Blights	ca. 1932-1974
25	Charts	ca. 1932-1974
25	Chemical treatments	ca. 1932-1974
25	Equipment	ca. 1932-1974
25	Fungal pathogens	ca. 1932-1974
25	Gas damage and tests	ca. 1932-1974
26	Insects	ca. 1932-1974
26	Maintenance and operations	ca. 1932-1974
26	Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees	ca. 1932-1974
26	Personal; portraits	ca. 1932-1974
26	Tree damage	ca. 1932-1974
26	Tree and flower subjects	ca. 1932-1974
27	Tree and flower subjects	ca. 1932-1974
27	Glass negatives	ca. 1932-1974
28	Kodachrome slides	ca. 1932-1974
29	Kodachrome slides	ca. 1932-1974

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Series 8. Lantern Slides.

Scope and Content: There are 18 boxes of lantern slides whose subjects include flowering plants, plant diseases, and related topics. One box is titled “Vegetable Disease & Insect Control, 1929-33” dating from Pirone’s graduate school years at Cornell University. The lantern slides are largely unrelated to the photographic record described above.
Box	Title	Date
30	Flowering Plants	ca. 1929-1958
31	Flowering Plants	ca. 1929-1958
32	Flowering Plants	ca. 1929-1958
33	Flowering Plants	ca. 1929-1958
34	Flowering Plants	ca. 1929-1958
35	Flowering Plants	ca. 1929-1958
36	Plant Diseases	ca. 1929-1958
37	Plant Diseases	ca. 1929-1958
38	Plant Diseases	ca. 1929-1958
39	Plant Diseases	ca. 1929-1958
40	Plant Diseases	ca. 1929-1958
41	High Analysis Fertilizer	ca. 1929-1958
42	Vegetable Disease & Insect Control	ca. 1929-1933
43	various	ca. 1929-1958
44	various	ca. 1929-1958
45	various	ca. 1929-1958
46	various	ca. 1929-1958
47	various	ca. 1929-1958

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Series 9. Audio Recording.

Scope and Content: The single item in this series is a reel of magnetic audio tape labeled “WOR Hayes Air Check,” recorded by Cue Recordings Inc., 117 W. 46th St., NY, NY, 10036. Two empty reels were discarded; these were labeled (1) “Dr. Pirone, 11 March 1959, J. B. Gambling,” and (2) “MBS-952.” Also discarded was a warped long-playing (33.3 rpm) record, No. 217, National Agricultural Chemicals Association, of which band #3 was titled “What’s new in garden chemicals” by Dr. P. Pirone, Plant Pathologist, NYBG.
Box	Title	Date
48	“[Radio station] WOR Hayes Air Check,” reel-to-reel magnetic audio tape	1959

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Series 10. Artwork.

Scope and Content: This series consists of 20 color lithographic plates of fruit subjects and title page from volume 3 of Natural History of New York by Ebenezer Emmons (1851). Though some of the binding remains, the covers and spine of the volume are missing.
Box	Title	Date
48	Lithographs (20 color plates) of fruit subjects in broken volume, Natural History of New York, Volume 3: Agriculture of New York by Ebenezer Emmons, 1851, C. Van Benthuysen	1851

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Series 11. Lectures & Course Curricula.

Scope and Content: There are several files of lecture notes, syllabi, schedules, and outlines for courses and seminars at Rutgers University and the NYBG pertaining to nursery and shade tree management, agriculture, pest control, plant pathology and gardening. One file contains a chronological index (1925-1947) of monthly staff conferences (seminars) for NYBG scientific staff listing lecture titles and presenters. There are also announcements and schedules of the NYBG “downtown lecture series” as well as course outlines and lecture notes for single programs for NYBG-affiliated gardens clubs, New York City Parks Department staff, and various colleges and conferences.
Box	Title	Date
48	“Advances in general tree maintenance” International Shade Tree Conference	1973
48	Bibliographies	n.d.
48	Course grades	1948-1976
48	“The importance of trees in your garden” Marist College	1973
48	“Insects and other pests” NYBG	1975
48	Lectures	1954-1958
48	Lectures, Environmental Education	1969
48	Lectures, Environmental Education	1969
48	Lectures and programs	1970-1972
48	Lecture schedules	1951-1957
48	Lecture series for NYBG-affiliated Garden Clubs	n.d.
48	“The nature and control of plant diseases” NYBG Dept. of Horticulture	1976
48	NYBG downtown lecture series	1950-1956
48	NYBG monthly staff conference announcements	n.d.
48	NYBG monthly staff conferences	1925-1957
48	“On lawn problems”	n.d.
48	“Plant disease profiles” Slide syllabus for lectures	n.d.
48	“Plant pests and diseases” NY City Parks Department	1952
48	“Plant pests and diseases” NYBG, Gardening	1972/1974/1976
48	Programs of lectures	n.d.
48	“Recent developments in shade tree maintenance” NJ Shade Tree Commission	1944
48	Short course in nursery management, Rutgers University	1941
48	Short course in shade tree management, Rutgers University	n.d.
48	“Short courses in agriculture” Rutgers University	n.d.
48	True or false questions for NYBG Junior Bulletin	n.d.
48	“Two year course in practical gardening” NYBG	1973
48	“Turf diseases and their control” Rutgers University	n.d.
48	“What’s new in gardening”	n.d.
48	Woodlawn Cemetery lectures	1969

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Series 12. Personal Papers.

Scope and Content: This consists of personal correspondence, a biographical sketch, a diary (1938), church bulletins, certificates, clippings, pamphlets, and book. There is one file of correspondence with Thomas P. Pirone (his brother) and related family material.
Box	Title	Date
48	Advertisements, “Doctor Pirone Ash [tree]”	n.d.
48	Appointment book	1941
48	Biographical sketch	n.d.
48	Book covers and ads	n.d.
48	Cartoons, botanical	n.d.
48	Certificates	n.d.
48	Certificates, Cooperative Extension Program of Nassau County,	1974/1976
48	Church bulletins and programs	n.d.
48	Correspondence, personal	n.d.
48	Correspondence, Thomas P. Pirone	n.d.
48	Diary	1938
48	Feature article, U.S. Catholic	January, 1965
48	Form letters for “The Plant Doctor”	n.d.
48	International Shade Tree Conference	1973
48	Miscellaneous articles and reprints	n.d.
48	Mount Manresa (religious retreat)	n.d.
48	News articles on Pirone	n.d.
48	News clippings	n.d.
48	NYBG graduation ceremonies and events	n.d.
48	Pamphlets	n.d.
48	“Personalities in arboriculture: Dr. P. P. Pirone” Trees Magazine	Nov-Dec, 1950
48	Pirone family	n.d.
48	Reviews of Maintenance of Shade and Ornamental Trees	1948
48	Poem, “For my father at age 70”	n.d.
48	Society of Sigma Xi	n.d.
48	Wall calendar, annotated	1977

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Series 13. Publications.

Scope and Content: Included here are reprints and clippings of Dr. Pirone’s publications in scientific journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. One file consists of a series of clippings of a regular column, “Modern Gardener” (1953-1956) from the magazine Flower Grower. There are three files of reprints of journal articles on poliomyelitis, one of which is a collection of separates of Dr. John Toomey, and one of Toomey and Pirone as co-authors.
Box	Title	Date
49	Articles in American Nurseryman and Trees	n.d.
49	Articles in popular magazines	n.d.
49	Journal articles on poliomyelitis	n.d.
49	“Modern Gardener” column, Flower Grower	1953-1956
49	Newspaper articles (clippings)	n.d.
49	Reprints	n.d.
49	Toomey, John reprints re: poliomyelitis	n.d.
49	Toomey, John and P. P. Pirone reprints re: poliomyelitis	n.d.

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