Gerald McCarthy

1858 – 1915

• Edible and poisonous mushrooms
• Japan clover
• Parasites of domestic animals
• Pests of grain crops
• Plant diseases and how to combat them
• Silk culture
• Some leguminous crops and their economic value
• The best agricultural grasses
• The poisonous plants of North Carolina
• The purification of public water supplies
• The study of local floras
• The weed pests of the farm