Author: James VickPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338539676X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Vick's Floral Guide for 1875
Author: James VickPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338539676X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
For Shade and for Comfort
Author: Cheryl Lyon-JennessPublisher: Purdue University Press
ISBN: 9781557532862
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
Between 1850 and 1880, Americans of all ranks and circumstances planted shade trees, cultivated flower gardens, and established lawns with a new found enthusiasm that both astonished and delighted horticultural advocates. For Shade and For Comfort explores this unprecedented burst of horticultural interest and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. Drawing upon a wide range of largely unexplored resources - including lithographic images of farm, village, and city homes; agricultural society records; nursery and seed catalogues; and the diaries and letters of local residents - this innovative study examines how advocates encouraged ornamental plant interest and then considers the significance of trees and flowers for their mid-nineteenth-century promoters and for the people who planted and nurtured them. From these diverse perspectives, ornamental plants emerge as densely layered cultural symbols offering not only a very real touch of shade or beauty, but for many, a sense of security and comfort amidst a rapidly changing American society. With its careful portrayal of actual ornamental plant use, its examination of nineteenth century horticultural advice literature and the nursery and seed trades, and its insightful analysis of the meanings attached to shade trees and flower gardens, For Shade and For Comfort will appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians, historians of the Midwest, historic preservationists, and those who simply love horticulture and gardening.
The Publishers Weekly
Author: Publishers' Weekly
Author: Popular Annuals of Eastern North America, 1865-1914
Author: Peggy Cornett NewcombPublisher: Dumbarton Oaks
ISBN: 9780884021384
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Using the evidence of written documents, seed and plant lists, catalogues, and illustrations, the author attempts to show which annuals were popular and how they were used in the fifty-year period following the Civil War. Several commercial seed lists are reproduced to document the changing styles of gardening.
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