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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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The Ladies' Floral Cabinet
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 398
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The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Author: Liberty Hyde Bailey
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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For Shade and for Comfort
Author: Cheryl Lyon-Jenness
Publisher: 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.
Publisher: 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.
American Gardening
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 572
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Washburn's Amateur Cultivator's Guide
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368855646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368855646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
The Church School Journal
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Category : Religious education
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Category : Religious education
Languages : en
Pages : 312
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Peterson's Magazine
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Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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New Peterson Magazine
Author: Ann Sophia Stephens
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
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The Cultivator & Country Gentleman
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 848
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Country Gentleman, the Magazine of Better Farming
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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