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Saturday, October 11, 2014

1892 - Farmers Unite!: J. A. Everitt, Seedsman, Indianapolis and The American Society of Equity

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H ere's where J. A. Everitt gets interesting if you are political.   He was by nature a communicator, someone who could, and liked...
Friday, October 10, 2014

1892 - J. A. Everitt, Seedsman, Indianapolis - With A Fantastic Engraving!!

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Look to the bottom of post for a wonderful cutaway illustration of the building and the business. Enjoy!! J.  A.  Everitt,  Seedsman, 121 ...
Monday, October 6, 2014

The Name Game... 1894 J. A. Everitt Vegetables

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 W as tennis the posh fad in 1895 or something?  I n this century it brings to mind rather tough, unpleasantly fuzzy lettuce... The ...
Saturday, October 4, 2014

Indiana Sweetheart and the Lady With the Big Knife

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Meet J. A. Everitt, a Seedsman With A Secret James A. Everitt of Indianapolis, Indiana was a very interesting man.  I first noticed ...
Monday, September 29, 2014

1886 - Two of Van Gogh's Aster Paintings

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Vincent van Gogh - Vase with Gladioli and China Asters 1886 Vase with Chinese asters and gladioli August 1886 - September...
Sunday, September 28, 2014

China Asters and The Joy of Search

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On a whim I typed "China Aster" into the library of Congress image database.  They do have many agricultural images after all. ...
Saturday, September 27, 2014

Me and Liberty Hyde Bailey

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About thirty-five years ago, pre-internet, I got  the three volume set of Liberty Hyde Bailey's  The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticultu...