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Friday, March 13, 2015

John Henry the Tulip, plus Doc Watson

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1870 - The Florist and Pomologist :   A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits, and General Horticulture Did you notice th...
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

1920 Photo of Children, Dolls and Vegetable Garden

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As I sit here surrounded by buckets, tins and plastic tubs catching the drips coming through the ceilings all over the house, I think of su...
Sunday, February 22, 2015

Old Photo: A Peek At Summer in the Garden

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I don't know about you, but living in New England this year has sharpened by appreciation of summer.  I was enjoying looking at this ph...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Four Princes: More on the Horticultural Family

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T he following from Liberty Hyde Bailey's   Cyclopedia of American Horticulture .  The Swiss Army Knife of horticultural books, Bail...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Roses and a Great Smile: An Old Photo

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I need this photo.  It is still snowing.  Don't get me wrong, I really love the snow...but I need a break... and this is the photo t...

A Good Read: Love Stories Riddle the Prince Family Nursery History

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This marvelously agreeable history of the Prince Nursery of Flushing, New York   written in 1917 by Margaret L. Farrand  was too hard to...
Monday, February 16, 2015

Long Red Studley and the 1834 Wm.Prince Seed Catalog

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Recommended Selection of Vegetables from 1835; 1834 Wm.Prince  Seed Catalog I just found this sitting in drafts.  Since I recently...