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Thursday, November 17, 2016

1890 - Charming Bird's Eye View Engraving of John Lewis Childs' Floral Park

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I can't resist these engraved bird's eye views! I missed this one when I posted on John Lewis Childs .  To make it even...
Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Odds & Ends and Old Photo of Proud Morning Glory Lady

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Vick's floral guide for 1875 A while ago I posted an old article extolling the virtues of petunias as a winter window plant. ...
Tuesday, November 15, 2016

1835 - Mr. Ives and his Squash

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I'm a sucker for people who love their particular vegetable and push it... The Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful...
Monday, November 14, 2016

1872 - A Particular Turban Squash

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I came across this article when looking for squashy stuff for the Sturtevant series.  It is pleasantly opinionated, I liked it, so here it ...
Sunday, November 13, 2016

1840 - 1930s -The Elliotts of Pittsburgh, Seedsmen, Nurserymen, Writers

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Family businesses always catch my interest.  The passing down of an interest in horticulture along with ability to successfully run a busin...
Saturday, November 5, 2016

1876 - American Agriculturist Ads

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I was cruising this publication for bee information when three pages of seedsmen ads caught my attention.  The quality of scan was better t...
Thursday, November 3, 2016

1891 -Tomato (cont.) to Turnip - Sturtevant's HISTORY OF GARDEN VEGETABLES

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THE HISTORY OF GARDEN VEGETABLES. BY E. L. STURTEVANT. (Continued from page 706, Vol. XXV., 1891.)  https://archive.org/details/jstor...