Early Canadian Gardening An 1827 Nursery Catalogue

Name: Early Canadian Gardening An 1827 Nursery Catalogue
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ISBN: 9780773517318

ISBN-10: 0773517316

ISBN-13: 9780773517318

Edition: N/A

Authors: Eileen Woodhead

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Reproducing a rare 1827 plant and seed catalogue, possibly the earliest extant catalogue of its kind in Canada, Early Canadian Gardening presents an extensive range of garden plants -- trees, shrubs, fruits, and flowers -- that were grown for food, medicines, and dyestuffs as well as ornamental purposes. Eileen Woodhead provides a detailed description and brief history of the cultivation and use of each plant up to the present day. Most of the descriptions are accompanied by detailed drawings by the author, who found and grew many of the original varieties in the catalogue. The book provides a valuable account of the business of horticulture in the first decades of the nineteenth century --…

Book details

List price: $75.00
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Publication date: 8/31/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.10" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English