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For Shade and For Comfort: Democratizing Horticulture in the Nineteenth-Century Midwest
Cheryl Lyon-Jenness
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Hardcover. Explores the burst of horticulture interest in the 19th century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. With its portrayal of ornamental plant use and its examination of 19th-century horticultural advice literature and nursery and seed trades, this book aims to appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; 3JH; HBT; WM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 160 x 26. Weight in Grams: 635.
Explores the unprecedented burst of horticulture interest in the nineteenth-century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. With its careful portrayal of actual ornamental plant use and its examination of nineteenth-century horticultural advice literature and nursery and seed trades, For Shade and for Comfort will appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians of the midwest, and those readers who simply love horticulture and gardening.
Explores the unprecedented burst of horticulture interest in the nineteenth-century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. With its careful portrayal of actual ornamental plant use and its examination of nineteenth-century horticultural advice literature and nursery and seed trades, For Shade and for Comfort will appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians of the midwest, and those readers who simply love horticulture and gardening.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
337
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557532862
SKU
V9781557532862
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Ref
99-15
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