Popular Annuals of Eastern North America, 1865-1914
Author | : Peggy Cornett Newcomb |
Publisher | : Dumbarton Oaks |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 1985 |
ISBN-10 | : 0884021386 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780884021384 |
Rating | : 4/5 (384 Downloads) |
Download or read book Popular Annuals of Eastern North America, 1865-1914 written by Peggy Cornett Newcomb and published by Dumbarton Oaks. This book was released on 1985 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the evidence of written documents, seed and plant lists, catalogues, and illustrations, the author attempts to show which annuals were popular and how they were used in the fifty-year period following the Civil War. Several commercial seed lists are reproduced to document the changing styles of gardening.