Vegetable Ephemera Part I
1599 To 1914
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.32609Keywords:
catalogues, vegetables, seed, seedsmen, Foundling HospitalAbstract
Detail in seedsmen’s catalogues and other ephemera, issued from the end of the sixteenth century to the eve of the First World War is sampled to illustrate the information published on vegetables, their cultivation and consumption, together with various aspects of the seed trade during this period. A brief overview of the dissemination of knowledge on vegetable cultivation provided by seed catalogues, including French catalogues, broadens the study.
References
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Brown’s. 1904. Wholesale Catalogue of Vegetable, Flower and Farm Seeds for 1904. Coggeshall, Essex: E. P. Brown & Sons.
Burr Jr, Fearing. 1865. The Field and Garden Vegetables of America. Boston: J. E. Tilton and Company. https://coramstory.org.uk – the Foundling Hospitals digital archive.
Daniels Bros. 1876. Spring 1876 - The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. Norwich.
De La Quitinye, Monsieur. 1699. The Compleat Gard’ner. London: George London, and Henry Wise.
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