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Early Canadian gardening : an 1827 nursery catalogue /

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 purp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Woodhead, Eileen
Otros Autores: Custead, William W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1998.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1 The Toronto Nursery
  • 2 The Toronto Nursery Catalogue
  • 3 Horticulture in the Early Nineteenth Century
  • 4 Fruits
  • 5 Ornamental Trees and Flowering Shrubs
  • 6 Biennials and Perennials
  • 7 Roses
  • 8 Bulbous Roots
  • 9 Greenhouse Plants
  • 10 Seeds of Esculent Vegetables and Plants in Their Season
  • 11 Seeds for Pot and Sweet Herbs; Medicinal Herbs
  • 12 Seeds for Annual Flowers
  • 13 Afterword
  • Appendix: Historic Sites and Botanical Gardens
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • Hi
  • j
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  • m
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  • p
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