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"A nineteenth-century entrepreneur's bold, innovative marketing helped transform flower gardens into one of America's favorite hobbies. There is much in this sin-plagued world of ours; and, had we no flowers, I believe existence would be hard to be born. So states a customer's 18...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mickey, Thomas J. (Author)
Other Authors: Birnbaum, Charles A. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Vick, James, > 1818-1882.
Vick, James, > 1818-1882
Vick Seed Company.
1800-1899
Flowers > Marketing.
Seeds > Marketing.
Flowers > Varieties > Seeds.
Seed industry and trade > United States.
Fleurs > Commercialisation.
Fleurs > Variétés > Semences.
Semences > Industrie > États-Unis.
Seed industry and trade
Flowers > Marketing
Seeds > Marketing
United States > History > 19th century.
États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Vick the writer
  • Flowers in the garden: Flora, Goddess of Flowers
  • The garden industry in the nineteenth century
  • Women and flowers
  • Flower garden fashion
  • Vick Seed Company: founded on flowers
  • The garden catalog: means of business
  • Promoting the seed business
  • Building his business
  • Vick lays out the flower garden
  • Vick sells same flowers year after year
  • Victorian flowers that Vick loved
  • Vick's success: we still love his Victorian flowers.

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