Chicago and Its Botanic Garden: The Chicago Horticultural Society at 125

by Cathy Jean Maloney

Formed in 1890, during the heady days before the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, the Chicago Horticultural Society boasted members with names deeply rooted in Chicago history: Buckingham, McCormick, and Palmer, among others. Today, as it leads the Garden in a model public-private partnership with the Forest Preserves of Cook County, the Society's horticultural practices have exceeded the vision of its founders.

Chicago and Its Botanic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810130955
• ISBN13: 9780810130951
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.3" x 12.2"