Early Canadian Gardening: An 1827 Nursery Catalogue

by Eileen Woodhead

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 purposes. Eileen Woodhead provides a detailed description and brief history of the cultivation and use of each plant up to the present day. Most of the descriptions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773517316
• ISBN13: 9780773517318
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.