This is a history of the Elgin Botanic Garden, a famous botanical garden and research institution in New York City in the 18th century. The author, Addison Brown, was a professor of botany at Columbia College and an authority on the history of gardening in America. The book covers the founding and development of the garden, as well as its role in the intellectual and cultural life of New York City in the late 18th century. This work has been...