For Shade and for Comfort - Democratizing Horticulture in the Nineteenth-century Midwest (Hardcover, New)

Between 1850 and 1880, Americans of all ranks and circumstances planted shade trees, cultivated flower gardens, and established lawns with a newfound enthusiasm that both astonished and delighted horticultural advocates. For Shade and For Comfort explores this unprecedented burst of horticultural interest, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. Drawing upon a wide range of largely unexplored resources including lithographic images of farm, village, and city homes; agricultural society records; nursery and seed catalogues; and the diaries and letters of local residents, this innovative study examines how advocates encouraged ornamental plant interest, and then considers the significance of trees and flowers for their mid-nineteenth-century promoters and for the people who planted and nurtured them. From these diverse perspectives, ornamental plants emerge as densely layered cultural symbols offering not only a very real touch of shade or beauty, but for many, a sense of security and comfort amidst a rapidly changing American society. With its careful portrayal of actual ornamental plant use, its examination of nineteenth-century horticultural advice literatur

General

Imprint:	Purdue University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2003
First published:	August 2003
Authors:	Cheryl Lyon-Jenness
Dimensions:	213 x 159 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	337
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-55753-286-2
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Gardening > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Gardening > General
LSN:	1-55753-286-9
Barcode:	9781557532862

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