For Shade and for Comfort

For Shade and for Comfort Democratizing Horticulture in the Nineteenth- Century Midwest

Hardback (31 Aug 2003)

Save $5.15

  • RRP $54.90
  • $49.75
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10 copies available online - Usually dispatched within 7-10 days

Publisher's Synopsis

Explores the unprecedented burst of horticulture interest in the nineteenth-century, and documents its influence on Midwestern domestic landscapes. With its careful portrayal of actual ornamental plant use and its examination of nineteenth-century horticultural advice literature and nursery and seed trades, For Shade and for Comfort will appeal to rural, cultural, and environmental historians of the midwest, and those readers who simply love horticulture and gardening.

Book information

ISBN: 9781557532862
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Imprint: Purdue University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 635.097709034
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 337
Weight: 635g
Height: 215mm
Width: 160mm
Spine width: 26mm