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Clayville Rural Life Center and Museum - Publications Series I - Living History Resource List #10: Garden Seeds for the 1850s
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TitleClayville Rural Life Center and Museum - Publications Series I - Living History Resource List #10: Garden Seeds for the 1850s
SubjectBibliography
Garden Seeds
Seeds--Garden
DescriptionThis resource list pertains to garden seeds that would have been popular in the 1850s. The list is divided into two sections. The first is a list of garden seeds recommended for use in Springfield, Illinois. This was found in the "Transactions of the Illinois State Agricultural Society" (vol. 3 - 1857) by Francis Simeon. The second section describes how the garden was recreated at Clayville using two sources: "The Young Gardener's Assistant" by Thomas Bridgeman and "On Practical Gardening in Illinois" by Francis Simeon. 6p.
PublisherClayville Rural Life Center
Date Original1978
Typetext
FormatPDF, 128KB
IdentifierD1/2/1
SourceArchives/Special Collections, Norris L Brookens Library, University of Illinois at Springfield
Languageeng
RelationClayville Research Publication Series
Coverage1850s
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Physical Description6p., 8.5"x11"
Date Digital2006-09-19
CollectionLocal History Resources (University of Illinois at Springfield)
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