The Brother Gardeners

The Brother GardenersIn 1733, a garden revolution began when farmer John Bartram sent American plants and seeds to London merchant Peter Collinson. Over the next 40 years, a small group of naturalists made Britain a nation of gardeners and the epicenter of horticultural expertise. This beautifully told narrative tells the stories of Bartram, Collinson, Gardeners Dictionary author Philip Miller, Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus, and Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander, who

Print length: 496 pages

With a readable and compelling narrative

making it perfect for iced cocktails like mint juleps

8"H with a bronze finish

and other areas of the home

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information on the medical condition of some of Jefferson's slaves

calculates lines for a horizontal sundial

naturalist

uniquely American religious pluralism that would also encompass the actual despised minorities of Jews and Catholics

Smithsonian Edition is an exact facsimile reproduction based on the original copy in the Smithsonian collections

relevant varieties may be required to complete this collection