Wilson, W. C. (Nurseryman)
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Resumé de quelques notes prisés sur les cultures faites par W. C. Wilson, florist, Astoria, Long Islande-City, Quenne [that is, Queens] County, N.Y., Etats-Unis d'Amérique
Collection — Volume Col-1088
Identifier: Col-1088
Scope and Contents
Anonymous manuscript describing the W. C. Wilson nursery in Astoria, Queens, written chiefly in French with ink text and pencil drawings. Wilson's nursery was located on two large parcels of land at Steinway Avenue in Astoria, and this description documents its facilities and plant stock in detail. The work is divided into three sections: a description of the nursery's greenhouses and the plants in each; a discussion of ornamental borders, including 10 drawings of designs for these; and a...
Dates:
1885
Found in:
Winterthur Library