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ornamental horticulture

 Subject
Subject Source: Nalt

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Dorsett-Morse Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0051
Content Description The Dorsett-Morse Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition Collection consists of seven photograph albums of the 1929-1931 Oriental Agricultural Exploration Expedition illustrating plant varieties and uses, landscapes, and Asian cultural practices. In addition to the photographs, the collection contains diaries written by P. H. (Palemon Howard) Dorsett and W. J. (William Joseph) Morse as a complete report of their work. Combining memoranda, expense reports, itineraries, maps,...
Dates: 1914-1945
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Gene Eisenbeiss Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS0054
Content Description

The Gene Eisenbeiss Papers include administrative files, such as correspondence regarding registration of cultivar names, location of cultivars for purchase, and information requested about the Ilex genus (holly and its relatives). There are also miscellaneous publications and literature on plants, as well as engraving blocks of holly illustrations used for publications and given to Eisenbeiss by Harry William Dengler of the Extension Service, USDA, at the University of Maryland.

Dates: 1974-1996
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections

Society of American Florists Records and Book Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS0209
Content Description

The Society of American Florists Records and Book Collection consists of both organizational records and bound volumes. The Society of American Florists (SAF) Records cover the period from 1894 to 1993, and contain proceedings, meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda, publications, photographs, and scrapbooks. The SAF Book Collection consists of over 200 volumes, including monographs and bound serials from 1793 to 1990.

Dates: 1793-1993; Majority of material found within 1925-1980
Found in: National Agricultural Library Special Collections