{"product_id":"daffodils-in-american-gardens-1733-1940-9781611174014","title":"Daffodils in American Gardens, 1733-1940","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA multifaceted history of daffodils and the historic and modern gardens they have called home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince their earliest identification in the mid-1500s, more than twenty-eight thousand hybrid daffodils have been named and registered with the Royal Horticulture Society of England. Daffodils began as wildflowers in the Mediterranean basin, then spread and flourished in Europe's alpine and coastal environments. Sara L. Van Beck, an attentive historian and skilled horticulturist, traces the history of the garden daffodil including its early days in Europe, especially the Netherlands; the importation of flowering bulbs to colonial America; and plant breeding and the dissemination of plants throughout the United States until World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with nearly two hundred color and black-and-white images, \u003ci\u003eDaffodils in American Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e examines gardening by era--European beginnings; colonial, federal, antebellum, and Victorian periods; and World War II--with a comprehensive chapter for daffodils in cemetery plantings. Van Beck combines the disparate disciplines of archaeology and plant science to discover and re-create important gardens in the United States. Combining primary research from a variety of rare publications, especially nursery catalogs and seed lists, she integrates old and new scientific botany by correlating older, uncertain scientific terms, common names for the daffodil, and modern taxonomies. Historic and modern botanical illustrations embellish the volume and complement Van Beck's narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCase studies of surviving historic gardens from the early Republic era to the twentieth century examine how old daffodils have survived the vagaries of time. Van Beck surveys historic properties in Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis multifaceted history, examining high style, vernacular, and commercial landscape architecture, is geared toward general gardeners interested in heirloom plants and historic gardens. Moreover, extensive endnotes and a comprehensive bibliography document extensive references for professionals working in historic landscapes preservation and garden restoration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611174014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.16h x 7.76w x 1.03d","brand":"Sara L. Van Beck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302233039029,"sku":"9781611174014","price":38.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8e4175ab-1319-4d0a-8983-37f6866a7a27.jpg?v=1744724732","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/daffodils-in-american-gardens-1733-1940-9781611174014","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}