Records, 1856-1860.

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Records, 1856-1860.

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Minutes of meetings, election results, lists of members. Transcribed discussions of horticultural topics, which included many kinds of flowers, fruits, and trees, soil types, blight, grafting, transplantation, and implements for gardening. Includes the full text of an address by M.L. Dunlap in 1858.

1 v. ; 34 cm.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Illinois State Horticultural Society

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Illinois horticulturists, with the backing of the State Agricultural Society, formed a Society, with the first meeting held in Decatur in 1856, for discussing, improving and learning new methods for growing their fruits, flowers, and trees. The first president was E.S. Hull of Alton, Ill. From the description of Records, 1856-1860. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49393881 ...