Chicago and Its Botanic Garden: The Chicago Horticultural Society at 125

ISBN-13: 9780810130951 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 280 str.

Cathy Jean Maloney

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Formed in 1890, during the heady days before the 1893 World s Columbian Exposition, the Chicago Horticultural Society boasted members with names deeply rooted in Chicago history: Buckingham, McCormick, and Palmer, among others. Today, as it leads the Garden in a model public-private partnership with the Forest Preserves of Cook County, the Society s horticultural practices have exceeded the vision of its founders.

"Chicago and Its Botanic Garden: The Chicago Horticultural Society at 125 "is a lushly illustrated and thoughtful history of the Society and its evolution from a producer of monumental flower and botanical shows, through a fallow period, to the opening in 1972 of the Chicago Botanic Garden, a living museum and world leader in horticulture, plant science and conservation, education, and urban agriculture. Author Cathy Jean Maloney combines meticulous scholarship with a flair for storytelling in a narrative that will delight everyone from casual strollers of the grounds to the volunteers, professionals, and scientists who compose the influential society.

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