MODEL GARDEN BOOK FOR 1927

Object/Artifact

Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"MODEL GARDEN BOOK FOR 1927"

Entry/Object ID

2000.214.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Brown; Red "Model Garden Book for 1927," issued by the Model Garden Club, 1927. The 44-page booklet has a brown paper cover with the title across the top and below this is a brief description of the contents. At the right of the center is a drawing of red strawberries in a basket. Across the bottom is the name of the company. On the back is an article with the title across the top in red reading, "There Are Big Profits In Growing Grapes." At the beginning of the inside are suggestions on filling out orders and a guarantee. There are many items for the garden available including a wide variety of flowers; shrubs; climbing vines; hedge plants; vegetables; manure; plant food; insect repellents; flower seeds; greenhouse plants; shade trees; fruit trees; berries; and stomach ailment medication. At the back is an order blank. Also included are many black and white photographs and illustrations. An order blank which is item .2 was found with the artifact. With darkening of the paper; small folds on the page corners; acid burns; and a small tear, the object is in fair condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Shrubs, Fertilizers, Gardening, Plants, Berries, Trees, Climbing plants, Chemicals, Horticulture, Seeds, Fruit trees, Vegetables, Flowers, Medicines

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Model Garden Club, Vegetable gardening, Arboriculture, Ornamental shrubs, Insect bait and repellents, Manures, Plants--Nutrition, Greenhouse plants

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Catalogs