Tropical Planting and Gardening

Front cover of 'Tropical Planting and Gardening': © Key West Art & Historical Society
Front cover of 'Tropical Planting and Gardening'

© Key West Art & Historical Society

Name/Title

Tropical Planting and Gardening

Entry/Object ID

2015.18.0002

Description

Hardcover book titled 'Tropical Planting and Gardening: With Special Reference to Ceylon' by H. F. MacMillan. The flyleaf of the book features a handwritten note from Anne Otto to her husband, artist Robert Eugene Otto who lived in what is now called the Artist House at 534 Eaton Street.

Collection

Artifact Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Transcription

Transcription

Happy Every day, my darling, - / lover of all beauty, & all green, growing things - from the variegated green of the humble Aralia, to the mystical and purifying lovliness [sic] of the night-blooming Cereus: patterned perfection and proof for faith in God & an infinite plan. / Yours, / Anne / July, 1950

Language

English

Dimensions

Width

6-1/4 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Length

8-3/4 in

Book Details

Author

MacMillan, Hugh Fraser

Edition

Fifth

Place Published

City

London

Region

United Kingdom, Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Date Published

1949

Binding

Binding Type

Hollow Back

Publication Language

English

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Fair