Thorburn, Grant:

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THE GENTLEMAN AND GARDENER'S KALENDAR; CONTAINING AMPLE DIRECTIONS FOR THE CULTIVATION OF THE KITCHEN AND FLOWER GARDEN, GREEN HOUSE, NURSERY, ORCHARD, &c. FOR THE UNITED STATES OF ... Third edition, with new material. The author was a Scottish immigrant who began his career in New York selling flowers and seed. His business quickly developed into a popular greenhouse and garden center, eventually becoming a small Manhattan landmark. Thorburn retired in 1834 and devoted the remainder of his life to writing memoirs and reminiscences of New York life in the early 1800s. The present volume is devoted primarily to the cultivation of vegetables and fruits; it also contains an advertisement and other text related to Thorburn's establishment.

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