The Elgin Botanic Garden, Its Later History And Relation To Columbia College, The New Hampshire Grants And The Treaty With Vermont In 1790

This is a history of the Elgin Botanic Garden, a famous botanical garden and research institution in New York City in the 18th century. The author, Addison Brown, was a professor of botany at Columbia College and an authority on the history of gardening in America. The book covers the founding and development of the garden, as well as its role in the intellectual and cultural life of New York City in the late 18th century.
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