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1891 Hints on Cacti A. Blanc & Co, Philadelphia, Pa.

MLA citation style
1891 Hints On Cacti A. Blanc & Co, Philadelphia, Pa. no date. 1891.
APA citation style
(1891). 1891 Hints on Cacti A. Blanc & Co, Philadelphia, Pa. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A60788
Chicago citation style
“1891 Hints On Cacti A. Blanc & Co, Philadelphia, Pa.”, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Philadelphia Flower Show, 1891. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A60788.
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Title

1891 Hints on Cacti A. Blanc & Co, Philadelphia, Pa.

Subject

A. Blanc & Co.
Cactus
Philadelphia Flower Show (1891 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Blanc, Albert A., 1850-1928
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Description

While the fall shows of the 1880s and 1890s continued to feature chrysanthemums, Albert Blanc was attracting attention with his displays of cactus, a novelty at that time. Blanc was a cactus collector-turned-dealer. Through his exhibits, such as the one shown in the foreground of this photograph from The American Florist, and his mail order catalog, Hints on Cacti, he started a cactus craze in the 1890s in the United States. He was awarded a special premium for his display in the 1891 show and won a $50 prize.

Date

1891

Location Covered

Philadelphia (Pa.)
Horticultural Hall (Philadelphia, Pa. : 1882-1893)

Type

Image

Original Format

Photographs

Digital Format

image/tiff

Identifier

1891ShowFeaturesCactusCollectionFirstImage_FS04_JELegacy

Language

eng

Relation

Philadelphia Flower Show Collection

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Contact

For more information, contact McLean Library and Archives, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 North 20th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103, 215-988-8782, mcleanlibrary@pennhort.org

Contributing Institution

Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. In addition, this project is supported in part through a National Endowment for the Humanities Cares Grant.