Details
Creator Hoffy, Alfred M., b. ca. 1790.
Title South view of the old Landreth nurseries, Philadelphia. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: Taken on the spot and lithographed by A. Hoffy
Date 1847
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph; 10 x 18 cm. (3.75 x 6.75 in.)
Description View showing the Philadelphia nursery of David Landreth founded in 1784 at Twenty-second and Federal streets. The nursery includes rows and a cluster of greenhouses, foot paths, trees, shrubbery, and a lawn lined with potted plants. A water pump stands at the center of the property at which men and women stroll the paths. View also includes the Landreth residence shrouded by trees in the left of the image. The nursery, one of the earliest seed houses established in America, relocated to Bristol, Pa. in 1847. The business introduced a variety of flowers, fruits and vegetables, including zinnias, white potatoes, and tomatoes, to the country.
Is referenced by Wainwright 340
Notes pdcc00005
Philadelphia on Stone
Free Library of Philadelphia: Castner 14:87
Subject Landreth, David -- Homes and haunts.
David Landreth & Sons.
Seed trade -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Greenhouses -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Lithographs -- 1840-1850.
Location Free Library of Philadelphia.| Print and Photograph Collection. | FLP Castner 14:87