Long before Earl May there was Peter Henderson

Peter Henderson
June 9th, 1822 to January 17th, 1890

Peter Henderson was a "Scottish-American scientist, known as the "Father of American Horticulture." He learned methods of gardening in the Old World, then immigrated to the U.S. in 1843. He started market gardening in 1847 with a capital of $500.00. The publication Gardening for Profit (1868) was the first American book devoted entirely to market gardening and it encouraged many to enter the business. His seed business was started in 1865. Few men have done more to simplify the handling of plants for commercial use. His greenhouses were models for his many visitors and his methods were widely copied. He also wrote Practical Floriculture (1868) for commercial horiculture, and later, for the amateur audience, Gardening for Pleasure (1875).

"Henderson's Handbook Of Plants"

by

Peter Henderson

ISBN-10: 0781207207
ISBN-13: 978-0781207201