The Central Experimental Farm and Horticultural History Collections

2025/08/26 by Erin Aults, William Knight · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Business, Management and Accounting · #Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis #American History and Culture

paper · pdf · doi:10.29173/scientia29

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Abstract

This article explores horticulture-related collections held by the Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) in Burlington, Ontario and Ingenium in Ottawa that share a provenance from the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. The article reviews key collections including RBG’s Isabella Preston archival collection and Ingenium’s collection of art produced by Faith Fyles. The article also suggests ways the Preston and Fyles collections could contribute new insights into the histories of Canadian horticulture, science, and the environment.

Discussions

• Aults, Erin and Knight, William. "The Central Experimental Farm and the horticultural history collections of Faith Fyles and Isabella Preston." *Scientia Canadensis*, volume 45, numéro 2, 2024, p. 83– [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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