Old/ historic seed catalogues are a great place to begin researching this 
question. One large collection of catalogues is housed in the library of 
the Morton Arboretum. www.mortonarb.org. Ask for a librarian. 

Diane Gutenkauf
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On Fri, 9 Jun 2006 10:10:59 -0500, Laurel Spencer-Forsythe 
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>I'd like to tap the historic horticultural knowledge base of the list:
>
>Is it true that only red geraniums were available in 1910?
>
>Can you direct me to some sources for research on c. 1910 flowers?
>
>If you want to reach me off list, I'm at [log in to unmask]
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>Many thanks,
>Laurel
>
>Laurel Spencer Forsythe
>Executive Director
>Ruthmere
>Elkhart, IN 46514
>(574)264-0330
>

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