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People Plants and the Law
Events for 18 October 2022
Novelties, Frauds, and Protections: The Fruit Business in Nineteenth-Century America
In the United States through the 1830s, commercial fruit nurseries were few in number, served largely local markets, and, facing little competition, did little in their catalogues to differentiate and brand their products. Beginning in the 1820s, the transportation revolution, the migrations westward, and the creation of relentlessly expanding markets steadily enlarged competition and put a premium on the innovation
