Morning Glories: convolvulus minor, 1 by ByndeweedBeth

ByndeweedBeth wrote:
Just a nice old print from a catalog? (I can see ghosting of advertisements on the back). I think this was a nursery ad calendar, but the bottom part has been ripped off. The print says "painted for james Vick, Rochester, NY" and I found this info on the history of Rochester:



In 1830, William A. Reynolds started his first seed business at the corner of Sophia and Buffalo Streets (now Plymouth Avenue South and Main Street West). This was the start of what would become the Ellwanger & Barry Nursery Co., which eventually was relocated to Mt. Hope Avenue, across from Mount Hope Cemetery. James Vick and Joseph Harris also start their own nursery businesses. The population in 1830 was only 9,207, but it still ranked as the 25th largest city in the United States. In 1840, the population and rank were 20,191 and 19th, respectively. In 1842, the original aqueduct over the Genesee River was replaced with a better one slightly south of the first one. This latter aqueduct now supports Broad Street.