The South Australian Vigneron and Gardeners' Manual (July 1843) was the first gardening book published (and one of the first books locally written and published) in the newly founded colony of South Australia.
It was written by George McEwin (1815 – 1885), then gardener to vigneron George Stevenson, published by James Allen, and sold by subscription at 3s. then retailed at 4s.
Subscribers
The list of subscribers reads like a "Who's Who" of SA colonists. At 24 June 1843 they were:
His Excellency the Governor (10 copies)His Honour the Judge (2)James Allen, North Adelaide (6)Capt. Allen, Port GawlerGeorge Alston, Sturt RiverG. A. Anstey (2)David Ball, Vine Farm, ProspectJohn Beerjew, North AdelaideCharles Berkeley, CranfordWilliam Blyth, Hindley StreetC. F. BonnerJ. Bouch, Hindley Street (2)John Bradford, Sturt RiverAlex. Brodie, Claremont CottageLewis Bryant (2)W. H. Burford, Grenfell StreetT. BurrJohn Calder, Port AdelaideG. L. Cooper, HindmarshJ. Cousins, BrightonJames CouttsK. J. F. CrawfordJ. D. Finnis, North AdelaideC. Davies, M.D., North Adelaide (2)Rev. R. Drummond, Brownhill Creek (6)George Duke, South TerraceJ. S. Duncan, Reed-bedsE. N. Emmett, Lyndoch Valley (2)C. G. Everard, AshfordS. Fairlie, Hindley StreetCharles Fenn, KensingtonFlett and Linklater, Hindley Street (2)John Foreman, South TerraceC. E. Fortnimin (3)A. FosterJames Frew, Fullarton (2)Lieut Frome (2:)Samuel D. GillOsmond Gilles, Glen OsmondJohn Guthrie, FairfieldR. L. HallJean Harkness, GrahamshallAlexander Hay, Little ParaWilliam Hay, North AdelaideWilliam Higginson, KensingtonH. D. Hilton, Grenfell StreetJ. Humphrey, IslingtonJ. A. Jackson (2)H. Johnson (3)A. C. Kelly M.D., Morphett ValeW. G. Lambert, Grenfell StreetH. W. Litchfield, Grenfell StreetW. Little, Mount BarkerH. Manfull, Challaston GroveC. Mann, Syleham, on the Torrens (3)R. Miller, Hindley StreetCapt. John Mitchell, Mount Barker (2)T. J. Mitchell, North AdelaideT. N. Mitchell, Mount Barker (2)Capt. W. C. Mitchell, ship Frankfeld (2)Jacob MontefioreR. L. MontefioreA. M. Mundy (3)W. H. Newenham, North TerraceThomas Norris, North AdelaideP. Peachey, Kermode StreetC. G. Platts, Hindley Street (6)Edward Roberts, Pine ForestJohn Roedan, Lyndoch ValleyThomas Round, Weymouth StreetWilliam Seargeant, Log House FarmMatthew Smith, Gawler PlaceEmanuel Spiller, Grenfell StreetGeorge Stevenson, North Adelaide (6)Samuel Stocks, junr., Grenfell StreetCaptain Sturt (2)David Sutherland, Sturt RiverJohn Taylor, Bank of South AustraliaW. K. Thomas, Kermode StreetEdmund Trimmer, North AdelaideJohn and James TurnerM. Turton, Rundle StreetJ. Walker, Havering, on the Torrens (2)John Warden, North AdelaideJ. Wetherspoon, Franklin StreetNathanial Wheaten, Park FarmFrederic Wicksteed, AdelaideJohn T. Wicksteed, Taranake, New ZealandThomas Williams, HermitageE. Wright, junr., North TerraceGeorge Young, Port AdelaideThe Public Library of South Australia produced a facsimile edition in 1962.
References
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