| Title: | Old lazy-bones reforms |
| Description: | Caption: "Old lazy-bones reforms--Brooklyn Botanic Garden's agave victoriae reginae, which hasn't bloomed in 25 years, suddenly looks alive and sends its 12-foot stalk through conservatory roof. Pane of glass had to be removed to permit cactus plant's ascent. Mrs. Sylvia Katchor of 235 Tompkins Ave. holds up daughter, Linda, 3, to witness rare sight." |
| Date: | 1954 |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) [2] Prospect Heights (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
| Creator: | Brooklyn eagle. |
| More Details: |
Grease pencil cropping marks. Stamped on verso: date: Jul[y] 24, 1954; "Brooklyn Eagle." Title from caption on verso. |
| Collection: | Gardens [4]
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| Subject: |
Brooklyn Botanic Garden. [5] Cactus [6] Gardens [7] |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library. |
| ID: | GRDN 0081 |