Garden Dictionary, Presentation Copy, 1936

This series contains the proposals, manuscripts, publishers' contracts, correspondence, reviews and promotional memorabilia related to the successive editions of Taylor's most enduring work. Although originally titled The Garden Dictionary, by the 2nd edition, 1942, it had been renamed Taylor's Encyclopedia of Gardening. The Perpetual Subject Files, named by Taylor himself, contains information pertinent to the entire scope of issues covered in the encyclopedia. Pamphlets found in those files have been removed and are now housed with the NYBG general collection. Other published material by Taylor is found in Series 13: Publications and Series 2: Cinchona Products Institute. Unpublished work by Taylor is in Series 14: Unpublished Work. Taylor's lectures and notes are found in Series 9: Lecture Notes and Lantern Slides.