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Education and Interpretation department.
2. Talks to Groups
In addition to conducted garden tours, other types of
presentations include lectures and symposia. The restored and
reconstructed buildings and gardens and landscapes offer a
broad range of specialized talks, which can be held in the
Single Brothers Workshop, the Reception Center, Museum of Early
Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), and other appropriate locations
in Salem. Below is a list of potential topics for garden talks
which are divided into the same three categories used previously
in this prospectus.
A. Horticulture and Botany
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Antique cultivars of garden bulbs, their cultural
requirements and current commercial nursery sources
Antique vegetable cultivars and information about
them
Antique fruit cultivars and information about them
Herbs and their medicinal and culinary uses in
Salem
Indigenous 'plants of the Wachovia tract and piedmont
North Carolina - trees, shrubs, and wildflowers
Gardening practices between 1753 and 1847
Antique methods of preserving fruits, herbs, vegeta-
bles, and flowers
European plant introductions in Salem gardens
Plant exploration and collection by the Moravians in
Wachovia and nearby areas
Economic importance of native and introduced trees and
shrubs to the Moravians
B. History and Landscape Architecture
1. The influence and expression of medieval and German
Renaissance gardens in Old Salem
2. Moravian botanists: Louis David von Schweinitz,
Samuel Kramsch, Christian Gottlieb Reuter
3. Development of the glasshouse and indoor gardening in
America contrasted with the use of greenhouses and
cold frames in Salem
C. Arts and Aesthetics
1. The use of color, form, and texture in Salem gardens
2. Winter interest in Salem landscapes
3. A study of paintings, sketches, and lithographs de-
picting early Salem landscapes and gardens contrasted
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