Gardening for the South; or, How to Grow Vegetables and Fruits by Patrick Hues Mell
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Gardening for the South; or, How to Grow Vegetables and Fruits by Patrick Hues Mell
Author
Patrick Hues Mell
Lifespan
1850-1918
Author Biography
Patrick Hues Mell was born in Penfield, Georgia. He earned a doctorate from the University of Georgia and then served as state chemist of Georgia from 1874 to 1877. Mell went on to teach geology and botany at Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1878 to 1902. He became president of South Carolina A&M College in Clemson from 1902 to 1910. Mell was known for inventing weather signals used by the U.S. Weather Bureau. He passed away in 1918.
Publisher
Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org
Publication Date
1901
Original Publication
Gardening for the South; or, How to Grow Vegetables and Fruits. Richmond, VA; BF Johnson Pub Co, 1901.
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Citation
Mell, Patrick Hues, “Gardening for the South; or, How to Grow Vegetables and Fruits by Patrick Hues Mell,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24810.