NURSERY CATALOGS AND
RELATED ITEMS
[nursery
related] Ashwood Nurseries, LEWISIAS:
A Cultural Guide Including Hardy Cyclamen and Alpine Show Auriculas.
(
[nursery catalog]
[nursery catalog] Berry Seed Co.,
[nursery catalog] Berry Seed Co.,
[nursery catalog] Bobbink &
Atkins,
[nursery catalog] H.W. Buckbee,
[nursery catalog] Burgess Seed &
Plant
[nursery catalog] Burgess Seed &
Plant
[nursery catalog] W. Atlee Burpee
& Co.,
[nursery catalog] W. Atlee Burpee
& Co.,
[nursery catalog] W. Atlee Burpee
& Co., Philadelphia, PA. BURPEE'S
SEEDS FOR 1942. 160 pp. &
inserts, well ill. in b&w. an
interesting catalog with the broad selection of flower and vegetable seeds that
made this firm famous. The front
cover showcases Burpee's yellow cosmos. a
v.g. copy in original wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] W. Atlee Burpee
& Co., Philadelphia, PA. BURPEE'S
SEEDS FOR 1941. 159 pp. &
inserts, well ill. in b&w. an
interesting catalog with the broad selection of flower and vegetable seeds that
made this firm famous. The front
cover showcases Burpee's Wildfire single marigold.
a v.g. copy in original wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] W. Atlee Burpee
& Co., Philadelphia, PA. BURPEE'S
1961 CATALOG: SEEDS THAT GROW. 102
pp.+ order blank. well ill. with
b&w photos, color covers. a
typical catalog of the era, with the broad selection of flower and vegetable
seeds that made this firm famous. This
catalog features their new giant zinnias pictured on the front cover.
v.g. copy in original wraps. $20
[nursery related] William Pitkin [for
Chase Brothers Company], THE HOME: Its Fruit and Flowers.
(Rochester, NY: Chase Bros. Company, 1924)
87 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos and drawings, with a charming
period b&w engraving on the cover showing 3 children in a cottage garden.
a charming planting guide covering ornamental shrubs, trees, climbing
vines, roses, and other flowers . .
. and how to lay out the home grounds." a little foxing, o/w a v.g. copy of
a perfect bound softbound work. $15
[nursery catalog] Condon Bros.
Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, IL.
1937 ANNUAL CATALOG. large
format, 176 pp., ill. with b&w photos and engravings, color covers.
a typical fruit, vegetable and ornamental catalog of the war era with a
great color illustration of a family preserving strawberries on the back cover.
a v.g. copy in original wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] Condon Bros.
Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, IL.
1935 ANNUAL CATALOG. large
format, 200 pp., ill. with b&w photos and engravings, color covers.
a typical fruit, vegetable and ornamental catalog of the war era with a
great color illustration of a family preserving strawberries inside the back
cover. a little wear at edges and
corners and top of b.s., o/w a v.g. copy in original wraps.
$15
[nursery catalog] Condon Bros.
Seedsmen, Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, IL.
1943 ANNUAL CATALOG. large
format octavo, 112+ pp., ill. with color and b&w photos and engravings,
color covers. a typical fruit,
vegetable and ornamental catalog of the war era with a patriotic theme,
including a special consisting of red, white and blue lilacs for sale!
a v.g. copy in original wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] Dingee &
Conrad, Co., West Grove, PA. ROSES:
NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 1930.
38 pp., ill. with b&w and color photos, attractive lithographed color
cover. an attractive 80th
anniversary catalog listing roses and other ornamentals.
minor front cover spotting, o/w a v.g. copy in original wraps.
$25
[nursery catalog] Henry A. Dreer,
Philadelphia, PA. DREER'S GARDEN
BOOK, 1931. 93rd Edition.
224 pp. + inserts, ill. with b&w photos and engraving and a few color
photos. An exhaustive catalog
listing seeds, perennials, shrubs, roses, bulbs, house plants, tools and
vegetables. minor cover spotting,
o/w a v.g. copy in original wraps. $25
[nursery catalog] Henry A. Dreer,
Philadelphia, PA. DREER'S GARDEN
BOOK, 1925. 87th Edition.
222 pp. + inserts, ill. with b&w photos and engravings and a few
color photos. An exhaustive catalog
listing seeds, perennials, shrubs, roses, bulbs, house plants, tools and
vegetables. corners of a few leaves
creased, o/w a v.g. copy in original perfect-bound wraps.
$30
[nursery catalog] Henry A. Dreer,
Philadelphia, PA. DREER'S MIDSUMMER
LIST, 1931. 64 pp. + inserts, ill.
with b&w photos and engraving and a few color photos.
An unusual supplemental catalog listing seeds, perennials, shrubs, roses,
bulbs, house plants, tools and vegetables. minor
corner wear, o/w a v.g. copy in original wraps.
$20
[nursery catalog] Farmer Seed and
Nursery Company, Faribault, MN, 1949 ANNUAL CATALOG.
large format octavo, 80 pp. + inserts, ill. with color and b&w photos
and engravings, color covers. a
typical fruit, vegetable and ornamental catalog of the era intended primarily
for farmers and other midwest gardeners. v.g.
copy in original wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] Earl Ferris
Nursery, Hampton, IO. FERRIS
PLANTING GUIDE. [n.d., 1932?] 78 pp.
+ inserts, ill. with color & b&w photos, colored pictorial covers.
This attractive catalog covers bulbs, trees, shrubs, and perennials
includes planting and landscaping information.
v.g. copy in original wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] William M. Hunt
& Co., New York, NY. HUNT'S
PERFECTION SEEDS, 1935. 35 pp. +
inserts, ill. with b&w photos, attractive cover photos, the front showing
chrysanthemums and the rear showing an unusual standard lantana.
an uncommon and attractive oversize format catalog.
a few leaves creased at one corner, o/w a v.g. catalog in wraps.
$20
[nursery catalog] Jackson &
Perkins, Newark, NY, PARADE OF MODERN ROSES, Perennials, Fruits and Shrubs, Fall
1948. large format, 48 pp+ inserts,
ill. with color photos throughout. attractive
color cover featuring rose gardens at the world's fair.
a very attractive catalog from a famous rose nursery located at the
"Rose Capital of America." a
little corner and edge wear, o/w a v.g. copy in original wraps color
photographic stapled. $15
[nursery related] Krider Nurseries,
Middlebury, IN. BEAUTY OUT-OF-DOORS,
How, What, When and Where to Plant for Modern Homes. n.d. [1953]
48 pp., no inserts, ill. with and b&w photos and garden plants.
b&w photographic covers. An
important nursery-related item in that much of the space is devoted to modern
home garden design, including lists of plants, this was intended to supplement
their nursery catalog. wear to
covers with some small pieces missing, internally a v.g. copy in original wraps.
$1
[nursery related] Little-Tree
Landscaping and Forestry Service, Framingham Centre, MA., THE LANDSCAPE ART, n.d.
(1927). 40 pp. quarto-format
brochure describing their services, profusely ill. with b&w photos, in
decorative paper covers. A
beautifully produced brochure documenting landscape and arborculture services of
the era. A small enclosed folding
prospectus says that 5000 copies of the larger brochure were to be distributed
and sold in New England and the Middle Atlantic states.
v.g. copy in original stiff paper boards.
$15
[nursery catalog]
The MacNiff Horticultural Company, New York, NY., CONDENSED LIST; PLANTS
SHRUBS, 1925. 15 pp., ill. with
b&w photos. an uncommon nursery
catalog including ornamentals and fruits. some
spotting and cover wear, in general a good copy in stapled printed wraps.
$5
[nursery catalog] William Henry Maule,
Philadelphia, PA. MAULE'S SEEDS FOR
SPRING AND SUMMER, 1938. large
format octavo, 80+ pp., index, ill. with b&w photos,
green paper covers with attractive monochrome lithographed decoration.
a catalog from a famous vegetable nursery, founded in 1877, and which
also carried seeds of showy annuals. a
v.g. copy in original wraps. $3
[nursery catalog] William Henry Maule,
Philadelphia, PA. MAULE'S SEED BOOK,
1936. large format octavo, 96+ pp.,
index, ill. with b&w and color lithographs and photos,
attractive color lithographed covers showing flowers and vegetables.
a catalog from a famous vegetable nursery, founded in 1877, and which
also carried seeds of showy annuals. a
v.g. copy in original wraps. $3
[nursery catalog] William Henry Maule,
Philadelphia, PA. MAULE'S SEED BOOK,
1937. large format octavo, 82+ pp.,
index, ill. with b&w lithographs and photos,
attractive color lithographed covers showing flowers and vegetables.
a catalog from a famous vegetable nursery, founded in 1877, and which
also carried seeds of showy annuals. a
v.g. copy in original wraps. $3
[nursery catalog] William Henry Maule,
Philadelphia, PA. MAULE'S SEED BOOK,
1942. large format octavo, 82+ pp.,
index, ill. with b&w photos, color
lithographed covers showing vegetables as well as colorful marigolds.
a catalog from a famous vegetable nursery, founded in 1877, and which
also carried seeds of showy annuals. wear
to bottom of the last few leaves with a little text loss, o/w v.g. copy in
original wraps. $3
[nursery catalog] William Henry Maule,
Philadelphia, PA. MAULE'S SEED BOOK,
1944. large format octavo, 66+ pp.,
index, ill. with b&w photos, color
lithographed covers showing vegetables both canned and eaten as well as colorful
asters. a catalog from a famous
vegetable nursery, founded in 1877, and which also carried seeds of showy
annuals. a v.g. copy in original
wraps. $3
[nursery catalog] William Henry Maule,
Philadelphia, PA and Clinton, IO. MAULE'S
SEED BOOK, 1946. large format
octavo, 66+ pp., index, ill. with b&w photos,
color lithographed covers showing sumptuous tomatoes as well as colorful
asters. a catalog from a famous
vegetable nursery, founded in 1877, and which also carried seeds of showy
annuals. a v.g. copy in original
wraps. $3
[nursery catalog] F.B. Mills, Seed
Grower. Rose Hill, NY, MILLS SEED BOOK, 1940.
46 pp., ill. with color & b&w photos, attractive color cover
showing various annuals. Including
seeds of ornamentals and vegetables, an attractive and uncommon nursery catalog.
tiny tear taped on rear cover, a few pencil marks in the text, o/w v.g.
copy in original wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] F.B. Mills, Seed
Grower. Rose Hill, NY, MILLS SEED BOOK, 1938.
"51st Year" 47 pp.,
ill. with color & b&w photos, attractive color cover showing
salpiglossis. Including seeds of
ornamentals and vegetables, an attractive and uncommon nursery catalog.
small piece of rear cover missing, o/w a v.g. copy in original wraps.
$15
[nursery catalog] Montgomery Ward
& Co., Albany, NY, GARDEN BOOK, 1952. large
format, 78 pp. + inserts, ill. with many b&w and color photos.
The attractive color cover feature the American Flagship Rose and the
color lithography is excellent throughout, especially of roses, dahlias, lilies,
and gladiolus. The famous
merchandiser offered a selection of reasonably priced popular plants.
owner's neat initials in pen on front cover, o/w a v.g. copy in original
wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] Naughton Farms,
Inc., Waxahachie, TX, CATALOG FOR SPRING 1947.
large format octavo, unpaginated [14 pp.,], ill. with many b&w
photos, an uncommon catalog from "The South's Largest Nursery" printed
on poor quality wartime paper offering some fruits and a surprisingly wide
selection of ornamental plants. Among
the more interesting offerings were showy orchis and pink ladyslipper orchids
for 79 cents each; one wonders if any deep south gardeners could provide
adequate growing conditions and where their stock came from!
some edge wear but in general a v.g. copy in original wraps given the
poor quality paper. $15
[nursery catalog] Oliver &
Hunter, Heather Nurseries, Dumfries, UK, HEATHERS 1970.
small format, 8 pp., no ills., interesting listing of heathers. marking
in text, o/w v.g. in original wraps. along
with [nursery catalog] Oliver
& Hunter, Heather Nurseries, Dumfries, UK, HEATHERS 1973.
small format, 8 pp., no ills., interesting listing of heathers.
marking in text, o/w v.g. in original wraps.
$1 for both
[nursery catalog] George H. Peterson
Co., Fair Lawn, NJ. A LITTLE BOOK
ABOUT ROSES, 1935. 22 pp. + inserts,
ill. with color and b&w photos; color lithographed covers.
an attractive catalog with detailed descriptions of modern roses of the
era. a v.g. bright, clean copy in
stapled wraps. $20
[nursery catalog] C.S. Pratt,
Sunnyside Nursery, Reading, MA. SPRING 1899 ILLUSTRATED CATALOG. [unpaginated,
20 leaves] ill. with charming
engravings, including some comic ones showing satisfied (theirs) and unsatisfied
customers of "New Jersey nurseries."
The paper is darkened and the covers show some wear, tears, and a little
edge loss, but the contents are very good. Best
known for their strawberries, this firm lists other fruits and a number of
ornamentals. An uncommon catalog
from a nursery with a sense of humor! $20
[nursery catalog] Sheerin's Wholesale
Nurseries, Dansville, NY, THE FALL PRICE LIST . .
. Growers of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Grape Vines, Small Fruits,
Roses, Shrubs, Plants, Etc. Etc., 1911. 11
pp., no illustrations. v.g. copy in
stapled wraps with an order form and posted envelope included.
$8
[nursery catalog] Sterns Nurseries,
Geneva, NY, STERN'S GARDEN ALMANAC: New Plans and Flowers for Spring Planting,
1962. large format catalog, 67 pp. +
inserts, ill. with many color and b&w photos.
This well-known nursery carried a wide range of ornamentals and fruit
trees and intended their catalogs for amateur gardeners.
v.g. copy in colorful stapled wraps. $10
[nursery catalog] E.W. Townsend &
Sons, Salisbury, MD. TOWNSEND'S 1937
CATALOG. 38 pp. + inserts, profusely
ill. with b&w and color photos, including some of their growing fields.
very colorful 3-color covers. A
colorful fruit catalog from the "World's Largest Strawberry Grower"
who was not shy in promoting their plants! v.g.
copy in stapled wraps with a little wear to the rear cover, including the
equally colorful catalog envelope. The recipient lived in DeRuyter, NY.
$5
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