NURSERY  CATALOGS  AND

 RELATED  ITEMS   

 

[nursery  related] Ashwood Nurseries,  LEWISIAS: A Cultural Guide Including Hardy Cyclamen and Alpine Show Auriculas.  ( Greensforge , UK : Ashwood Nurseries, n.d.)  unpaginated, ca. 12 pp., ill. with fine color photos.  essential a catalog of Lewisias without a price list.  v.g. copy in colorful stapled paper wraps.  $5

[nursery catalog]  Bay State Nurseries, North Abington & Framingham , MA .  BETTER GARDENS FOR 1932.  38 pp. + inserts, ill. with b&w photos.  b&w photographic cover. an unusual large format catalog listing ornamental trees, shrubs, and perennials.  a little edge wear and cover soiling o/w a v.g. copy in wraps.  $15

[nursery catalog] Berry Seed Co., Clarinda , Iowa .  BERRY 'S MONEY SAVING SEED GUIDE 34TH SEASON, 1929.  128 pp., index, ill. with b&w photos and engravings, color covers.  an extensive listing of vegetables, along with some fruits, ornamentals, and grain seed.  overall edge wear but internally a v.g. catalog in stapled wraps.  $15

[nursery catalog] Berry Seed Co., Clarinda , Iowa .  BERRY 'S MONEY SAVING SEED GUIDE 34TH SEASON, 1930.  96 pp. + inserts, index, ill. with b&w photos and engravings, color covers.  an extensive listing of vegetables, along with some fruits, ornamentals, and grain seed.  loss of bottom half of one leaf,  overall edge wear and soiling, but internally a v.g. catalog in stapled wraps.  $10

[nursery catalog] Bobbink & Atkins, Rutherford , NJ .  ROSES, PERENNIALS, SHRUBS AND EVERGREENS.  Spring, 1934.  79 pp., inserts, well ill. with b&w and nice color photos.  an uncommon catalog from this nursery combining roses with other hardy plants.  a few leaves creased at one corner, o/w a v.g. copy in original wraps.  $20

[nursery catalog] H.W. Buckbee, Rockford , IL .  BUCKBEE'S CATALOGUE.  1936.  large format, 96 pp. + inserts, ill. with b&w photos & engravings.  colored lithographed covers, the front showing vegetables and the rear showing roses.  a catalog from a popular midwest listing vegetables and ornamental plants.  minor edge wear, o/w v.g. copy in original colorful stapled lithographed wraps signed by the artist, "Fred Good."  $25

[nursery catalog] Burgess Seed & Plant Co. , Galesburg , MI , BURGESS GUARANTEED SEEDS AND PLANTS FOR 1935.  128 pp. + inserts, ill. with b&w photos and color lithographed covers (the front showing fringed petunias).  This nursery sold a wide variety of ornamental plants, vegetables, fruits, and supplies marketed to the "common man."  v.g. copy in original wraps.  $20

[nursery catalog] Burgess Seed & Plant Co. , Galesburg , MI , BURGESS GUARANTEED SEEDS AND PLANTS FOR 1938.  128 pp. + inserts, ill. with b&w photos and color lithographed covers (the front showing corn and the rear cover showing grapes and Gloriosa).  This nursery sold a wide variety of ornamental plants, vegetables, fruits, and supplies marketed to the "common man."  v.g. copy in original wraps.  $20

[nursery catalog] W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia , PA.   BURPEE'S ANNUAL FOR 1935: SEEDS THAT GROW.  144 pp. & inserts;  well ill. in b&w and color.  a colorful catalog with the broad selection of flower and vegetable seeds that made this firm famous, including new Luther Burbank introductions.  The front cover showcases new double hybrid nasturtiums.  a v.g. copy in original wraps.  $25

[nursery catalog] W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia , PA.   BURPEE'S ANNUAL FOR 1935: SEEDS THAT GROW.  144 pp. & inserts (including an interesting paid vegetable order from a gardener in Smithtown , Long Island , NY ) well ill. in b&w and color.  a colorful catalog with the broad selection of flower and vegetable seeds that made this firm famous, including new Luther Burbank introductions.  bottom of b.s. worn, o/w a v.g. copy in original wraps.  $20

[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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