NURSERY  CATALOGS  AND

 RELATED  ITEMS   

American Bulb Company, GARDENIA STOCKS FOR QUALITY FLOWERS, May to December 1944.  (NY and Chicago: American Bulb Co., 1944)  large format octavo, 16 pp., ill. with b&w photos.  An excellent and interesting selection of florist plants popular a this time. rear cover a bit wrinkled, o/w a very good copy in stapled wraps.  $1

Bobbink & Atkins Nursery, GARDEN GEMS, 1944.  (Rutherford, NJ: Bobbink & Atkins, 1946)  quarto, 47 pp., inserts, pictorial wraps & ill. with color and b&w photos.  cover with color photos; the front cover shows the rose Dream Girl.  an unusual large format nursery catalog listing ornamental tree, shrubs, vines and roses.  included is an interesting  form letter advising the public that the present shortage of roses is due to the lack of skilled production labor during the war years.  a very good copy in stapled wraps.  $2

Joseph Breck & Sons, BRECK's Everything for Farm, Garden & Lawn, 1932.  (Boston, MA: Joseph Breck & Sons,  1932)  [nursery catalog] 192 pp. + inserts, filled with many charming b&w engravings and photos and a few color photos.  original orange perfect bound wraps.  a well‑known nursery catalog listing a wide variety of bulbs, a few other plants, and garden tools and books.  a little overall cover wear and loss to the bottom of the b.s., o/w a good+ copy in perfect bound wraps.  $5

Joseph Breck & Sons, BRECK's HIGH GRADE SEEDS, Everything for Farm, Garden & Lawn, 1822‑1917.  (Boston, MA: Joseph Breck & Sons, 1917)  [nursery catalog] 169 pp. + inserts, filled with many charming b&w engravings and photos and a few color photos.  original perfect bound wraps with charming view of their Lexington nursery in the rear cover.  a well‑known nursery catalog listing a wide variety of bulbs, a few other plants, and garden tools and books.  a little wear to the top of the b.s., o/w a fine copy in perfect bound wraps.  $10

Joseph Breck & Sons, BRECK's HIGH GRADE SEEDS, Everything for Farm, Garden & Lawn, 100 Years: 1822‑1922.  (Boston, MA: Joseph Breck & Sons, 1922)  160+ pp. + inserts, a nursery catalog filled with many charming b&w engravings and photos.  original perfect bound wraps with charming view of their seed house and their Lexington nursery.  a well‑known nursery catalog listing a wide variety of bulbs, a few other plants, and garden tools and books.  a near fine copy of the nursery's famous centennial catalog.  $15

Burgess Seed & Plant Co., BURGESS GUARANTEED SEEDS AND PLANTS FOR 1935.  (Galesburg, MI: Burgess Seed & Plant Co., 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.  very good copy in original wraps.  $3

W. Atlee Burpee & Co., BURPEE'S ANNUAL GARDEN BOOK, 1935.  (Philadelphia: W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 1929)  144 pp. & inserts, a nursery catalog well ill. in b&w and color.  profusely ill. in color and black‑and‑white; attractive color covers showing nasturtiums.  trifle worn at bottom of spine, a very good copy in original wraps.  $1

Carroll Gardens, THE WORLD'S FINEST PERENNIALS, ROSES, BULBS.  (Westminster, MD: Carroll Gardens, n.d. [ca. 1950])  unpaginated [ca. 30 pp.] pp. nursery catalog, + inserts, ill. with color and b&w photos, color lithographed cover featuring giant Chrysanthemums.  an attractive catalog featuring the best ornamentals.  a very good copy in original stapled wraps.  $2

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 very good copy of a perfect bound softbound work.  $5

Condon Bros. Seedsmen--Rock River Valley Seed Farm, 1943 ANNUAL CATALOG.  (Rockford, IL: 1943)  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!  minor wear to one corner of front cover, o/w a very good copy in original wraps.  $1

Henry A. Dreer, DREER'S GARDEN BOOK, 1931.  (Philadelphia, PA: Henry A. Dreer, 1931)  93rd Edition.  224 pp. nursery catalog, + 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.  minor cover spotting, o/w a very good copy in original wraps.  $5

Henry A. Dreer, DREER'S GARDEN BOOK, 1928.  (Philadelphia, PA., Henry A. Dreer: 1928)  90th Anniversary Edition.  225 pp. nursery catalog with 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.  a very good copy in original perfect bound wraps.  $5

Henry A. Dreer, DREER'S MIDSUMMER LIST, 1931.  (Philadelphia, PA: Henry A. Dreer, 1931)  64 pp. nursery catalog, + inserts, ill. with b&w photos and engravings 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 very good copy in original wraps.  $2

Edenwald Gardens, IRIS‑DAYLILY CATALOG, 1947.  (Vincennes, IN: Edenwald Nurseries, 1947)  33 pp., ill. with b&w photos and a map.  an uncommon specialty catalog.  cover a little wrinkled, o/w a very good copy in stapled b&w pictorial wraps.  $2

Farmer Seed and Nursery Company, 1949 ANNUAL CATALOG.  (Faribault, MN: 1949)  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.  very good copy in original wraps.  $3

Earl Ferris Nursery, FERRIS PLANTING GUIDE, SPRING 1938.  (Hampton, IO: Earl Ferris Nursery, 1938)  [nursery catalog] 79 pp. + inserts, index, ill. with color & b&w photos, colored pictorial covers.  This attractive catalog covers bulbs, trees, shrubs, and perennials includes planting and landscaping information.  The small folio format, reminiscent of a tabloid newspaper, is quite unusual.  The front cover, showing three young children in the Ferris family in front of a cottage garden, is a remarkable period illustration.  some wear at the spine, o/w a very good copy in original stapled wraps.  $3

Jackson & Perkins Nursery, PARADE OF MODERN ROSES, Perennials, and Fruits, Spring, 1954.  (Newark, NY: Jackson & Perkins, 1944)  large format nursery catalog, 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 so-called Rose Capital of America.  a little front cover spotting, o/w a very good copy in original wraps color photographic stapled wraps.  $1

Johnson Water Gardens, JOHNSON WATER GARDENS CATALOG, 1929.  (Hynes, CA: Johnson Water Gardens, n.d. [1933])  31 pp. nursery catalog with order blank, ill. with many b&w and photos; attractive color covers.  an uncommon catalog listing plants for tropical water gardens.  very good copy in original stapled wraps.  $10

J.W. Jung Seed Co., JUNG'S QUALITY SEEDS, 1927.  (Randolph, WI., J.W. Jung Seed Co.)  24 pp. nursery catalog with inserts, well ill. in b&w and color, with colored covers.  an early catalog in a series for the popular market as the firm does today.  staining to top of the last few leaves, a little edge wear, o/w a very good copy in stapled wraps.  $1  

[Knight & Struck Company], THE 'HEATHERHOME' SEED AND PLANT BOOK, 1916.  (NY: Knight & Struck, 1916)  336 pp. index.  an unusual nursery catalog containing detailed descriptions of an exhaustive listing of perennial and annual plants and seeds.  Their conservatories and gardens were located in Flushing, Queens.  wear to edges of back strip and corners, internally a very good copy of a perfect bound work.  $20

Naughton Farms Inc., CATALOG FOR SPRING 1947.  (Waxahachie, TX: Naughton Farms, 1947)  large format octavo, unpaginated [14 pp.,], ill. with many b&w photos, an uncommon catalog from the so-called 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 very good copy in original wraps given the poor quality paper.  $1

Rex D. Pearce, PEARCE SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS [Offer 39‑A].  (Moorestown, NJ: Rex D. Pearce, n.d. [ca. 1943])  66 pp., nursery catalog, ill. with many b&w photos and distinctive engravings by Elmer H. Kreps.  very good copy in original stapled wraps.  $10

Rex D. Pearce, AUTUMN RARITIES IN SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS.  (Moorestown, NJ: Rex D. Pearce, (1941, 1950)  a pair of folding brochures, ill. with b&w photos and distinctive engravings by Elmer H. Kreps.  minor dampstain, o/w a very good copies: the pair.  $1

Rex D. Pearce, SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS: A YEAR‑ROUND CATALOG [Offer 53‑B].  (Moorestown, NJ: Rex D. Pearce, 1950)  58 pp., nursery catalog, ill. with many b&w photos and distinctive engravings by Elmer H. Kreps.  front cover slightly dampstained, o/w a very good copy in original stapled wraps.  $5

Rex D. Pearce, SEEDS, PLANTS, BULBS [Offer 41‑A].  (Moorestown, NJ: Rex D. Pearce, 1944)  66 pp., nursery catalog, ill. with many b&w photos and distinctive engravings by Elmer H. Kreps.  very good copy in original stapled wraps.  $10

George H. Peterson Co., A LITTLE BOOK ABOUT ROSES.  (Fair Lawn, NJ: George H. Peterson Co., 1935)  22 pp. + inserts, ill. with color and b&w photos; color lithographed covers with the rose, Sunkist, depicted on the front cover.  an attractive catalog with detailed descriptions of modern roses of the era.  a very good bright, clean copy in stapled wraps.  $3

Stern's Nurseries, GARDEN ALMANAC, FOR SPRING PLANTING, 1962.  (Geneva, NY: Stern's Nurseries, 1948)  67 pp. nursery catalog, + inserts, ill. with color and b&w photos, colorful rhododendrons on cover.  a catalog featuring ornamentals and fruits.  a very good copy in original stapled wraps.  $1

Vaughan's Seed Store, VAUGHAN'S GARDENING ILLUSTRATED 1950.  (NY & Chicago: Vaughan's Seed Store, 1950)  96+ pp. nursery catalog,  color covers & b&w ills. a fine selection of hardy & tender bulbs, as well as perennials, shrubs, trees, seeds & accessories; the very attractive front cover shows larkspurs.  an uncommon catalog or its era.  very minor edge wear and front cover mildly creased, o/w a very good copy in perfect bound wraps.  $2

C.F. Wassenberg, BEAUTIES FOR YOUR GARDEN: PEONIES, IRIS, HEMEROCALLIS, POPPIES.  (Van Wert, OH: C.F. Wassenberg, n.d. [1940s])  31 pp., nursery catalog, ill. with many b&w photos.  v.g. copy in original stapled wraps.  $2