Friday 17 March 2017

Vintage Seed Catalogues - part 3

For background information on the history of seed catalogues see part 1, and for earlier examples, see parts 1 and 2.


This is part 3 of a 3 - part post on Vintage Seed Catalogues:



1898 Rare Flowers, Vegetables & Fruits
John Lewis Childs', Floral Park, NY

1898 Fall Catalogue of Bulbs
John Lewis Childs', Floral Park, NY

1898 John Lewis Childs', Floral Park, NY

1898 Maules Seed Catalogue, Philadelphia, PA

1898 New Hybrid Wichuraiana Roses
McGregor Bros., Springfield, Ohio

1898 New Floral Guide Autumn
The Conard & Jones Co. West Grove, PA

1898 The Geo. H. Mellen Co., Springfield, Ohio

1898 The Steele, Briggs Seed Co. Limited, Toronto

1898 W.W. Barnard & Co., Chicago, IL

1899 New Floral Guide Spring
The Conard and Jones Co., West Grove, PA

1899 Horticultural Guide Spring
Currie Bros., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

1899 Seed and Plant GUide
H.W. Buckbee, Rockford, IL

1899 Rare Flowers, Vegetables & Fruits
John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, NY
front cover

1899 Rare Flowers, Vegetables & Fruits
John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, NY
back cover

1899 Seed Catalogue
Robert Evans & Co., Hamilton, Ontario

1899 Flowers from Seed
S. Y. Haines & Co., Minneapolis, Minn.

1899 Livingstone's Early Golden Surprise
The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio

1899 Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, IL

1899 Vaughan's Seed Store, Chicago, IL

1899 W.W. Rawson & Co., Boston, MA

1901 Burpee's Seed - Sense
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, PA

1902 New Tomato Success
Rennie's, Toronto

1906 Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, Iowa 
front cover

1906 Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, Iowa
back cover

1906 The Maule Seed Book
Wm. Henry Maule, Philadelphia, PA

1909 25th Anniversary 1884 - 1909
W.W. Rawson & Co. Garden Manual, Boston, MA
front cover

1909 25th Anniversary 1884 - 1909
W.W. Rawson & Co. Garden Manual, Boston, MA
back cover

1910 W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, PA

1910s ( WW1 1914-18 ) Men, Women and Children Wanted to Plant Good Seeds
Ratekin's Seed House, Shenandoah, Iowa

1913 Seeds, Bulbs, Shrubs
W.W. Barnard & Co., Chicago, IL

1917 We Are The Pioneers
Oscar H. Will & Co., Bismarck, North Dakota

1932 Sow Salzer's Seeds
John A. Salzer & Co. La Crosse, Wisconsin

n.d. Climbing Rose

n.d. Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa

n.d. Green's Mortgage Lifter Collection

n.d. J. M. Thorburn & Company

n.d. The New Sunset Collection of Roses

n.d. Wm. Henry Maule Seed Catalogue, Philadelphia, PA
back cover

n.d. Wm. Henry Maule, Philadelphia, PA
back cover

Wednesday 15 March 2017

Vintage Seed Catalogues - part 2

For background information on the history of seed catalogues, and for earlier examples, see part 1 also.


This is part 2 of a 3 - part post on Vintage Seed Catalogues:


1894 Burpees Autumn Catalogue
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, PA
front cover

1894 Burpees Autumn Catalogue
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, PA
back cover

1895 Cole's Garden Annual
garden, Farm and Flower Seeds
Cole's, Pella, Iowa

1895 Floral Treasures
G. R. Gause & Co., Richmond, Indiana

1895 Rose Collection
Iowa Seed Co., Des Moines, Iowa

1895 Autumn
John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse, Wisconsin

1895 Wm. Elliott & Sons, New York, NY

1896 Catalogue
Cox Seed and Plant Co., San Francisco, CA
front cover

1896 Catalogue
Cox Seed and Plant Co., San Francisco, CA
back cover

1896 Catalogue
Everything for the Fruit Grower
E. W. Reid's Nurseries, Bridgeport, Ohio

1896 Catalogue of Flowers
G. R. Gause & Co., Richmond, Indiana
 

1896 Catalogue of Flowers
G. R. Gause & Co., Richmond, Indiana

1896 John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, PA
front cover

1896 John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, PA
back cover
1896 6 Bulbs for 50 Cents
John Gardiner & Co., Philadelphia, PA
1896 Special Bargain Edition McGregor Bros.
Floral Gems for 1896
McGregor Bros, Springfield, Ohio

1896 The Geo. H. Mellen Co., Springfield, Ohio
front cover

1896 The Geo. H. Mellen Co., Springfield, Ohio
back cover

1896 The Lovett Co., Little Silver, NJ

1897 Fall Catalogue
Conard and Jones Co., West Grove, PA
front cover

1897 Fall Catalogue
Conard and Jones Co., West Grove, PA
back cover

1897 Seed Annual
D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Michigan

1897 The Dingee and Conard Co. Rose Growers
Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, PA
front cover


1897 Childs rare Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits
John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, NY
front cover

1897 Childs rare Flowers, Vegetables and Fruits
John Lewis Childs, Floral Park, NY
back cover

1897 McGregor Bros. Floral Gems
McGregor Bros., Springfield, Ohio

1897 Peter Henderson & Co. Manual of Everything for the GardenPeter Henderson & Co., New York

1897 The Geo. H. Mellen Co., Springfield, Ohio

1898 Alneer Brothers, Rockford, IL
back cover

1898 Plant and Seed Guide
C.E. Allen, Brattleboro, VT
front cover

1898 Plant and Seed Guide
C.E. Allen, Brattleboro, VT
back cover

1898 Cole's Seed Store, Pella, Iowa

1898 New Floral Guide Spring
Conard and Jones Co., West Grove, PA

1898 New Floral Guide Autumn
Conard and Jones Co., West Grove, PA

1898 Bulbs and Seeds Autumn
D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit, Michigan

1898 Our New Guide to Rose Culture
Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, PA

1898 Catalogue of Flowers
G. R. Gause & Co., Richmond, Indiana

1898 Catalogue of Flowers
G. R. Gause & Co., Richmond, Indiana

1898 James Vick's Sons, Rochester, NY

1898 Catalogue of Seeds
John A. Bruce & Co., Hamilton, Ontario

1898 Spring
John A. Salzer & Co. La Crosse, Wisconsin
front cover


1898 Spring
John A. Salzer & Co. La Crosse, Wisconsin
back cover
1897 The Dingee and Conard Co. Rose Growers
Dingee & Conard Co., West Grove, PA
back cover