Nursery and Seed Catalogs

Contains digitized covers from Special Collections' Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection. The collection consists of over 200,000 American and foreign catalogs. The earliest catalogs date from the late 1700s, but the collection is strongest from the 1890s to the present. Each image is a digital reproduction of the original artwork. Click on each image below to view a larger image of that seed catalog cover.

128 Items

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  • Collection: Nursery and Seed Catalogs
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E.J. Bowen's Seed Stores, Seed Manual

Description: Front Cover

Date: 1902

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E.J. Bowen's Seed Stores, Seed Manual

Description: Back Cover

Date: 1902

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D.M. Ferry & Co.

Date: 1882

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Child's Rare Flowers, Vegetables, and Fruits

Description: Front Cover

Date: 1902

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Child's Rare Flowers, Vegetables, and Fruits

Description: Back Cover

Date: 1902

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A.D. Perry & Co.

Description: Back Cover

Date: 1887

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The Yokohama Nursery Co., 1907, Page 37

Description: Page 37

Date: 1907

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The Yokohama Nursery Co., 1905, Page 37

Description: Page 37

Date: 1905

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