Inventory of the Nursery and Seed Ephemera Collection O-042

Finding aid prepared by Liz Phillips

University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections

2014

1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California

100 North West Quad

Davis, CA 95616-5292

speccoll@ucdavis.edu

URL: http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/specol/

Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: University of California, Davis General Library, Dept. of Special Collections

Title: Nursery and Seed Ephemera Collection

Creator: University of California, Davis. Library.

Identifier/Call Number: O-042

Physical Description: 6 linear feet

Date (inclusive): ca. 1910-2000

Abstract: The Nursery and Seed Ephemera Collection began when the Department of Special Collections conducted a thorough review of the Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection. For the purposes of this collection, nursery and/or seed ephemera is promotional literature, plant or seed listings without ordering information, or catalogs for garden supplies other than plants or seeds.

Physical Location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.

History

The Nursery and Seed Ephemera Collection began when the Department of Special Collections conducted a thorough review of the Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection. Many of the items in that collection did not seem to fall within the scope of that collection: items with no ordering information were better classified as promotional or trade literature; and some of the catalogs were for garden supplies, not seeds.

Scope and Content

For the purposes of this collection, nursery and/or seed ephemera is promotional literature, plant or seed listings without ordering information, or catalogs for garden supplies other than plants or seeds. These items can be a single sheet, a pamphlet or a bound volume. The collection covers companies located world-wide, though the bulk of the material is from the United States. The dates range from approximately 1910 to 2000.

Related Collections

The following collections at Special Collections are closely related to the Nursery and Seed Ephemera Collection:

O-009, Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection: This collection includes nursery and seed catalogs from the United States dating from 1856-present.

O-041, International Nursery and Seed Catalog Collection: This collection includes nursery and seed catalogs from countries other than the United States.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Processing Information

Liz Phillips, Manuscript Archivist, processed the collection and created the finding aid with the help of student assistants Kelley Liang and Ana Rodriguez.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Nursery and Seed Ephemera Collection, O-042, Department of Special Collections, University Library, University of California, Davis.

Publication Rights

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Nurseries (Horticulture)--Advertising.

Gardening--Advertising.

Seeds--Advertising.

University of California, Davis. Library.

A. Frylink and Sons (New York)

Box-folder 6:15

1940-1942

A.B. Hood and Co.

Box-folder 8:22

undated

A.M. Leonard and Sons, Inc.

Box-folder 10:8

1980

Box-folder 10:9

1993

Box-folder 10:10

1993

Aiken Nurseries

Box-folder 1:1

1947

Alameda County Floral Society

Box-folder 1:2

1922

Altman Specialy Plants

Box-folder 1:3

1984

American Association of Nurserymen, Inc.

Box-folder 1:4

1972

American Dahlia Society, Inc. and Central States Dahlia Society, Inc.

Box-folder 1:5

1970

American Daylily and Perennials

Box-folder 1:6

2001

American Express Company

Box-folder 1:7

undated

American Forestry Association

Box-folder 1:8

1955

American Fuchsia Society

Box-folder 1:9

1961-1967

Box-folder 1:10

1967

Box-folder 1:11

1969

Box-folder 1:12

undated

American Horticultural Council, Inc.

Box-folder 1:13

1953

Box-folder 1:14

1960

Box-folder 1:15

1961

Box-folder 1:16

1961

Box-folder 1:17

1961

Box-folder 1:18

1962

American Iris Society

Box-folder 1:19

1975

Box-folder 1:20

1975

Box-folder 1:21

1975

Box-folder 1:22

1975

Box-folder 1:23

1976

Box-folder 1:24

1976

Box-folder 1:25

1976

Box-folder 1:26

1976

Box-folder 1:27

1977

Box-folder 2:1

1977

Box-folder 2:2

1977

Box-folder 2:3

1977

Box-folder 2:4

1978

Box-folder 2:5

1978

Box-folder 2:6

1978

Box-folder 2:7

1978

Box-folder 2:8

1979

American Nurseryman

Box-folder 2:9

1977

American Nurseryman Publishing Co.

Box-folder 2:10

1993

American Primrose Society

Box-folder 2:11

1972

Box-folder 2:12

1973

Box-folder 2:13

1974

Box-folder 2:14

1975

Box-folder 2:15

1976

Box-folder 2:16

1977

Box-folder 2:17

1978

Box-folder 2:18

1981

Box-folder 2:19

1984

American Primrose, Primula and Auricula Society

Box-folder 2:20

1989

American Rock Garden Society

Box-folder 2:21

1970

Box-folder 2:22

1980

Box-folder 2:23

1981-1982

Box-folder 2:24

1984

American Rock Garden Society: Seed List

Box-folder 2:25

1984-1985

Box-folder 2:26

1986-1987

Box-folder 2:27

1988

American Rose Society

Box-folder 2:28

1957-1963

Box-folder 2:29

1969

Box-folder 2:30

1992

Box-folder 2:31

1994

Box-folder 2:32

1997

Box-folder 2:33

1998

Box-folder 2:34

1999

Asgrow Seed Co.

Box-folder 3:1

1965

Associated Bulb Growers of Holland

Box-folder 3:2

undated

Box-folder 3:3

undated

Box-folder 3:4

undated

Associated Seed Growers, Inc.

Box-folder 3:5

1939

Batavia Nurseries

Scope and Contents

Batavia, NY

box 15:3-7

Plate Books circa 1910

Scope and Contents

Sales agents' books of color plates and black and white phototgraphic prints.

Beecher's Nursery

Box-folder 3:7

undated

Beldt's Aquarium, Inc.

Box-folder 3:8

1954-1955

Berkeley Horticultural Nursery

Box-folder 3:9

1955

Berry Seed Co.

Box-folder 3:10

undated

Birchlane Gardens

Box-folder 3:11

undated

Bobbink and Atkins

Box-folder 3:12

1938

Box-folder 3:13

1952

Box-folder 3:14

1952

Booknoll Farm

Box-folder 3:15

undated

Bovees

Box-folder 3:16

1955

Box-folder 3:17

1961

The Bradley Fertilizer Company

Box-folder 3:18

1878

Brooks Books

Box-folder 3:19

Catalog 7 undated

Box-folder 3:20

undated

Brown Brothers Co.

Box-folder 3:21

undated

C.C. Morse and Co.

Box-folder 11:1

1924

C.M. Volkman and Co.

Box-folder 14:13

undated

D. Hill Nursery Co.

Box-folder 8:16

undated

The Burchell Nursery Inc.

Box-folder 3:22

undated

E. James Nursery

Box-folder 8:31

undated

California Association of Nurserymen

Box-folder 3:23

undated

California (State of) Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Nursery Services

Box-folder 3:24

1933-1934

Box-folder 3:25

1934-1935

State of California--Department of Agriculture

Box-folder 3:26

1970

State of California Division of Forestry

Box-folder 3:27

1953

Box-folder 4:1

1962

California Horticultural Society

Box-folder 4:2

undated

California Horticulturalists

Box-folder 4:3

1964

California Native Plant Society

Box-folder 4:4

1982

Box-folder 4:5

1996

California Nursery Co.

Box-folder 4:6

1915

Box-folder 4:7

1931

Box-folder 4:8

1946

Box-folder 4:9

undated

California Spray-Chemical Corp.

Box-folder 4:10

undated

Callaway Gardens

Box-folder 4:11

1965

Callender Nursery Company

Box-folder 4:12

undated

Camellia Seedlings

Box-folder 4:13

undated

Capability Books

Box-folder 4:14

1994

Box-folder 4:15

1995

Box-folder 4:16

1995

Box-folder 4:17

1996

Catalogue Number 47A

Box-folder 4:20

1947

Charley's Greenhouse Supply

Box-folder 4:21

1998

Box-folder 4:22

1999

Charlton Nursery Co.

Box-folder 4:23

undated

Chase Brothers Company

Box-folder 4:24

1934

Box-folder 4:25

undated

Christensen Nursery Co.

Box-folder 5:1

undated

Box-folder 5:2

1950

Clapper's Garden Catalog

Box-folder 5:3

undated

Clarke Bros

Box-folder 5:4

undated

Clay of the Land

Box-folder 5:5

1994

Colonial Williamsburg

Box-folder 5:6

1967

Coolidge Gardens

Box-folder 5:7

1956

Scope and Contents note

Camellias

Box-folder 5:8

undated

Scope and Contents note

"Spring Prelude"

Coolidge Rare Plant Gardens

Box-folder 5:9

1932

Scope and Contents note

Letter

Box-folder 5:10

undated

Scope and Contents note

Camellias

Box-folder 5:11

undated

Scope and Contents note

Cymbidiums

Box-folder 5:12

undated

Scope and Contents note

"The Flaming Hibiscus"

Box-folder 5:13

1956

Scope and Contents note

"Fragrant Prelude"

Box-folder 5:14-5:15

undated

Scope and Contents note

"Fragrant Prelude"

Box-folder 5:16

undated

Scope and Contents note

"The Jeweled Corridor"

Box-folder 5:17

undated

Scope and Contents note

"Presenting the Elite..."

Cupertino Nursery

Box-folder 5:18

1959

D.M. Ferry and Co. and Ferry-Morse Seed Co.

Box-folder 5:31

1869-1919

Dave Wilson Nursery

Box-folder 14:36

1981

Edward H. Scanlon and Assoc., Inc.

Box-folder 12:17

1968

Box-folder 12:18

1971

Box-folder 12:19

1972

Box-folder 12:20

undated

Cypress Lawn Nursery

Box-folder 5:19

undated

Dairymen's Association

Box-folder 5:20

undated

Del Rancho Fortuna

Box-folder 5:21

undated

Desen Botanical Garden

Box-folder 5:23

2002

Discount Garden Books

Box-folder 5:24

1992

Dunlap Nursery (CA)

Box-folder 5:25

undated

L.L. Edmunds

Box-folder 5:26

undated

Evans and Reeves Nursery (The Grapevine) (CA)

Box-folder 5:27

1952-1954

Evans and Reeves Nursery

Box-folder 5:28

undated

Fair Meadow Books

Box-folder 5:29

1995

Federal Nurseries, Inc.

Box-folder 5:30

undated

Ferry-Morse Seed Co.

Box-folder 5:32

1936

Box-folder 5:33

1937

Box-folder 6:1

1938

Box-folder 6:2

1945

Box-folder 6:3

1947

Box-folder 6:4

1948

Box-folder 6:5

1950

Box-folder 6:6

1950

Box-folder 6:7

1956

Box-folder 6:8

1956

Box-folder 6:9

1956

Florist Products, Inc.

Box-folder 6:10

1985

Box-folder 6:11

1986

Box-folder 6:12

1987

Box-folder 6:13

1993

Ford Seed Company

Box-folder 6:14

circa 1905

Fuchsia Introductions

Box-folder 6:16

1945-1946

Gable Iris Gardens

Box-folder 6:17

1957

Garden City Pottery Co, Ltd

Box-folder 6:18

1970

The Garden Gate

Box-folder 6:19

1960

Box-folder 6:20

1960

Box-folder 6:21

1961

Box-folder 6:22

1961

Box-folder 6:23

1961

The Garden Way

Box-folder 6:24

1980

Garden Way Mfg. Co., Inc.

Box-folder 6:25

1978

Gardener's Marketplace

Box-folder 6:26

1996

Gardener's Supply Company

Box-folder 7:1

1993

Box-folder 7:2

1994

Box-folder 7:3

1994

Box-folder 7:4

1996

Box-folder 7:5

1998

Box-folder 7:6

2005

Gardens Alive!

Box-folder 7:7

1992

Box-folder 7:8

1992

Box-folder 7:9

1992

Box-folder 7:10

1993

Box-folder 7:11

1994

Box-folder 7:12

undated

Gardens of the Blue Ridge (North Carolina)

Box-folder 7:13

1951

Gardens of the Pacific

Box-folder 7:14

undated

Gempler's, Inc.

Box-folder 7:15

1995

Gesneriad Saint Paulia News

Box-folder 7:16

1964

Box-folder 7:17

1964

Gloeckner and Co. Inc.

Box-folder 7:18

1990

Box-folder 7:19

1992-1993

Box-folder 7:20

1995-1996

Goldsmith Seeds, Inc.

Box-folder 7:21

1974

Box-folder 7:22

undated

Box-folder 7:23

undated

Box-folder 7:24

undated

Box-folder 7:25

undated

Box-folder 7:26

undated

Box-folder 7:27

undated

The Graham Center

Box-folder 7:28

1979

Grant E. Mitsch Daffodil Haven

Box-folder 10:28

1975

Box-folder 10:29

1975

Box-folder 10:30

1975

Box-folder 10:31

1976

H.A. Hyde Co.

Box-folder 8:28

1949

HHH Horticultural

Box-folder 8:5

1972

Box-folder 8:6

1973

J.A. Demanchaux Co.

Box-folder 5:22

1977-1978

J. Van Lindley Nursery Co.

Box-folder 10:11

undated

Joseph Harris Co. Inc.

Box-folder 8:12

1983

H.V Carter Co. Inc

Box-folder 4:18

1939

Box-folder 4:19

1997

L.R. Hamilton, Inc.

Box-folder 8:9

1964

Greenbrier Farms, Inc.

Box-folder 7:29

1943

Greening Nursery Co.

Box-folder 7:30

1925

Greenlee Nursery

Box-folder 8:1

1987

Box-folder 8:2

1990-1991

Growers and Manufacturers Exchange

Box-folder 8:3

undated

Box-folder 8:4

undated

Haddock's Nursery

Box-folder 8:7

1954, undated

Hallawell Seed Co.

Box-folder 8:8

1937-1956

Harmony Farm Supply Nursery

Box-folder 8:10

1998-1999

Box-folder 8:11

1999

Hasenpfeffer Farms

Box-folder 8:13

1980

Hawaii

Box-folder 8:14

1983-1984

Heralds of Spring

Box-folder 8:15

undated

Hilltop Orchads Nurseries, Inc.

Box-folder 8:17

1983

Box-folder 8:18

undated

Hines Wholesale Nurseries, Inc.

Box-folder 8:19

1980

Hodges Gardens

Box-folder 8:20

1963

Box-folder 8:21

1963

Hood River Valley Nursery Co.

Box-folder 8:23

undated

Hoopes, Bro. and Thomas Company

Box-folder 8:24

1913

Hortus

Box-folder 8:25

1987-1988

Box-folder 8:26

1987-1988

Howards of Hemet

Box-folder 8:27

1955

International Bulb Society

Box-folder 8:29

1995

Jagra

Box-folder 8:30

undated

K. Van Bourgondien and Sons

Box-folder 14:9

1996

Jan de Graaff

Box-folder 8:32

undated

Karutz Greenhouses, Inc.

Box-folder 8:33

1983

Kelco Industries

Box-folder 9:1

1989

Keystone Seeds

Box-folder 9:2

undated

L.I. Nursery Growers

Box-folder 9:3

1984

L.I. Nursery Growers Guide

Box-folder 9:4

1985

Box-folder 9:5

1986

Box-folder 9:6

1987

Box-folder 9:7

1988

Box-folder 9:8

1989

Box-folder 9:9

1990

Box-folder 9:10

1991

Box-folder 9:11

1992

Box-folder 9:12

1993

Box-folder 9:13

1994

Box-folder 9:14

1995

Box-folder 9:15

1996

Lambert Gardens

Box-folder 9:16

undated

Lee Valley Tools LTD.

Box-folder 10:1

1998

Box-folder 10:2

1998

Box-folder 10:3

2000

Box-folder 10:4

2000

Box-folder 10:5

2001

Legg Dahlia Nurseries

Box-folder 10:6

undated

Lehman's

Box-folder 10:7

1998

Long Island Daylily Society

Box-folder 10:12

undated

Lord Burnham Company

Box-folder 10:13

1931

Los Angeles State County Arboretum--Seed List

Box-folder 10:14

1953-1954

Mailorder Association of Nursery Men, Inc.

Box-folder 10:15

1984

Mandeville and King Co.

Box-folder 10:16

1936

Mann Lake Supply

Box-folder 10:17

1994

Manning's Heather Form

Box-folder 10:18

undated

Maple Avenue Nurseries

Box-folder 10:19

1904

The Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Box-folder 10:20

1960

Mayfair Nursery

Box-folder 10:21

1954

McCann Brothers

Box-folder 10:22

2001

McCaskill

Box-folder 10:23

undated

McDonnell Nursery

Box-folder 10:24

undated

McMinn

Box-folder 10:25

undated

Edwin A. Menninger

Box-folder 10:26

1953

Box-folder 10:27

undated

Modern Garden Center

Box-folder 10:32

1961

M.J Moniz

Box-folder 10:33

undated

Monroe Garden and Nurseries

Box-folder 10:34

undated

Muchas Grasses Nursery

Box-folder 11:2

undated

N.A.R.G.S

Box-folder 11:3

2004-2005

Box-folder 11:4

2005-2006

Box-folder 11:5

2006-2007

NC+Hybrids

Box-folder 11:6

1978

NPI Nurseries

Box-folder 11:7

undated

R.F. Napoli

Box-folder 11:8

1957-1958

Nation Greenhouse Co.

Box-folder 11:9

1956

Box-folder 11:10

1962

Box-folder 11:11

1969-1970

Natural Gardening Research Center

Box-folder 11:12

1990

Natural Lawn and Garden Care

Box-folder 11:13

1984

Native Plant Sources

Box-folder 11:14

1983

Walter F. Nicke

Box-folder 11:15

1986

Nielsen's Nursery

Box-folder 11:16

1964

Northern California Camellia Society, Inc.

Box-folder 11:17

1951

Box-folder 11:18

1952

Nursery, Los Altos California

Box-folder 11:19

1935-1936

Ohio Seed Improvement Association

Box-folder 11:20

1988

Box-folder 11:21

1988

Box-folder 11:22

1994

Orange County Nursery, Inc.

Box-folder 11:23

1995

The Orchid Society of California, Inc., Host Society

Box-folder 11:24

1962

Oregon Association of Nurserymen, Inc.

Box-folder 11:25

1970

Box-folder 11:26

1974

Ortho Garden Book

Box-folder 11:27

1957

Pacific Guano Co.

Box-folder 11:28

undated

Page Mill Nursery

Box-folder 11:29

1951

The Palm Society's Seed Bank

Box-folder 11:30

1979

Pellett Gardens

Box-folder 11:31

1956-1958

Perry's Plants, Inc.

Box-folder 11:32

undated

Pineae Greenhouses

Box-folder 11:33

2006

Pitcher and Manda

Box-folder 11:34

undated

Box-folder 11:35

undated

George H. Price

Box-folder 12:1

undated

Rancho San Diego--Plant Oriented Tours

Box-folder 12:2

1983-1984

Rhododendron Species Foundation

Box-folder 12:3

1984

Rice Brothers Co.

Box-folder 12:4

undated

Clyde Robin; Warren and Son's Garden and Nurseries

Box-folder 12:5

1853-1976

Robinson Can Company

Box-folder 12:6

1915

Rodale Books

Box-folder 12:7

undated

Rodale Press, Inc.

Box-folder 12:8

undated

Rogers Brothers Company

Box-folder 12:9

1960

Box-folder 12:10

1961

Box-folder 12:11

1962

Box-folder 12:12

1965

Box-folder 12:13

1966

Roses Inc.

Box-folder 12:14

1971

San Juan Tropicals

Box-folder 12:15

1980

Saso Herb Gardens

Box-folder 12:16

1980

Seed Research Specialist, Inc.

Box-folder 12:21

undated

Seed Savers Exchange

Box-folder 12:22

1995

Box-folder 12:23

2001

Box-folder 12:24

undated

Seed Way, Inc.

Box-folder 12:25

undated

Seed World

Box-folder 12:26

1941

Sierra Gold Nurseries

Box-folder 12:27

1995

Smith and Hawken

Box-folder 12:28

1986

Box-folder 12:29

1991

Box-folder 12:30

1991

Box-folder 13:1

1993

Box-folder 13:2

1993

Box-folder 13:3

1994

Box-folder 13:4

1995

Box-folder 13:5

2000

Box-folder 13:6

2000

Smitter Tree Co.

Box-folder 13:7

undated

South Meadow Fruit Gardens

Box-folder 13:8

undated

Southern California Horticultural Society

Box-folder 13:9

undated

Southern California Iris Society

Box-folder 13:10

1975

Southern California Floral Association

Box-folder 13:11

1972

Southern Florist and Nurseryman

Box-folder 13:12

1923

Box-folder 13:13

1971

The Spencer Seedless Apple Co.

Box-folder 13:14

undated

Stark Bro's Nurseries Orchads Co.

Box-folder 13:15

1931

Box-folder 13:16

1966

Box-folder 13:17

undated

Herbert Stockton

Box-folder 13:18

undated

Storey's Gardeners' Market Place

Box-folder 13:19

1998

Stribling's Nurseries, Inc.

Box-folder 13:20

1958

Box-folder 13:21

1958

Box-folder 13:22

1960

Box-folder 13:23

1960

Box-folder 13:24

1961

Box-folder 13:25

1961

Strybing Arboretum Bookstore

Box-folder 13:26

1988

Stubbs Shrubs

Box-folder 13:27

undated

Sun-Diamond Growers of California

Box-folder 13:28

1982

Suncrest Nurseries, Inc.

Box-folder 13:29

1993

Sunnyside Nursery

Box-folder 13:30

undated

Superior California Nurserymen's Assn.

Box-folder 13:31

undated

Teas Nursery Co., Inc.

Box-folder 13:32

1988

Ten Oaks Nursery and Gardens, Inc.

Box-folder 13:33

1960

Tetley Nurseries

Box-folder 13:34

undated

Teufel Nursery, Inc.

Box-folder 13:35

1987

Box-folder 13:36

1995

Box-folder 14:1

1997-1998

Tharco

Box-folder 14:2

1984

Timber Press, Inc.

Box-folder 14:3

1994

Toronto Nurseries

Box-folder 14:4

undated

Grant V. Wallace; United States Department of Agriculture; Department of Food and Agriculture

Box-folder 14:19

1934-1989

United States Espalier Nursery Co.

Box-folder 14:6

undated

Box-folder 14:7

undated

Box-folder 14:8

undated

William Tricker, Inc.

Box-folder 14:5

1930

W.J. Unwin, F.R.H.S.

box 15:2

The Sweet Pea and its Cultivation 1928

Van Well Nursery

Box-folder 14:10

2007

Box-folder 14:11

2009

VanBloem Gardens

Box-folder 14:12

1992

Charles A. Vollum

Box-folder 14:14

1948

Box-folder 14:15

1949

W. Atlee Burpee and Co.

Box-folder 3:6

1900

box 15:1

Leaflets on Culture 1908-1915

Scope and Contents

Bound volume of leaflets on various subjects.

Waldo Rohnert Co.

Box-folder 14:16

1957

Waldor Greenhouses

Box-folder 14:17

1951

Box-folder 14:18

undated

Waller-Franklin Seed Company

Box-folder 14:20

1936

Box-folder 14:21

1937

Box-folder 14:22

1938

Ward's Nursery, Inc.

Box-folder 14:23

1962

Box-folder 14:24

1964

Box-folder 14:25

1965

Box-folder 14:26

1965

Box-folder 14:27

1966

Box-folder 14:28

1966

Box-folder 14:29

1968

Box-folder 14:30

undated

Warren's Nursery

Box-folder 14:31

undated

Wayne Roderick

Box-folder 14:32

1975

West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station

Box-folder 14:33

1953

Wholesale Rose Grower Inc.

Box-folder 14:34

1983-1984

Williams and Macpherson

Box-folder 14:35

undated

Woodacres

Box-folder 14:37

undated

You Bet Farms

Box-folder 14:38

1990

Box-folder 14:39

1992

Youdath Perennial Gardens

Box-folder 14:40

1942