How to make house plants bloom, by Prof. S.T. Maynard, Bowker Fertilizer Co., Boston and New York, 1879

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1879

GUSN

GUSN-241746

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Agriculture
Fertilizers and repellents
Agriculture - Fertilizers and repellents - Folder 2
How to make house plants bloom, by Prof. S.T. Maynard, Bowker Fertilizer Co., Boston and New York, 1879
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Agriculture
    - Fertilizers and repellents
      - Agriculture - Fertilizers and repellents - Folder 2
        Read Fertilizer Co., phosphate fertilizers, Syracuse, New York, undated
        Wheeler and Sheldon, high grade fertilizers made from blood, bone and meat, Rutland, Vermont, 1892
        Chemo for getting rid of moths in warehouses, Chemo Company, Buffalo, New York
        Cheapest spray, Bowker Insecticide Company, 48 Chatham Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        How to make house plants bloom, by Prof. S.T. Maynard, Bowker Fertilizer Co., Boston and New York, 1879 (current record)
        Trade card for Buffaline Universal Insect Killer, location unknown, undated
        How to raise good crops on a New England farm, Russia Cement Co., Gloucester, Mass., 1898
        Keystone to success in farming, the liberal use of the Read Fertilizers, Read Fertilizer Co., Syracuse, New York

Description

The pamphlet has tips for house plant care, fertilizer use and testimonials. The Bowker Company is located at 43 Chatham Street, Boston, Mass., 3 Park Place, New York and 81 Exchange Street, Rochester, New York.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
agriculture
testimonials
pamphlets

Physical Description

1 pamphlet ; 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.002.04.02.005

Image Dimensions

5 1/4 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, December 1999.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)
Rochester (Monroe county, New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

pamphlets

Subjects

House plants
Chatham Street (Boston, Mass.)
Fertilizer industry

Description Level

Item

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