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1885
GUSN-272915
Seeds for vegetables and flowers, gardening tools and fertilizers are described in the item. Gardening topics and responses to customer questions are included in the catalog. There are several order forms in the catalog. Portions of some pages have been cut out. The cover has an arcade with a scene of a garden set next to a lake, beyond which mountains rise into the sky. Two women look at flowers taken from a large tazza urn. Stairs lead up to a terrace overlooking the garden. The back cover has an illustration of the Peter Henderson greenhouses in Jersey City, New Jersey with New York City in the distance.
advertising
business (commercial function)
gardening
seed
vegetables
flowers (plants)
trade catalogs
1 trade catalog, 130 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 10 x 7 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.12.001.004.023
10 x 7 (HxW)(inches)
New York City (New York state)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Jersey City (Hudson county, New Jersey)
Peter Henderson & Co. (Publisher)
Armstrong & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Printer)
trade catalogs
Nursery stock
Seeds
Item
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