[1914-1915] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Information
Title
[1914-1915] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Record type
Nursery Catalogues
Original Reference
NC/YOKO/1/13
Date
1914-1915
Scope & content
Printed nursery catalogue of 106 pages, outlining various plants for sale in 1914-1915. Acknowledgment of how Yokohama is now ‘undoubtedly the largest exporting house of this line in this country.’ Lilies have a featured page and there is a black and white photographs of the nursery’s grounds.
The main contents are Yokohama’s stock for sale including lily-bulbs, dwarfed trees, fern balls and designs, Cycas Revoluta, Rhapis Palms, Chrysanthemums, Bamboos, Peonies, Iris. Also has terms of business, shipping times from Japan as well as the names and routes of the steamers.
Black and white printed illustrations littered throughout; some full-sized pages, others interspersed with the text. There is one full colour insert on Chrysanthemums. Front and back cover are illustrated in colour featuring a bird on an orange tree.
Level
Item
Firm name
Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd
Physical description
25.9 (h) x 18.1 (w) cm. Annual descriptive Catalogue of Yokohama Nursery. Catalogue made of printed papers and illustrations for 1914-1915.