[1915-1916] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Information
Title
[1915-1916] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Record type
Nursery Catalogues
Original Reference
NC/YOKO/1/14
Date
1915-1916
Scope & content
Printed nursery catalogue of 105 pages, outlining various plants for sale in 1915-1916. Lilies have a featured page and there is a black and white photographs of the nursery’s head office and arbor.
The main contents are Yokohama’s stock for sale including flowering and ornamental trees, shrubs, bulbs, herbs, climbers, fruit trees. 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. Front and back cover are illustrated, the background mimics the texture and colour of bamboo and features a Japanese-inspired garden scene.
Level
Item
Firm name
Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd
Physical description
26 (h) x 18.6 (w) cm. Annual descriptive Catalogue of Yokohama Nursery. Catalogue made of printed papers and illustrations for 1915-1916.