[1916-1917] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Information
Title
[1916-1917] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Record type
Nursery Catalogues
Original Reference
NC/YOKO/1/15
Date
1916-1917
Scope & content
Printed nursery catalogue of 86 pages, outlining various plants for sale in 1916-1917. Lilies have a featured page and there is a black and white photographs of the nursery’s trial grounds.
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. There are two full page colour illustrations, one of Prunus and the other of Azalea. Front and back cover are illustrated with a selection of flowers.
Level
Item
Firm name
Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd
Physical description
25.8 (h) x 18.5 (w) cm. Annual descriptive Catalogue of Yokohama Nursery. Catalogue made of printed papers and illustrations for 1916-1917.