[1921-1922] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Information
Title
[1921-1922] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Record type
Nursery Catalogues
Original Reference
NC/YOKO/1/17/1
Date
1921-1922
Scope & content
Printed nursery catalogue of 102 pages, outlining various plants for sale in 1921-1922. Lilies have a featured page and there is a black and white photographs of the nursery’s grounds including gardens.
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. The front cover is illustrated with some abstract fruit on branches (Diospyros Lotus and Pyrus Serotina) on a beige background. On the back page is Rose Multiflora and Imperial Japanese Morning Glory. There are silver dots on the lower half of the catalogue.
Level
Item
Firm name
Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd
Physical description
26 (h) x 19 (w) cm. Annual descriptive Catalogue of Yokohama Nursery. Catalogue made of printed papers and illustrations for 1921-1922. Annotation on the front cover in fountain pen handwriting stating ‘prices subject to 20% increase’.