Name/Title
"DREER'S GARDEN BOOK 1929"Entry/Object ID
2000.51.1.1Description
Color: Green; Red; White
"Dreer's Garden Book 1929," a garden supply catalog issued by the firm of Henry A. Dreer. The softcover artifact, which contains 224 pages, has a green cover with a wreath at the center. Red four-petaled flowers and leaves form the border of the wreath, which has a keystone and a red four-petal flower within it. Inside the wreath, which has a dark green background is the title in red letters. Above the wreath are the words "NINETY-FIRST ANNUAL EDITION" and below is the company name and address. At the center of the back cover is the company logo. The inside front cover has basic ordering information with order sheet at the first two pages. A sort of title page and an index are next, followed by product offerings, which largely consist of vegetable seeds, with some grass seeds, in the first 50 pages, listed in alphabetical order. The next section consist of flower seeds, followed by plants, roots and bulbs; roses; dahlias; perennial plants; choice hardy shrubs; hardy climbing plants; water lilies and aquatics; and select small fruits, roots and herbs, with alphabetical listings. At the back is a section of gardening supplies, including mowers, tools, flower pots, fertilizers and insecticides. The inside back cover offers a selection of gardening books. Many of the products are illustrated with black and white photographs and some with color and black and white drawings. With a major spine tear, creases, many stains and heavy soiling on the cover, a tear on the bottom edge of the back cover, and page discoloration, the artifact is in fair condition.Lexicon
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Landscape gardeningSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Henry A. Dreer (Firm), Nurseries (Horticulture)--Philadelphia (Penn.), Nursery dealers--Philadelphia (Penn.), Nursery stock--Marketing--Philadelphia (Penn.)