[1908] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Information
Title
[1908] Descriptive Catalogue of the Yokohama Nursery Co. Ltd.
Record type
Nursery Catalogues
Original Reference
NC/YOKO/1/9
Date
1908
Scope & content
Printed nursery catalogue of 92 pages, outlining various plants for sale in 1908. 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 photograph of the Packing Department of the Nursery sorting Lilium Longiflorum Bulbs.
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. Five full colour inserts, Iris Kaempferi, Acer (Maples), Viola pinnata, Prunus, and porcelain flower pots. Front and back cover are illustrated in colour featuring Prunus (flowering cherry) and Rosa Yescensis on the back.