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Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0120
Content Description
The Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection contains over 150,000 catalogs from nursery and seed companies in the United States and countries around the world. The catalogs contain information regarding sources, prices, and descriptions of plant material offered for sale by nurserymen, growers, and seedsmen. The bulk of the catalogs were published by U.S. companies. The collection was started in 1904 by Percy Leroy Ricker, an economic botanist for the U.S. Department of...
Dates:
1724-2013; Majority of material found within 1890-2003
M. Truman Fossum Floriculture Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS0062
Content Description
The M. Truman Fossum Floriculture Collection include Fossum's business and personal correspondence, as well as reports and publications related to marketing, horticulture, and the floriculture industry in the United States and abroad.
Dates:
1890-1986
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