Elizabeth Gedney Christensen Gardening Collection

Elizabeth Gedney Christensen Gardening Collection, 1882-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Christensen, Elizabeth Gedney
Title: Elizabeth Gedney Christensen Gardening Collection
Dates: 1882-1994 (inclusive)
18221994
Quantity: 18 containers., (19 linear feet of shelf space.), (1200 items.)
Collection Number: Cage 667
Summary: The collection consists chiefly of garden, nursery and seed catalogs, rounded out by miscellaneous garden magazines, pamphlets, brochures, similar materials. The earliest of the catalogs is dated 1866, while the most recent is from 1994. A few of the pamphlets are of even earlier years.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research use.
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Elizabeth Christensen of Lompoc, California, collected older garden catalogs, and some related publications, over a period several years beginning in about 1970 and continuing until the transfer of the collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 1996. Catalogs were acquired from many sources, including individuals, antique dealers, and chance finds. Some catalogs, chiefly recent, were acquired from their publishers.

Mrs. Christensen has explained some aspects of the history of horticultural catalogs in a manuscript, Of Seed Catalogs and Companies that accompanies the collection. She adds further information in Japanese Imperial Morning Glories, Pacific Horticulture (Fall 1989).

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists chiefly of garden, nursery and seed catalogs, rounded out by miscellaneous garden magazines, pamphlets, brochures, similar materials. The earliest of the catalogs is dated 1866, while the newest is from 1994. A few of the pamphlets are of even earlier years.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

[Item Description]. Cage 667, Elizabeth Gedney Christensen Gardening Collection . Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in two alphabetical sequences, one of the catalogs and the rest of all other items. The catalogs are identified by the issuing firms, then placed in alphabetical order. A few large catalogs are arranged in an oversize sequence following the main alphabetical sequence. Most other items are identified by title or author, and arranged roughly alphabetically, with exceptions to accommodate variance of size and to fit items into the storage cartons.

Acquisition Information

The Christensen Gardening Collection was donated to the Washington State University Libraries in 1996 (MS96-10) and 1998 (MS98-07) by Mrs. Elizabeth Christensen of Lompoc, California, who also contributed funding for the processing of the collection.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Garden CatalogsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1 / 1	Abbey Garden - Cacti and Succulents	1980
1 / 2	Abundant Life	1989; 1990; 1991; 1992
1 / 3	Ackerman Nurseries	1952; 1955
1 / 4	Aggeler and Musser	1920; 1949
1 / 5	Agrico,	undated
1 / 6	Alexander County Nurseries	1923
1 / 7	Allen (W.F.) Co	1947; 1949
1 / 8	Allen's Nurseries and Seed House	1936; 1957
1 / 9	Alneer Brothers	1894; 1902; 1905; 1906; 1908; 1911; 1914; 1941
1 / 10	American Field Seed Company	1927
1 / 11	American Horticultural Society	1978
1 / 12	American Mutual Seed Company	1918; 1919
1 / 13	American Rose and Plant Company	1929
1 / 14	American Seed and Plant Company	1937
1 / 15	Ames Implement and Seed Company	1917
1 / 16	Archia's Seed Store	1913
1 / 17	Armstrong Nurseries	1957; 1966; 1967; 1987
1 / 18	Baldwin (O.A.D.) Nurseries	1954; 1955
1 / 19	Ball Seed	1957; 1976; 1985; 1986
1 / 19.1	Barcelona servicio municipal de parques y jardines, Catalago de semillas	1958
1 / 20	Barnes Bros. Nursery Co.	1947
1 / 21	Barrett (W.E.) Company	1921
1 / 22	Bay State	1929; 1947
1 / 23	Berger (H.H) and Co.	1913
1 / 24	Berry (A.A.) Seed Company	1919; 1920; 1925-26; 1929; 1930; 1940
1 / 25	BioQuest International	1987-88; 1989; 1990
1 / 26	Blanc (A.) and Company	1890
1 / 27	Bliss (B.K.) and Sons	1870
1 / 28	Bobbink and Atkins	1904
1 / 29	Bodger Seeds Ltd.	1967; 1968; 1969; 1973; 1977; 1979; 1981; 1982; 1992; 1993
1 / 30	Bongarzone Brothers,	undated
1 / 31	Borbeleta Gardens,Inc.	1989-90; 1990
1 / 32	Bountiful Ridge Nurseries	1946
1 / 33	Bradley Brothers	1932
1 / 34	Brand's Peony Farms	1928; 1951
1 / 35	Breck (Joseph) and Sons High Grade Seeds	1907; 1914; 1956; 1961; 1979; 1981; 1982; 1987; 1988; 1989
1 / 36	Briggs and Brothers	1873; 1876; 1888
1 / 37	Brower Seed and Supply Company,	undated
1 / 38	Brudy's Tropical Exotics	1994
1 / 39	Brun's Seed Co.	1923
1 / 40	Buckbee (H.W.) Seed and Plant Guide	1898; 1899; 1920; 1926; 1927; 1929; 1935; 1935
1 / 41	Buist (Robert) Company	1918; 1931; 1932
1 / 42	Bunting's Nurseries,Inc.	1947
2 / 43	Burgess Seed and Nursery Book	1922; 1931; 1932; 1939 1940; 1941
2 / 44	Burgess Seed and Nursery Book	1947; 1954; 1958; 1961; 1969; 1977; 1978
2 / 45	Burpee (Benson, Burpee and Co.)Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1878; 1888; 1897; 1897; 1904; 1905,
2 / 46	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1906; 1911; 1914; 1915
2 / 47	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1919; 1924; 1929; 1930; 1931
2 / 48	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1934; 1935; 1937; 1937
2 / 49	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1939; 1939
2 / 50	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1942; 1945; 1946; 1947
2 / 51	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1948
2 / 52	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1949
2 / 53	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1950; 1950; 1950,
2 / 54	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1951; 1951; 1951
2 / 55	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1952; 1952; 1952
3 / 56	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1953; 1953; 1953; 1953; 1953; 1953
3 / 57	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1954; 1954; 1954; 1954; 1954
3 / 58	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1955; 1955; 1955; 1955; 1955
3 / 59	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1956; 1956; 1956; 1956; 1956
3 / 60	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1957; 1957; 1957; 1957
3 / 61	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1958; 1958; 1958; 1958; 1958
3 / 62	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1959
3 / 63	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1959; 1959; 1959; 1959
3 / 64	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1960; 1960; 1960
3 / 65	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1961
3 / 66	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1961; 1961; 1961; 1961
4 / 67	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1962; 1962; 1963; 1963; 1963; 1963; 1963; 1963
4 / 68	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1964; 1965; 1965; 1965; 1965; 1966
4 / 69	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1973; 1974; 1976; 1977
4 / 70	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1978; 1978; 1979; 1979
4 / 71	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1980; 1981; 1982; 1982; 1983
4 / 72	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1983
4 / 73	Burpee (W. Atlee) and Co.	1985; 1986; 1991
4 / 74	Burrell (D.V.) Seed Growers Co.	1944
4 / 75	Butchart Gardens	1982
4 / 76	California Nursery Company	1946
4 / 77	Call's Nurseries	1947
4 / 78	Calla Greenhouses, (Templin and Sons)	1895; 1901
4 / 79	Carter's Tested Seeds	1923
4 / 80	Cashman's Seeds	1916
4 / 81	Chaapel's Seeds	1919
4 / 82	Champlain View Gardens	1957
4 / 83	Childs (John Lewis)	1887; 1887; 1899; 1902; 1908
4 / 84	Childs (John Lewis)	1918; 1920; 1923; 1924
4 / 85	Clapper Co.,	undated
4 / 86	Coe's (E. Frank) Excelsior Guano	1886
4 / 87	Coe, Converse and Edwards Co.,	undated
4 / 88	Conard and Jones Co.Conard and Pyle Co. - Star Roses	1898; 1911; 1918; 1945
4 / 89	Condon Bros.	1934; 1940; 1945; 1947
4 / 90	Cordon Bleu Farms	1976; 1977
4 / 91	Currie Bros.	1892
4 / 92	Dam (William) Seeds	1984
4 / 93	Darling and Beahan	1913; 1915
4 / 94	DeGroot, Inc.	1991
4 / 95	Denholm Seeds.	undated
4 / 96	Deposit Seed Co.	1925
5 / 97	Dibble's Farm Seed Facts	1921
5 / 98	Dickinson (O.), Oregon Seed and Horticultural Gardens	1877
5 / 99	Dingee and Conard Co.	1891; 1892; 1894/3; 1894/5; 1894/8; 1895; 1896/1; 1896/3; 1896/4; 1896/12; 1897; 1898; 1899/3; 1899/4; 1900/1
5 / 100	Dingee and Conard Co.	1900; 1900; 1901; 1908; 1910; 1918; 1923; 1928; 1929; 1935
5 / 101	Dobie's Seeds	1974; 1975; 1976; 1977
5 / 102	Domoto (Toichi) Nursery,	undated
5 / 103	Dos Pueblos Orchid Co.,	undated
5 / 104	Dreer's (Henry A.) Garden Book	1928; 1929; 1930; 1931; 1938
5 / 105	Duncan (Russell) and Sons Co.	1954; 1955
5 / 106	Dutch Gardens, Inc.	1980; 1990
5 / 107	Eastern States Farmers' Exchange	1938
5 / 108	Edmund (Fred) Roses	1980-81; 1993-94
5 / 109	Elliot Nursery Company	1936
5 / 110	Ellis Bros.	1899
5 / 111	Ellwanger and Barry	1905
5 / 112	Emlong's Nurseries	1945; 1946; 1948; 1953; 1956
5 / 113	Emmons and Co.	1934
5 / 114	Endangered Species	1980
5 / 115	Environmental Seed Producers,Inc.	1984; 1988
5 / 116	Everitt (J.A.) and Co.	1887; 1897
5 / 117	Farm Bureau Services	1963
5 / 118	Farmers Elevator Co. of Arthur, ND	1934
5 / 119	Farmer Seed and Nursery Co.	1920; 1934; 1937; 1942; 1948; 1949; 1951; 1953; 1954
5 / 120	Farmer Seed and Nursery Co.	1955; 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960; 1960; 1961; 1962; 1963; 1981
5 / 121	Farquhar (R.and J.) Co.	1886; 1903; 1908; 1909
5 / 122	Farr (Bertrand H.)	1922; 1923
5 / 123	Faust (H.G.) and Co.	1890
5 / 124	Faxon (M.B.)	1902
5 / 125	Ferguson Seed Farms	1942
5 / 126	Ferndale Gardens	1976
5 / 127	Ferris (Earl) Nursery	1967
5 / 128	Ferry (D.M.) and Co. - Seed CatalogueUniversal AlmanacSeed AnnualBulbs and SeedsSeed AnnualSeed Annual	1877; 1877-78; 1899; 1900; 1910; 1922
6 / 129	Ferry Morse Seed Company	1938
6 / 130	Field (Henry) Seed and Nursery Co. (also see Num. 376-oversize, below)	1908; 1909; 1924; 1925; 1943; 1945; 1952; 1990; 1991; 1992
6 / 131	Fiske (H.E.) Seed Co.	1907
6 / 132	Fitzgeralds's Nursery	1949
6 / 133	Ford (Frank) and Son	1891; 1917
6 / 134	Forrest's Seed Co.	1908; 1927
6 / 135	Galloway Bros. and Co.	1914; 1918; 1919
6 / 136	Germain's	1933; 1934; 1948; 1949; 1951; 1953; 1956; 1957; 1958
6 / 137	Glen Brothers Inc.	1917
6 / 138	Golden Rule Dahlia Farm	1947
6 / 139	Goldfarb Garden Dept.	1947
6 / 140	Good and Reese Co.	1895; 1897; 1903
6 / 141	Good Luck Gardens	193; 1945
6 / 142	Gordinier (H.W.) and Sons Co.,	undated
6 / 143	Green's Nursery Co.	1900; 1911
6 / 144	Greening Nurseries,	undated
6 / 145	Gregory (James J.H.) and Sons	1897; 1931
6 / 146	Griswold (Thomas) and Co.	1918; 1922
6 / 147	Gurney Seed and Nursery Co.	1909; 1910; 1922; 1923; 1925
6 / 148	Gurney Seed and Nursery Co. (also see Num. 377-oversize, below)	1927; 1929; 1934; 1935; 1941; 1961; 1962; 1963
6 / 149	Haines (Charlotte M.)	1928; 1930; 1937
6 / 150	Hallock (V.H.) and Son	1889
6 / 151	Hammond (Harry N.) Seed Co.	1902
6 / 152	Harris (Joseph) Company, Inc.	1901; 1930; 1955; 1957; 1963
6 / 153	Harrison's (J.G.) and Sons Nurseries	1920; 1947
6 / 154	Hart (Charles C.) Seed Co.	1925
6 / 155	Haskell Implement and Seed Co.	1908
6 / 156	Hastings (H.G.) Seed Co.	1935
6 / 157	Havens Orchids	1986
6 / 158	Henderson (Peter) and Co.	1893; 1898; 1899; 1899; 1906 1912; 1913
6 / 159	Henderson (Peter) and Co.	1916; 1927; 1935; 1943
6 / 160	Herbst Brothers Seedsmen, Co.	1981
6 / 161	Heritage Gardens (Henry Field's Heritage Gardens)	1989
6 / 162	Heritage Rose Garden	1990
6 / 163	Hick's Nurseries	1920
6 / 164	Hildenbrandt's Iris Garden	1986
6 / 165	Hill (D.) Nursery Co.	1923; 1930; 1931
6 / 166	Hoag Seed Co.	1949
6 / 167	Holland Bulb Farms	1994
6 / 168	Holsinger Bros. Nurseries	1914
6 / 169	Home and Garden Tricks Nursery	1954
6 / 170	Hovey and Co.	1876; 1894
6 / 171	Howard's (Paul J.) California Flowerland	1948
6 / 172	Howard's of Hemet (California)	1957
6 / 173	Hunt's Perfection Seeds	1931
6 / 174	Huntington's Catalogue	1936
6 / 174.1	Hurst & Son	1930; 1931
6 / 175	Insecticides, Fungicides, Fertilizers and Sundries	1951-52
7 / 176	Inter-State Nurseries	1935; 1936; 1938; 1939; 1947; 1948; 1948
7 / 177	Inter-State Nurseries	1959; 1963; 1966-Fall; 1966-Spring; 1973; 1988; 1989; 1990
7 / 178	Isbell Seed Co.	1926; 1937
7 / 179	Jackson and Perkins Co.	1955; 1960-1961; 1961-1962; 1962-1963; 1963-1964; 1965-1966; 1975; 1980; 1980; 1985; 1986; 1987; 1991; 1992; 1992; 1994
7 / 180	Jacques Seed Co.	1945
7 / 181	Jessamine Gardens	1900
7 / 182	Johnny's Selected Seeds	1982
7 / 183	Johnson Water Gardens	1932
7 / 184	Jung (J.W.) Seed Co.	1916; 1933; 1934; 1939; 1941; undated
7 / 185	Kallman's Garden Nursery	1940; 1951; 1955; 1956
7 / 186	Kellogg (R.M.) Company	1920; 1923; 1924; 1935; 1947; 1947
7 / 187	Kelly Brothers Nurseries	1924; 1947
7 / 188	Kelsey Nursery Service	1947
7 /189	Kendall and Whitney	1919
7 / 190	Kendel (A.C.) Seed Catalogue	1906
7 / 191	Kimberly Gardens	1990
7 / 192	Kjorlie (Oscar H.) Co.	1960; 1963
7 / 193	Knight and Bostwick, Nurserymen,	undated
7 / 194	Krider Nurseries Inc.	1945
7 / 195	Kunderd (A.E.)	1928
7 / 196	La Sumida Nursery	1965
7 / 197	Lakeland Nursery Sales	1973
7 / 198	Landreth's Seed Catalogue	1903
7 / 199	Lippincott (Miss C.H.) Flower Seeds	1895; 1940
7 / 200	Livingston Seed Co.	1920
7 / 201	Lloyd's Gardens,	undated
7 / 202	Lovett (J.T.) Co.	1897; 1906
7 / 203	Maloney Bros. Nursery Co.	1923; 1945; 1947
7 / 204	Maple City Nurseries,	undated
7 / 205	Marble Iris Gardens,	undated
7 / 206	Markland (M.)	1934
7 / 207	Maule (William Henry) Seed Co.	1923; 1927; 1930; 1940; 1942; 1947
7 / 208	May (L.L.) and Co.	1893; 1914
7 / 209	May Seed and Nursery Co.	1927; 1964
7 / 210	McAllister (F.E.)	1883
7 / 211	McClure and Zimmerman	1986; 1990; 1991
7 / 212	McGregor Bros.	1892; 1900; 1901; 1921; 1929
7 / 213	Meehan (Thomas) and Sons	1913
7 / 214	Melk (George J.) and Son	1965
7 / 215	Mellen (George H.) Co.	1917; 1925
7 / 216	Mellinger's Garden Catalogue	1991
7 / 217	Michael-Leonard Co.	1895
7 / 218	Michell's (Henry F.)	1947
7 / 219	Midwest Wildflowers	1984
7 / 220	Milaeger's Garden	1993
7 / 221	Mill's Seed House	1902; 1902; 1903; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1928; 1931; 1937
7 / 222	Mitchell Nursery and Floral Co.	1915
7 / 223	Monrovia Nursery Co.	1977
8 / 224	Montgomery Ward	1934; 1936; 1949; 1951; 1955; 1959; 1959; 1964; 1967
8 / 225	Moore Miniature Roses	1987
8 / 226	Morris and Snow Seed Co.,	undated
8 / 227	Morse (C.C.) and Co.	1918
8 / 228	Moses (Alfred L.)	1946-47
8 / 229	Murvon Seed Co.,	undated
8 / 230	Musser Forests Inc.	1957
8 / 231	National Arbor Day Foundation	1981
8 / 232	National Seedsman Annual (Associated Seedgrowers, Inc.)	1936
8 / 233	Native Seeds/SEARCH Harvest Catalogue	1988; 1989; 1990; 1991; 1991; 1992
8 / 234	Naughton Farms, Inc.	1941; 1947
8 / 235	Neosho Nurseries Co.	1939
8 / 236	Niagara Sprayer and Chemical Division	1946
8 / 237	Nichols Garden Nursery	1985; 1986; 1987; 1988
8 / 238	Nichols Garden Nursery	1989; 1990; 1991; 1992; 1993
8 / 239	Nor'East Miniature Roses, Inc.	1985
8 / 240	O'Neill (Joseph) and Sons	1947
8 / 241	Oak Hill Nursery	1930
8 / 242	Olds' (L.L.) Seed Company	1916; 1934; 1940; 1951; 1973
8 / 243	Olsen (N.J.) Co.	1926
8 / 244	Oriental Plant Co.,	undated
8 / 245	Ortho Division, Chevron Chemical Co.	1969; 1973; 1975; 1976; 1976; 1977; 1980; 1981
8 / 246	Owen (Richard) Nursery	1989
8 / 247	Park (George W.) Seed Co.	1896; 1897; 1899; 1904; 1917; 1922; 1923/2; 1923/3; 1923/5; 1923/8; 1923/9; 1923/10; 1923/11; 1923/12
8 / 248	Park (George W.) Seed Co.	1924/1; 1924/3; 1924/5; 1924/8; 1924/11; 1925/4; 1925/6; 1925/7; 1935; 1936; 1936
8 / 249	Park (George W.) Seed Co.	1943; 1960; 1966; 1967; 1980
8 / 250	Park (George W.) Seed Co.	1981; 1981; 1982; 1983; 1986; 1987; 1987
8 / 251	Park (George W.) Seed Co.	1988; 1989; 1989; 1989
8 / 252	Park (George W.) Seed Co.	1990; 1990; 1991; 1992
8 / 253	Park NurseriesPark Nurseries (Holm and Olson, Inc.)	1930; 1931
8 / 254	Peacock Dahlia Farms	1930
8 / 255	Pearce (Rex D.), Seedsman	1947; undated
8 / 256	Peterson (George) Inc.	1924
8 / 257	Pfitzer	1927
8 / 258	Philipp's (Henry) Seed and Implement Co.	1901
8 / 259	Plant Seed Co.	1889
8 / 260	Pleasant Valley Nurseries	1900
8 / 261	Plants of the Southwest	1986
8 / 262	Quality Dutch Bulbs	1984; 1986; 1988
8 / 263	Randall (Alton E.,) Nurseryman	1912
8 / 264	Rayner Bros.	1947
8 / 265	Reeser (Charles A.) (Innisfallen Greenhouses)	1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; 1888
8 / 266	Reilly Brothers Nurseries	1913
8 / 267	Reuter's Seeds	1949
8 / 268	Reynolds' Farms	1947
8 / 269	Rice (Jerome B.) Seed Co.	1909
8 / 270	Rich's Tuberous-Rooted Begonias	1947
8 / 271	Robson Seeds	1947
8 / 272	Rocky Ford Canteloupes Seed	1949
8 / 273	Rogers Nurseries	1947
8 / 274	Rohrer (P.L.) and Brother	1923
8 / 275	Rosedale Nurseries	1947
8 / 276	Rosehill Farm Miniature Roses	1985
8 / 277	Rose Hill Nursery-Planting and Care of Nursery Stock,	undated
8 / 278	Roseway Nurseries	1985
8 / 279	Royal Gardens	1983
8 / 280	Rupert (W.P.) and Sons	1912
8 / 281	Russell Gardens	1954
8 / 282	Rynveld (F.) and Sons	1931
9 / 283	Sands Seeds	1992
9 / 284	Salzer (John A.) Seed Co.	1886; 1894; 1896; 1904; 1907; 1910
9 / 285	Salzer (John A.) Seed Co.	1912; 1914; 1917; 1918; 1919
9 / 286	Salzer (John A.) Seed Co.	1923; 1923; 1933; 1937; 1939; 1947
9 / 287	Santa Maria Bulb Gardens	1931; 1932; 1933; 1934; 1935; 1936; 1937
9 / 288	Saxton's	1956
9 / 289	Scarff (W.N.) and Sons	1928
9 / 290	Schell's Quality Seeds (Walter S. Schell, Inc.)	1930; 1931
9 / 291	Scherer (S.) and Sons,	undated
9 / 292	Schlegel and Fottler Co.	1909
9 / 293	Schling (Max) Seedsman Inc.	1929; 1945; 1947
9 / 294	Schmidt and Botley	1899
9 / 295	Schreiner's Gardens	1954; 1982; 1986
9 / 296	Schultz's Seed Store	1914
9 / 297	Scott (O.M.) and Sons Co.	1974; 1975; 1975; 1976; 1978; 1979
9 / 298	Seed Trade Buyers Guide and Directory	1931; 1932; 1933; 1934
9 / 299	Seed Trade Buyers Guide and Directory	1935; 1936; 1937
9 / 300	Seed Trade Buyers Guide and Directory	1938; 1939
9 / 300.1	Seed Trade Buyers Guide and Directory	1940
9 / 301	Self-Sufficient Seeds	1983
9 / 302	Shepherd (Theodosia B.) Co.	1912; 1914
9 / 303	Shepherd's Garden Seeds	1989
9 / 304	Sherman Nursery Co.,	undated
9 / 305	Shivers (J.H.) Plant Farms	1947
9 / 306	Smirnow (Lois)	1951
9 / 307	Smith (Howard) Rose Growers-Nurserymen	1950; 1951
9 / 308	Southern Calif. Acclimatizing Assoc.	1911
9 / 309	Southern Nursery and Landscape Co.,	undated
9 / 310	Southern Seedsman	1950
9 / 311	South Michigan Nursery	1937
9 / 312	Springfield Seed Co.	1907
9 / 313	Spring Hill Nurseries	1947; 1956; 1965; 1969; 1976; 1988; 1991
9 / 314	Stahelin's Nursery	1936; 1953; 1954; 1956
9 / 315	Stark Brothers Nurseries	1934; 1939; 1947; 1974; 1986; 1987; 1987; 1988
9 / 316	Stark Brothers Nurseries	1989; 1989; 1989; 1990; 1990; 1990
9 / 317	Stark (William P.) Guaranteed Trees and Plants	1917
9 / 318	Stern's Nurseries	1947; 1959
10 / 319	Stewart's Seed and Flower Shop	1929
10 / 320	Stokes Seeds Inc.	1974; 1982
10 / 321	Storrs and Harrison Company	1898; 1899; 1909
10 / 322	Storrs and Harrison Company	1910; 1920; 1926; 1928
10 / 323	Storrs and Harrison Company	1930; 1930; 1934; 1935; 1936
10 / 323.1	Strand's Nursery,	undated
10 / 324	Stumpp and Walter Co.	1924; 1930; 1941
10 / 325	Sunny Ridge	1947
10 / 326	Sutton and Sons Ltd.	1939; 1947
10 / 326.1	Swedberg Nurseries,	undated
10 / 327	Sweet (George A.) Nursery Co.	1900
10 / 328	Swift and Co.	1940; 1951
10 / 329	Taylor's Herb Gardens Inc.,	undated
10 / 330	Templin (L.) and Sons	1903; 1905
10 / 330.1	Templin-Crockett-Bradley, Co.,	undated
10 / 331	Tennessee Corporation	1934
10 / 332	Thomas (C.E.) Nurseries	1914
10 / 333	Thompson and Morgan	1985
10 / 334	Tillinghast (Isaac F.) Seedsman and Florist	1891
10 / 335	Tillinghast Seed Co.	1977; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1981; 1982
10 / 336	Tillotson (Will) - Roses of Yesterday	1954
10 / 337	Tricker (William) Inc.	1922; 1931
10 / 338	Tuscon Seed Co.	1917
10 / 339	Tutte Bros. Nurseries	1951
10 / 340	Unwin's	1974
10 / 341	Van Bourgondien	1976; 1978; 1979; 1980; 1980
10 / 342	Van Bourgondien	1981-Fall; 1981-Spring; 1982-Fall; 1982-Spring; 1983-Fall; 1983-Spring
10 / 343	Van Bourgondien	1984-Fall; 1984-Spring; 1985-Fall; 1985-Spring
10 / 344	Van Bourgondien	1986; 1986-Fall; 1986-Spring
10 / 345	Van Bourgondien	1987; 1987-Fall; 1987-Spring; 1988; 1988-Fall; 1988-Spring
10 / 346	Van Bourgondien	1989; 1989-Spring; 1991
10 / 347	Vandenberg	1985-Fall; 1985-Spring
10 / 348	Van Engelen Inc.	1990; 1991
10 / 349	Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated Seed Store	1893; 1894; 1898; 1898; 1923
10 / 350	Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated Seed Store	1929; 1934; 1936
10 / 351	Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated Seed Store	1939; 1940; 1941
10 / 352	Vaughan's Gardening Illustrated Seed Store	1947; 1949; 1957
10 / 353	Vick (James)	1866; 1866; 1868; 1871; 1874
10 / 354	Vick (James)	1875; 1878; 1884-#1; 1884-#2; 1884-#7
10 / 355	Vick (James)	1886; 1887; 1895; 1899; 1905; 1931
10 / 356	Vick's Wild Gardens	1945
10 / 357	Village Nurseries	1899; 1901; 1906; 1907; 1910
11 / 358	Wagner Park Nursery,	undated
11 / 359	Waynesboro Nurseries	1947
11 / 360	Wayside Gardens	1971; 1978; 1978
11 / 361	Wayside Gardens	1979; 1979; 1980; 1980
11 / 362	Wayside Gardens	1981-Fall; 1981-Spring; 1982
11 / 363	Wayside Gardens	1983; 1984; 1985-Fall; 1985-Spring
11 / 364	Wayside Gardens	1986-Fall; 1986-Spring; 1978; 1978-Spring
11 / 365	Wayside Gardens	1987-Fall; 1988-Fall; 1988-Spring
11 / 366	Wayside Gardens	1989-Fall; 1989-Spring; 1990; 1990-Fall; 1990-Spring
11 / 367	Wayside Gardens	1991; 1991-Fall; 1991-Spring; 1992-Spring
11 / 368	Westhauser's Nurseries	1937; 1947
11 / 369	White Flower Farm - Plant BookThe Garden BookThe Garden Book	1961; 1983; 1991
11 / 370	Winterthur Gift and Garden Sampler	1987
11 / 371	Will (Oscar H.) and Co.	1934; 1949; 1951; 1957; 1958; 1959
11 / 372	Wisconsin Nurseries (W.J. Moyle and Sons)	1926
11 / 373	Wood (T.W.) and Sons	1896; 1902
11 / 374	Young (C.) and Sons Co.	1901
12 / 375-o.s.	Ferris (Earl) Nursery	1946; 1959
12 / 376-o.s.	Field (Henry) Seed and Nursery Co. (also see Num. 130, above)	1946; 1947; 1949; 1951; 1952; 1957; 1968
12 / 377-o.s.	Gurney Seed and Nursery Co. (also see Num. 140, above)	1948; 1950; 1969; 1971 1977; 1978; 1989
12 / 378-o.s.	Shumway's (R.H.) Seeds and Bulbs	1931; 1936; 1945; 1949; 1965; 1973
12 / 379-o.s.	Wesley (House of Wesley)	1983

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Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
13 / 380-391	The Garden Magazine, Doubleday, Page and Co., Garden City, New Jersey	1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917; 1918-19; 1920
14 / 392-399	The Garden Magazine	1921; 1922; 1923; 1924; 1924; 1927; 1913; 1938
14 / 400	Country Life in America, Douibleday, Page and Co.	1906
14 / 401	Gardening Guide, Better Homes and Gardens	1940; 1944
14 / 402	American Florist	1890
14 / 403-4	The Country Gentleman, #1 and #2	1864
14 / 405	Genessee Farmer	1862; 1863
15 / 406	Flower and Garden Magazine	1957
15 / 407-9	Flower Grower, intermittent	1939-1957
15 / 410	The Home Garden	1944
15 / 411	Popular Gardening	1954-1958
15 / 412	Fruit Garden and Home	1924
15 / 413	Gardeners' Chronicle (7 issues)	1940; 1941
15 / 414	The Horticulturalist	1870
15 / 415	Garden Digest	1942
15 / 416	Garden Flowers	1920-1929
15 / 417	The Journal of Heredity	1940
15 / 418	The Mayflower (John Lewis Childs) (4 issues)	1892-1904
15 / 419	O'Neill. Sunny O'Neill's Flower Letter	1984
15 / 420	Organic Gardening and Farming	1959
15 / 421	The Old Farmers ALmanac	1945
15 / 422	Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture	1822
15 / 423	Queens' County Agricultural Society	1861
15 / 424	Louisiana Weekly Market Bulletin	1967
15 / 425	Michigan Farmer	1929
15 / 426	Minnesota Horticultural Society	1922
15 / 427	Minnesota Horticulturist	Jan. 1916 - June 1917
15 / 428	Minnesota Horticulturist	July 1917 - March 1918
15 / 429	Minnesota Horticulturist	Jan. 1919 - Sept. 1919
15 / 430	Minnesota Horticulturist	Oct. 1919 - May 1921
16 / 431	Minnesota Horticulturist	Jan. 1922 - Dec. 1923
16 / 432	Minnesota Horticulturist	Jan. 1924 - Dec. 1924
16 / 433	National Sweet Pea Society	1945-1950
16 / 434	University of California, Berkeley, Rose Culture	1950
16 / 435	University of California, Santa Barbara, Bulletins	1957- 1961
16 / 436	University of Idaho, Snap Beans	1960
16 / 437	University of Minnesota, Bulletins	1896
16 / 438	University of Minnesota, Bulletins	1897; 1898
16 / 439	University of Minnesota, Bulletins	1899; 1900
16 / 440	University of Minnesota, Bulletins	1905; 1906
16 / 441	University of Minnesota, Bulletins	1913; 1914; 1915
16 / 442	University of Minnesota, Bulletins	1934; 1935; 1936; 1947
16 / 443	Washington State University, Organic Gardening	1973
16 / 444	United States Department of Agriculture, Bulletins, (12 items)
16 / 445	National War Garden Commission	1919
16 / 446	Agricultural Conservation Program, Santa Barbara County	1973
16 / 447	California Department of Fish and Game	1955
16 / 448	Unidentified Fragments
17-18 / 449-454	Scrapbooks of clippings on gardening, 6 vols.,	1934-1936
18 / 455	Manuscript: Of Seed Catalogs and Companies, by Elizabeth Gedney Christensen.	1995
18 / 455	Reprint: Bess Gedney Christensen, Japanese Imperial Morning Glories, Pacific Horticulture.	Fall 1989
18 / 455	List of collection, by Elizabeth Christensen.	undated

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Subject Terms

Flowers -- Catalogs
Gardening -- 19th century--Periodicals
Gardening -- 20th century--Periodicals
Gardening -- Catalogs
Gardening -- United States--History--Sources
Horticultural crops--Seeds--Catalogs
Nursery stock --Catalogs
Plants, Ornamental--Catalogs
Seed industry and trade--History--Sources
Seeds -- Catalogs
Vegetables -- Seeds--Catalogs

Personal Names

Christensen, Elizabeth Gedney. --Archives (creator)

Titles within the Collection

Address delivered before the Philadelphia society for promoting agriculture 1822
Elizabeth Christensen Gedney gardening collection
Flower grower
Garden magazine
Genessee farmer
Japanese imperial morning glories Fall, 1989 Pacific horticulture
Of seed catalogs and companies

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