Here are two vintage French garden seed labels. The first label includes an illustration of a fully-ripe green head of cabbage. The label reads: Laitue Chou de Naples. An online translation gives the result: Naples Cabbage Lettuce. The second of the vintage French garden seed labels is for long turnips. It includes an illustration of…
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Bush Lima Beans Clip Art
This vintage magazine clipping features an article on bush Lima beans. The article states that there are three distinct types of Lima beans, the most widely known and cultivated of which is the large white Lima. It goes on to say, “The others are the small white Lima (Sieva) and the potato Lima or Dreer’s…
Vintage Gardening Supplies Ads
Here are three vintage gardening supplies ads. The first advertisement is for an Iron Age Double Wheel Hoe. It includes an illustration of an old-fashioned cultivating hoe with double wheels. The hoe, with attachments pictured, was regularly priced at $8.75 but it was being offered at a special price of $7.90. A lower priced version…
Vintage French Seed Labels
Here are two vintage French seed labels. The first label includes an illustration of a perfectly ripe green head of cabbage. The label reads: Chou Cabus couer de boeuf gros. An online translation gives the result: Cabbage Cabus large beef heart. The second vintage French seed label is for cauliflower. It includes an illustration of…
Vintage Botanical Illustrations Free Printables
I’ve spent many enjoyable hours this week (including a few hours borrowed from sleeping time) perusing, scanning, and retouching images from my antique Dictionary of Gardening books to assemble a set of vintage botanical illustrations for my Etsy shop. I scanned a few extra images to share with you today. They are, by their scientific…
Vintage Fern Illustration
Here is a beautiful vintage illustration of a fern. The scientific name of the plant is: Nephrolepis Rufescens Var Tripinnatifida. I scanned the original image from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. The following three images are previews of new products I’ve added to my…
Antique Show and Free Vintage Images
One of the highlights of spring for me is an antique show and sale that comes to our city each year. It’s held in a large venue and there are hundreds of tables – all displaying an abundance of antiques, most of which are also for sale. This year the event was held on the…
Vintage French Seed Packet Flower Labels
Here are two vintage French flower seed labels. The first label is titled Coreopsis Elegant Varie. Coreopsis is a flower of the daisy family. The second label is titled Myosotis des Alpes Varie. The flowers are forget-me-nots. These types of vintage seed labels would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds…
Vintage Gourds Clip Art
This vintage catalog listing includes a brief description of, and pricing for, a variety of gourds, including: mixed gourd, nest egg gourd, dishcloth gourd, dipper gourd, mock orange, calabash or pipe gourd and heavenly blue ipomea. The packets, for any variety, were priced at 5 cents each. The ad includes an illustration of a variety…
Card Seed Co Vintage Onion Seed Packet
Here is a vintage seed packet for White Bermuda Onions. The illustration on the front of the packet includes three of the onions. The package was printed for the Card Seed Co. of Fredonia, N. Y. The back of the package includes directions for planting the seeds. Click on images to enlarge.
French Seed Label Zinnia Free Clip Art
Here is a French vintage seed label for zinnias. The label includes an illustration of four pretty flowering zinnias, each a different color. The description on the label is Zinnia Elegant Double, Nain, Varie. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale….
Free Vintage Clip Art Larkspur Seed Packet
Here is a vintage clip art seed packet for Regal Finest Mixed Larkspur seeds. The front of the packet includes an illustration of three stalks of blossoming larkspur flowers and a price mark of 15 cents. The package was printed for F. Lagomarsino & Sons of Sacramento, California. The back of the package includes directions…
