Here are two full pages from a vintage gardening catalog that feature detailed information and prices for a variety of strawberry and blackberry plants. Also included on the pages are two illustrations of strawberries and one illustration of blackberries. Here are black and white clip art versions of each of the illustrations. My original scans…
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Leeks French Seed Label
Here is a vintage French seed label that features an illustration of two bunches of leeks. The description on the label is Poireau Gros du Midi. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Onions Clip Art
Here are black and white clip art illustrations of two varieties of onions. The first illustration features a single Naples Giant Rocca Onion and the second illustration features two Queen Onions. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on images to enlarge.
Garden Tools Clip Art
This vintage advertisement is from a supplement to the November 1889 issue of the American Agriculturist magazine. The ad features a set of flower garden tools, consisting of a hoe, spade, fork and rake, that were made of the best steel and iron with finely polished hardwood handles. A boxed set of the tools was available free…
Radish French Seed Packet Label
Here is a vintage French seed label that features a wonderful illustration of a bunch of red and white radishes. The description on the label is: Radis National. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
April Poem by K. Pyle
This vintage poem titled April by K. Pyle tells the story of an eager gardener who worked all afternoon digging and planting flower seeds and roots of daffodil. While planting, the gardener imagined how lovely and admired his garden would be when the flowers grew. In the end, the gardener forgot about the roots and seeds he planted…
Vintage Postcard Ephemera Gardening
Here are the front and back sides of three shabby vintage gardening business postcards. The first postcard is dated April 1, 1882, and was sent by Johnson & Stokes, a company that sold garden, grass field and flower seeds, agricultural implements &c. The second postcard is dated March 29, 1878, and was sent by Dreer’s…
Three Varieties of Onions
Here are black and white clip art illustrations of three varieties of onions. The first illustration features three Deep Blood-Red Onions. The second illustration features a bunch of Early White Naples Onions and the third illustration features a single James’s Keeping Onion. The images are from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of…
Trebons Onions Clip Art
Here is a black and white clip art illustration of three onions bunched together. The image is from the Illustrated Dictionary of Gardening – A Practical and Scientific Encyclopedia of Horticulture, edited by George Nicholson, circa 1885. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Strawberry ~ Free Clip Art Illustration
Here is a vintage clip art image of a single strawberry. The illustration is from Beeton’s New Dictionary of Every-Day Gardening, circa 1899. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Vegetable Crate Label ~ Free Image
Here is a vintage crate label for Big Patch brand of selected vegetables. The illustration on the label features a boy leaning over a fence looking out onto a large field of vegetables. He is wearing a yellow straw hat, a red and white striped tee shirt and overalls that have been patched at the…
Squash French Seed Label ~ Free Vintage Image
This vintage French seed label features a wonderful illustration of a green Naples squash, or gourd, on a yellow background. The description on the label is Courge Pleine de Naples. This type of vintage seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
