This vintage magazine ad for giant pansies is from the March 1909 issue of McCall’s Magazine, from my personal collection. Click on the image to enlarge.
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De Giorgi Bros Vintage Onion Seed Packet
Here is one more wonderful old seed packet for you before I leave the subject of vintage gardening (at least for now). Click on images to enlarge. I was thrilled to find the 1898 songbook, that I purchased from eBay a couple of weeks ago, in my mailbox yesterday! I’m planning to choose a page from it this evening to upload…
Caraway Vintage Seed Packet
Here is another vintage gardening-themed image for you. I really like this one! I know I say that often but I only share with you the things that I personally would enjoy using in my own designs (if I had time enough to design all the things I dream of designing with my collection of vintage ephemera). Click on images to enlarge.
Burpee’s Annual Seeds Catalogue Ad
I have a February 1918 copy of “The Modern Priscilla” magazine. I went through it last night hoping to find something unique and interesting relating to Valentine’s Day. I didn’t find a single article, advertisement or any other tidbit relating to Valentine’s Day. Other than the normal type of articles published in this needlework/housekeeping magazine, such as: “Large Tatted Centerpiece”, “Frocks for…
Burt’s Seed Vintage Carrot Seed Packet
Here are the front and back sides of a vintage carrot seed packet that was printed for the William D. Burt Seed Company of Dalton, N. Y. The cost of the package of long orange carrot seeds was 10 cents. Click on images to enlarge.
French Radish Vintage Seed Packet Label
Here is a vintage French seed label that features an illustration of a bunch of pink and white long radishes that have been tied together at the leaves. This type of label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. The description on the label is: Radis Demi-LongRose…
