Seed Annuals and Catalogs

Although company catalogs and seed annuals can make exaggerated claims and clouded statements, they are invaluable tools in the work of researching and documenting the lineages, and sometimes the pedigrees, of historic plant varieties.

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Current Catalogue of Seed Catalogues Held at the Victory Horticultural Library

• Seed Catalog Collection

  • W. Atlee Burpee Seed Catalog Collection

• Nursery Company Catalog Collection

Seed Catalog Page Scans (Most are partial scans (mainly tomato pages) and not full catalogs at this time.)

Bolded catalogs require subscription to view individual page scans.

• Abundant Life Seed Foundation, Port Townsend, Washington, 2002

• F. W. Bolgiano & Company, Washington, D.C., 1935

• R. B. Buchanan Seed Company, Memphis, Tennessee, 1925

• H. W. Buckbee, Rockford, Illinois, 1907

• H. W. Buckbee, Rockford, Illinois, 1932

• Robert Buist, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1946

• Burgess Seed & Plant Company, Galesburg, Michigan, 1945

• W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1888

• W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1899

• W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1914

• W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1926

• W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1929

• W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1933

• W. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1937

• Condon Brother's, Rockford, Illinois, 1926

• Delta Pedigreed Seed Associations, Greenville, Mississippi, 1935

• R. & J. Farquhar & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1903

• Glecklers Seedsmen, Metamora, Ohio, 1958

• James J. H. Gregory, Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1877

• Thomas Griswold, South Wethersfield, CT, 1922

• H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, 1914

• H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, 1923 (Fall)

• H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, 1926

• H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, 1942

• H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, 1946

• H. G. Hastings, Atlanta, Georgia, 1958

• Peter Henderson & Co., New York, 1890

• Peter Henderson & Co., New York, 1894

• Peter Henderson & Co., New York, 1924

• S. M. Isbell & Company, Jackson, Michigan, 1906

• S. M. Isbell & Company, Jackson, Michigan, 1914

• S. M. Isbell & Company, Jackson, Michigan, 1915

• S. M. Isbell & Company, Jackson, Michigan, 1927

• S. M. Isbell & Company, Jackson, Michigan, 1929

• S. M. Isbell & Company, Jackson, Michigan, 1933

• S. M. Isbell & Company, Jackson, Michigan, 1936

• Johnny's Selected Seeds, Albion, Maine, 1976

• Johnson & Stokes, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1899

• Alexander W. Livingston's Sons, Columbus, Ohio, 1886

• Alexander W. Livingston's Sons, Columbus, Ohio, 1888

• Alexander W. Livingston's Sons, Columbus, Ohio, 1896

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1900

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1905

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1916

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1918

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1920

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1921

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1923

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1925

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1929

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1930

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1931

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1932

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1933

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1934

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1935

• The Livingston Seed Company, Columbus, Ohio, 1936

• WA. & J. Mackie, Norwich, 1812

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1890

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1897

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1907

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1922

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1928

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1930

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1932

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1933

• William Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1942

• Earl E. May Seed Company, Shenandoah, Iowa, 1939

• L. L. May Seed Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1899

• Bernard McMahon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1804

• L. L. Olds Seed Company, Madison, Wisconsin, 1928

• William Prince, Flushing, Long Island, New York, 1820

• Chris Reuter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1928

• Chris Reuter, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1944

• John A. Salzer Seed Company, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1898

• John A. Salzer Seed Company, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1907

• John A. Salzer Seed Company, La Crosse, Wisconsin, 1944

• Stark Brothers Nurseries, Louisiana, Missouri, 1925

• J. M. Thorburn & Company, New York, 1908

• James Vick Seed Company, Rochester, New York, 1894

• Victory Seed Company, 2001 - In PDF file format.

• Victory Seed Company, 2002 - In PDF file format.

• Victory Seed Company, 2003 - In PDF file format.

• Victory Seed Company, 2004 - In PDF file format.

• Victory Seed Company, 2005 - In PDF file format.

• Victory Seed Company, 2006 - In PDF file format.

• Victory Seed Company, 2007 - In PDF file format.

• T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Virginia, 1898

• T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Virginia, 1924

• T. W. Wood & Sons, Richmond, Virginia, 1947

• F. H. Woodruff & Sons, Inc. Seed Growers, Milford, Connecticut, 1944

Off-site Catalog Libraries

• Christensen, Elizabeth Gedney Gardening Collection 1822-1994 - Washington State University

• Archives and Manuscripts at the LuEsther T. Mertz Library - New York Botanical Garden

• Nursery and Seed Catalog Cover Scans - The University of Delaware

• Seed Catalog Cover Collection - Smithsonian Institute

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