GERMAIN'S GARDEN CYCLOPEDIA FOR 1920: Fiftieth Annual Edition
Los Angeles: Germain Seed & Plant Co., 1920. Wraps. Tall octavo: 168 pp. plus [4] pp. bound-in order form. Black-and-white illustrations from photographs and numerous line drawings. White paper wrappers printed in orange and black. Minor loss to the first leaf of the order form. Some chipping and light staining to the wrappers; the binding staples have oxidized, causing some staining. OCLC locates one holding, at the California State Library.
Priced trade catalogue with index, primarily featuring seeds and plants - vegetables, grasses, annuals, and perennials - as well as including various tools, equipment, bird feeders and cages, feed, and supplies for raising poultry and rabbits, insecticides, and even large-scale agricultural dusters. "Fifty years of service to the residents of California have been appreciated to such an extent that we have been able to grow larger in point of size and we hope more and more in the esteem of our patrons." Good. Item #80066
Price: $75.00