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Auckland Nursery catalogues, 1872 - 1892

documentary heritage
  • Description

    Four bound volumes copied from microfilm no. MF-116, featuring nurseryman Edward Morrison's first catalogue (fruit, shelter and ornamental trees) from Red Bluff Nurseries, Warkworth and Mahurangi, and a later one from 1888; plus two descriptive catalogues from nurserymen D. Hay and Son, Montpellier Nursery (est.

    1855), near Parnell, Auckland, covering dates 1872 and 1891-1892, and featuring conifers and taxads, herbaceous and soft-wooded plants, bulbs and tubers, ferns, flower seeds, herbs and fruit trees.

  • Other Id

    MS-1123 (Reference Number)

    2207 (Presto content ID)

    22463 (DBTextworks system ID)

  • Department

    Manuscripts

Images and documents

Catalogue

  • Object Type

    manuscript

  • Name/Title
    Auckland Nursery catalogues, 1872 - 1892
  • Date
    1872-1892
  • Physical Description

    1 folder + 2 x outsized volumes

  • Level of Current Record
    Parent
  • Related Object Notes
    MF-116
  • Public Access Text

    Other catalogues are held in the Botany department.

  • Last Update
    15 Feb 2024
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