Author: [NURSERY CATALOGUES - FRANCE - ANGERS].
Title: [Collection of 36 nursery catalogues of various French nurseries from the Angers region].1862-1967. 36 volumes. Various sizes. With numerous black and white and occasionally coloured illustrations. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers.
Description: Rare historic nursery catalogues of 12 different French firms, all based in or around Angers, the largest horticultural center in Europe. Horticulture really developed in Angers during the 19th century. Gaston Allard created the Arboretum where 3,500 species would be planted and tested and the father of pomology, André Leroy, created the biggest nursery in Europe (300 employees, 170 ha). He sold his produce throughout the world, and opened the door for future generations of nurserymen, which can be found in the present collection of catalogues. Today Angers is a major center for horticultural science, being the home of the Institut National d'Horticulture (INH). The catalogues in the present collection offer apples, flowers, trees and seeds. Some have English or German text. The nurseries and the publishers of their catalogues are:Baudriller in Gennes near Angers (1884-85); Boisdabert succr. (1866-67, 1875); Charoze (1867); F. Delaunay (1930-39, 1946-47, 1950-58, 1962-63, 1966-67); Delépine ainé (1867); Deniau ainé (1862); A. Hamonet (1956); Hermenot (1869); Lepage & cie (1958-1961); Julien Monnier & cie (1861,1866,1868); Pajotin-Chedane (1949-50, 1956-59, 1964-64); G. Thébault-Lebreton (1929-13)Catalogues from before 1916 might have been part of the famous E.H. Krelage collection. All catalogues were deduplicated from the library of the Wageningen University & Research. Occasionally slightly soiled, foxed or frayed. One volume damaged (Pajotin-Chedane 1949-1950). Otherwise overall in good condition.l European Nursery Catalogue Collection: only Delaunay 1937; Baudriller, Boisdabert, Delépine, Deniau, Hamonet, Lepage, Monnier, Pajotin-Chedane, Thébault-Lebreton not in European Nursery Catalogue Collection; Iwasa.

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