From: klier@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: rec.gardens
Subject: FAQ HELP NEEDED! Catalog specialties
Date: 10 Oct 92 13:31:07 -0500
Organization: University of Northern Iowa

OK, everyone!  We need some help on our catalogs FAQ.  I just
took the two general catalog FAQs and melded them together, but
in doing so, I think we picked up some specialist catalogs that
might better be listed in such FAQ lists as the bulb catalogs
list, rose catalogs list, etc.

I'd sure appreciate it if you could scan the listings below and
see if you recognise any of the companies.
  1) Please differentiate between seed/bulb catalogs and nursery
     stock.
  2) Comments on specialties of the companies and
  3) reliability or quality are also needed.

My best guesses/remembrances are listed after some firms.  Please
confirm or deny.

Please email your comments to IN%klier@iscsvax.uni.edu

Thanks!

        Kay Klier

Bamboos only?  Nursery?
   AMERICAN BAMBOO CO.


Bulbs?
   BAKKER OF HOLLAND
   CALADIUM WORLD                   caladium only?
   DE JAGER BULBS
   DUTCH GARDENS INC.               general bulbs
   MARY WALKER BULB CO.
   MESSELAAR BULB CO.
   NANCY WILSON SPECIES &
       MINIATURE NARCISSUS          narcissus only?
   OAKWOOD DAFFODILS                narcissus only?
   QUALITY DUTCH BULBS
   VELDHEER TULIP GARDENS           tulips only?

Cactus and succulents?  Nursery only?
   CACTUS BY DODI
   SCHULZ CACTUS GARDENS


Perennials, probably specialists in a single genus?  Nursery or
           seed?
   B & D LILIES                     Lilium only?
   DAHLIAS BY PHIL TRAFF            dahlias only?
   MUMS BY PASCHKE                  chrysanthemums only?
   NEW PEONY FARM (THE)             peonies only?
   PROTEA GARDENS OF MAUI           Proteaceae only?

Hemerocallis only?  Nursery only?
   OAKES DAYLILIES
   DAYLILIES OF TOMORROW
   DAYLILY WORLD
   SOLOMON DAYLILIES

Fruits?   All nurseries????
   AHRENS STRAWBERRY NURSERY        strawberries only?
   APPLESOURCE                      apples only?
   NEW YORK STATE FRUIT
   TESTING COOP. ASSN
   PACIFIC BERRY WORKS
   SONOMA ANTIQUE APPLE NURSERY     heirloom apples only?
   STARK BROTHERS NURSERIES
   & ORCHARDS                    modern & antique apples; cherry,
                                 peach, plum, apricot, some nuts,
                                 some strawberries & grapes as I
                                 recall.

Herb specialists?:  Nursery or seeds?
   BELCHE HERB CO.
   CAPRILANDS HERB FARM
   DABNEY HERBS
   FOX HOLLOW HERBS
   JUDE HERBS
   Mc CRORY'S SUNNY HILL HERB FARM
   TAYLORS HERB GARDENS INC
   WELL-SWEEP HERB FARM


Iris specialists?:  All nurseries?
   ANDERSON IRIS GARDENS
   CAL DIXIE IRIS GARDENS
   WRIGHT IRIS NURSERY

Japanese maple specialist?  Nursery or seed?
   DEL'S JAPANESE MAPLES

Orchid specialists?:  All nurseries?
   A&P ORCHIDS
   ANGRAECUM HOUSE (THE)
   BEALL ORCHID CO. (THE)
   CREOLE ORCHIDS
   KEN WEST ORCHIDS
   ORCHIDS BOUNTIFUL
   ORCHIDS ROYALE
   ORGEL'S ORCHIDS
   OWENS ORCHIDS
   RIVERBEND ORCHIDS
   SANTA BARBARA ORCHID ESTATE
   SEA BREEZE ORCHIDS
   SEAGULLS LANDING ORCHIDS
   SPENCER M. HOWARD ORCHID IMPORTS
   WILK ORCHID SPECIALISTS

Potato specialists
   RONNINGER'S SEED POTATOES
   WILTON'S ORGANIC SEED POTATOES

Rose specialists?:  All nurseries?
   ANTIQUE ROSE EMPORIUM            old cv only?
   ARMSTRONG ROSES                  modern?
   MINI-ROSES                       miniatures?
   NOR'EAST MINIATURE ROSES         miniatures?
   OREGON MINIATURE ROSES           miniatures?
   ROSE GARDEN & MINI ROSE NURSERY  modern & miniatures?
   ROSES BY FRED EDMONDS            modern?
   ROSES OF YESTERDAY AND TODAY     old cv and old-fashioned?
   TINY PETALS NURSERY              minatures?


Vegetable specialists:  Seed catalogs only?
   TOMATO SEED COMPANY (THE)        tomato seeds only?
   VERMONT BEAN SEED CO.            heirloom veg, esp. beans,
only?


Wildflower/native plant specialists?: Nursery stock or seed???
   BEERSHEEBA WILDFLOWER GARDEN
   HOLLAND WILDFLOWER FARM HS
   MOON MOUNTAIN WILDFLOWERS        California wildfls only?
   NATIVE SEED FOUNDATION
   NATIVE SEEDS, INC.
   NORTH AMERICAN WILDFLOWERS
   VERMONT WILDFLOWER FARM          northeastern spp only?
   WILDFLOWER PATCH

Xeriscaping (drylands) specialist?  Nursery?
   NEW MEXICO DESERT GARDEN

HELP!!!  What are these???
   ALBERTA AND MARKET BROS. INC
   ALLEN COMPANY
   ALPEN GARDENS
   ALPINE VALLEY GARDENS
   ANGELWOOD NURSERY
   ANYTHING GROWS GREENHOUSE
   APPALACHIAN GARDENS
   ARBOR & ESPALIER
   BAILEY'S
   BARNES (VERNON) AND SON NURSERY
   BDK NURSERY
   BLUE STAR LAB
   BOORDY NURSERY
   BOUNTIFUL HARVEST
   BRECK'S
   BRICKER'S ORGANIC FARMS, INC.
   BRITTINGHAM PLANT FARMS
   BROOKFIELD NURSERY AND TREE PLANTATION
   BROWN'S OMAHA PLANT FARMS INC
   BUCKLEY NURSERY
   BURNT RIDGE NURSERY
   C 'N C PROTEA
   CALIFORNIA NURSERY CO.
   CARDINAL NURSERY
   CARINO NURSERIES
   CARROLL GARDENS
   CARTER SEEDS
   CASCADE FORESTRY SERVICE
   CEDAR RIDGE NURSERIES
   CHAMBERS NURSERY
   CHENHALEM GARDENS
   CHESTNUT HILL NURSERY INC.
   COASTAL GARDENS AND NURSERY
   COLD STREAM FARM
   COMSTOCK, FERRE & CO
   CORDON BLEU
   COTTAGE GARDEN (THE)
   COUNTRY GARDEN
   COUNTRY GARDEN (THE)
   CROWNSVILLE NURSERY
   CRUICKSHANK'S INC.
   CUMBERLAND VALLEY NURSERIES INC
   DAN'S GARDEN SHOP
   DAVIDSON-WILSON GREENHOUSES
   E. B. NAUMAN, NURSERYMAN
   F. W. SCHUMACHER CO.
   FEDCO SEEDS
   FISCHER GREENHOUSES
   FLOATING MOUNTAIN SEEDS
   FLOWER AND HERB EXCHANGE
   FOX HILL FARM
   FRIENDS OF THE TREES
   GARDENER'S SUPPLY
   GOODWIN CREEK GARDEN
   GOSSLER FARMS NURSERY
   HARMONY FARM SUPPLY
   HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY
   HARRIS SEEDS   *
   HEIRLOOM SEEDS
   Inter-State Nurseries
   J.E. MILLER NURSERIES, INC.
   J.L.HUDSON, SEEDSMAN
   JERRY HORNE RARE PLANTS
   JORDAN SEEDS INC
   KELLY NURSERIES
   KRIDER NURSERIES
   LAMB NURSERIES
   LAURIE'S GARDEN
   LEE BRISTOL NURSERY
   LOGEE'S GREENHOUSES
   LONG ISLAND SEED COMPANY
   MIDWEST SEED GROWERS, INC.
   MILLER-BOWIE COUNTY FARMERS ASSN.
   MISSION BELL GARDENS
   MOHN'S INC
   MOONSHINE GARDENS
   MOOSEBELL FLOWER, FRUIT & TREE CO
   MOUNTAIN MIST NURSERY
   MOUNTAIN VALLEY SEEDS & NURSERY
   MOWBRAY GARDENS
   MT. LEO NURSERY
   NATIONWIDE SEED & SUPPLY
   NOLIN RIVER NUT TREE NURSERY
   NORTHWOODS NURSERY
   NOURSE FARMS INC.
   NUCCIO'S NURSERIES
   NURSERY AT THE DALLAS NATURE CENTER (THE)
   OIKOS
   OLDS SEED CO.   *
   ONTARIO SEED CO, LTD
   OREGON EXOTICS
   PAGE SEED CO.
   PANDA PRODUCTS
   PEACE SEEDS
   PEACEFUL VALLEY FARM SUPPLY
   PEEKSKILL NURSERIES
   PETER PAULS NURSERIES
   PIEDMONT PLANT COMPANY
   PLANT SHOP'S BOTANICAL GARDENS (THE)
   PONY CREEK NURSERY
   POWELL'S GARDENS
   QUAILTREE NURSERY
   RAFAL SPICE CO
   RAINTREE NURSERY
   RAYNER BROS.
   REASONER'S
   REATH'S NURSERY
   RICHARD OWEN NURSERY
   RIDER NURSERIES
   ROSEHILL FARM
   ROSWELL SEED CO.
   RUPP SEEDS, INC.
   S&H ORGANIC ACRES
   S. SCHERER & SONS
   SAVAGE FARMS NURSERY
   SEED SAVERS EXCHANGE
   SEED SETS
   SEEDWAY, INC
   SEQUOIA NURSERY-MOORE MINIATURE NURSERIES
   SHADY MUSH HERB NURSERY
   SHANTI BITHI NURSERY
   SHEPHERDS GARDEN SEEDS
   SHEPHERDS GARDEN SEEDS
   SIEGERS SEED CO.
   SILVER LAKE SEEDS
   SKYBLUE NURSERIES
   SMITH NURSERY CO.
   SOERGEL GREENHOUSES
   SOUTH FLORIDA SEED SUPPLY
   SOUTHMEADOW FRUIT GARDENS
   SPECIALTY SEEDS
   SPRING HILL
   SPRING HILL NURSERIES CO.
   SQUARE ROOT NURSERY
   SQUAW MOUNTAIN GARDENS
   ST. LAWRENCE NURSERIES
   STANLEY & SONS NURSERY, INC.
   STOCKING ROSE NURSERY
   SUNNYSLOPE GARDENS
   SUNRISE ENTERPRISES
   SUNSHINE CALADIUM FARMS
   SUNSWEPT LABORATORIES
   TERRITORIAL SEED CO
   THOMASVILLE NURSERIES
   TILLINGHAST SEED CO.
   TRADEWINDS NURSERY
   TRANS PACIFIC NURSERY
   TRANSPLANT NURSERY
   TREGUNNO SEEDS
   TRIPPLE BROOK FARM
   TROPICAL IMPORTS
   VALLEY CREEK NURSERY
   VAN ENGELEN INC.
   VAN WELL NURSERY INC.
   WAVECREST NURSERY & LANDSCAPING CO.
   WAYNESBORO NURSERIES
   WHISTLING WINGS FARMS INC.
   WILD AND CRAZY SEED CO
   WILLHITE SEED CO.
   WOMACK NURSERY CO.