Pacific Strong Seed & Plant Co., 1898 Carnation Postcard

A cluster of red, white, and pink carnations frames the gilded lettering of an 1898 seed catalogue cover for the Pacific Strong Seed & Plant Co., proprietors D. Dierssen Company of Sacramento, California. The layered lettering and hand-painted botanical style are typical of the era's mail-order seed advertising.

• Size: 10×15 cm
• Density: 350 g/m²

A period piece for anyone who collects vintage advertising art rather than paintings — pin it above a potting bench or tuck it into a garden journal.