W.B. Clarke & Co. Nursery Records

Collection Number: D-595

The collection contains the personal plant breeding and record file of W.B. Clarke and a set of the nursery's catalogs spanning the years 1934-1949. The W.B. Clarke & Co. Nursery (1920s-1950s) was based in San Jose, California. The founder and owner, Walter Bosworth Clarke, was a breeder, selector, and producer of shade trees and landscape shrubs.

Finding Aid

Finding Aid on the Online Archive of California

Inclusive Dates

circa 1920-1950.

Extent

1 linear feet

Subject

Plant Science

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