1910 Transylvania Fruit catalogue

Fischer és Társai. Nagyenyed. Faiskolák és szőlőoltvány-telepek termékeinek név- és árjegyzéke 1910–1911. [Price List and Catalogue of the Products of Fischer & Co. Nurseries and Vine Grafting Establishments, Nagyenyed, 1910–1911.]

Nagyenyed (Aiud): Fischer és Társai, 1910. 4to. 97,[1] pp. Publisher's original dark blue decorated cloth stamped in gilt with a large apple motif to the front cover. Profusely illustrated throughout with monochrome photographic reproductions of fruit varieties, flowering shrubs, ornamental plants, nursery layouts, gardening tools, and several striking full-page colour lithographic plates of apples and other fruits. Text in Hungarian, with notice that German and Romanian editions were available upon request. Very good condition.

An exceptionally attractive and substantial nursery trade catalogue issued by one of the leading horticultural firms of historic Transylvania. Fischer és Társai, based in Nagyenyed (today Aiud, Romania), specialized in fruit trees, ornamental shrubs, grape vines, rootstocks, and horticultural supplies, and promoted its stock throughout the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The firm proudly notes on the title page its numerous awards at the 1910 Budapest International Horticultural Exhibition.

Far more than a simple price list, the volume serves as a richly illustrated reference on early twentieth-century pomology and commercial horticulture. It includes detailed descriptions of apple, pear, plum, cherry, peach, apricot, strawberry, and grape varieties, together with practical cultivation advice, nursery equipment, and extensive pricing tables. Particularly noteworthy are the two finely printed colour plates of fruit cultivars (Jonathan and Boscoopi szép (Belle de Boskoop) as well as the high-quality photographic illustrations documenting ornamental plantings and horticultural tools.

A superb and comprehensive record of horticultural commerce and fruit cultivation in pre-First World War Transylvania.