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Dickson and Robinson

From Graces Guide

of Manchester

Seedsmen

1914 Seed Merchants, Cathedral Street, Manchester; 17 to 21, Robert Street, Cheetham, Manchester; and Experimental Grounds, Northenden, Cheshire. Present Principals: Francis Robinson (connected with the firm for fifty years, and for more than thirty years the senior), Henry Hicks, and W. Percival Robinson. Premises: Central Depot in Cathedral Street for the sale in season of Seeds, Bulbs, &c., and the display of the newest and also of the finest standard varieties of Flowers, Fruit, and Vegetables. Head and General Offices and Garden Seed and Bulb Warehouse, 17, Robert Street, Cheetham, Manchester. Agricultural Seed Warehouses, 19 and 21, Robert Street, Cheetham, Manchester. The warehouses are each 50 yds. long, giving over an acre of floor space. Experimental Grounds: Northenden, Cheshire, where are conducted the outdoor tests of every department. Specialities: Garden Seeds; Grasses, Clovers, Mangels, Swedes, Turnips, and other seeds for the farm; Bulbs and Roots from all parts of the world, and Forcing Plants; Roses and Herbaceous Plants; Fruit, Forest and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs and Plants; and all horticultural requisites. Varieties of the firm's introduction dominate in the garden and farm seeds.

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