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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2111, 31 March 1914, Page 3

Fop over fifty years . the same of Coopor has been .associate! with seeds, and the history of the fan is fto history of tho seed trade of New Zealand. Tho' business was ■ started by the late Mr. Cooper in 1860, ite a. sniatl shop in Manners Street. ■ Ja tho early days the whole of the seeds required on the" : farm and garden were imported; but in' time New Zealand became self-support-ing, especially in regard to grass-seed, and how most of sueli seeds are grown to perfection in the Dominion, and t,hef« is an increasing export tirade for them. A few years ago F. Cooper, ittC, built a large warehouse and retail shop at;

tho eortifcr of Willis and Mercer Streets, i Imt this- has been feiffld inadequate for tho expanding business, and ftotf a s|ilo«d«l bui-Ming of four stories lias been erected in Bison Street, to which tlurjr-havo just removed tile vvlmtesate branch of their business. The Mew , iraHdiftg, ivhieli was designed by Sir. J. S. Swam is is-f red pressed Jsriftk, and ts an imposing structure-; with jMeasi-fig arehitecttual Unas, the building stands oil a section having a frontage of GOfb'. *b.? a depth af 16pJt., and all hut. 10ft. at the bask is covered by the Wilding. Oil the- ground floor are tho general raid private offices iu front, at the feck of these- is the department for vegetable, flower, and tree, seeds, and at the year

, agafer is th&. 'talk store, Two of the other floors are taken up with bulk ROodsj dressing nracliiires, ear betas, WrajSpjjrs, poefee'ts., jsadrijifo and all the skfc-sjm-ivs iueideutat to tl>» business". The ea-rt eiityancc, situates! on the- 'castward side, -runs right through, and a.fferds. spkiidid facilities for receiving and delivering large quantities -of goeds. The illustratioij given fcero is the .rep-r-a----i duetie.li of a photegriiph, «nsl .gives a very good idea at th-e.knposiiig character of tho building Tho firm does s<. largo biisinoss ivith English, Gettira-ii,, Anieri- [ can, i«d Australian sce&mcn, and there : is always :.i good demand lor , New Zeiikuigroffa vegetable awl grass- • soeds. .