OURRIE BROTHERS COMPAJVY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



TABLE OF PARCEL POST RATES. 



At the prices quoted in this catalogue we deliver all Vegetable and Flower Seeds in packets, ounces, quarter pounds and 



pounds free to any postofflce in the United States and Its dependencies. Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn, Grass Seeds and Farm 

 Seeds (except in packets) are delivered at purchaser's expense; if wanted by mail, add postag-e in accordance with the fol- 

 lowing table to prices quoted, allowing- for weight of packing. 



LOCAL PX£ 



1 2-3 1 4-5 6-7 I 8-9 110-11' 12-13 ! 14-15(16-17118-19 20-21 22-23 24-25 26-27 28-29 30-31 32-33 34-35 36-37 38-3940-41:42-43 44-45 46-47 48-49 50 



05 I 06 I 07 I 08 I 09 I 10 1 11 ! 12 I 13 I 14 ! 15 i 16 I 17 I 18 I 19 I 20 I 21 ; 22 I 23 I 24 I 25 | 26 j 27 | 28 i 29 30 



ZONES 1 AND 2 

 150 Miles or Less 



Pounds I ll 21 3 1 4l 5| 61 71 8| 9|10[11|12|13 14!lo!l6|17| 1819120 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 4748 49 50 

 Postage '05 06 07 08 09110 11' I2J13 14 1546 17! 18 19 20l2l[22 23J24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 4041 42 43 44 45 4647 48 49 50,51 52 53 54 



Limit of Weight 60 Pounds. 



Weight I Pounds 



ZONE 3, 150 to 300 Miles- Postage 



ZONE 4, 300 to 600 Miles-. Postage 



ZONE 5, 600 to 1000 Miles ' Postage 



ZONE 6, 1000 to 1400 Miles I Postage 



ZONE 7, 1400 to 1800 Miles Postage 



ZONE 8, Over 1800 Miles- i Postage 



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Limit of Weight 20 Pounds. 

 Seeds, Bulbs, Plants and Roots weighing 8 ozs., and under, lc for each 2 ozs. or fraction regardless of distance; other mer- 

 chandise, 4 ozs., and under, lc for each ounce or fraction. Heavier packages take the pound rate. 

 Packages cannot exceed 72 inches in combined length and girth. 

 If in doubt as to the zone you are in from Milwaukee, consult your postmaster. 



SEED COLLECTIONS FOR ALL SIZES OF POCKET BOOKS 



LARGE FULL-SIZED PACKETS, UNSURPASSED IN QUALITY, DELIVERED BY MAIL. 



The following collections have been prepared with a view to placing in our customer's hands Seeds of the finest quality, 

 at very reasonable prices. "While they are low in price, quality has in no case been sacrificed. All are made up from the 

 same high-grade stocks that we furnish to our best market-gardeners' trade — indeed, we carry no other stock — and the Seeds 

 are, of course, put up in the regular sized packets. ORDER BY NUMBER. 



VEGETABLE SEED COLLEC Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip. Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip. FLOWER SEED COLLECTION 



NO. 5. 



For 50 Cents. 



One-Half the Collection 25 



Cents. 



Aster, Double Mixed. 

 Sweet Alyssum. 

 Chrysanthemum, Mixed. 

 Dianthus, Double Mixed. 

 Larkspur, Mixed. 

 Marigold, Mixed. 

 Mignonette. 



Nasturtium, Tall. Mixed. 

 Pansy, Mixed. 

 Petunia, Mixed. 

 Phlox, Drummondi, Mixed. 

 Poppy, Double Mixed. 

 Scabiosa, Mixed. 

 Sweet Peas, Mixed. 

 Verbena, Mixed. 

 Zinnia, Mixed. 



TION NO. L 



For 30 Cents. One Full Packet 



Each. 

 Beet, Eclipse,. 

 Cabbage, Premium, Flat 



Dutch. 

 Carrot, Half-Long Red. 

 Cucumber, Currie's Milwaukee 



Pickle. 

 Celery, White Plume. 

 Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers 

 Radish, White Tip Scarlet 



Turnip. 

 Tomato, Perfection. 

 Turnip, Red Top Strap Leaf. 



VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

 SEED COLLECTION NO. 2. 



For 25 Cents. 



Beet, Early Blood Turnip. 

 Lettuce, Black Seed Simpson. 

 Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers. 



Alyssum, Sweet. 

 Mignonette. 



Nasturtium, Tall, Mixed. 

 Phlox, Drummondii, Mixed. 



VEGETABLE SEED COLLEC- 

 TION NO. 3. 

 For 50 Cents. 

 Bean, Currie's Rust-Proof 



Wax. 

 Beet, Early Blood Turnip. 

 Cabbage, Currie's Eclipse. 

 Carrot, Half-Long Red. 

 Celery, White Plume. 

 Corn, Cory, Early. 

 Cucumber, Early White Spine. 

 Kohl Rabi,Early White Vienna. 

 Lettuce, Black Seed Simpson. 

 Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers. 

 Muskmelon, Osage. 

 Parsnip, Guernsey. 

 Peas, Stratagem. 



Tomato, Cream City 

 Turnip, Red Top Strap Leaf. 



VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 



SEED COLLECTION NO. 4. 



For 50 Cents. 



Beet, Early Blood Turnip. 



Cabbage, Currie's Eclipse. 



Carrot, Half-Long Red. 



Cucumber, Early White Spine. 



Lettuce, Black Seed Simpson. 



Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers. 



Parsnip, Guernsey. 



Radish, Early Scarlet Turnip. 



Tomato, Cream City. 



Alyssum, Sweet. 



Asters, Mixed. 



Dianthus, Mixed. 



Mignonette. 

 .Nasturtium, Tall, Mixed. 

 iJSweet Peas, Mixed. 



Phlox, Drummondii, Mixed. 



Table showing quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and to sow an acre, also standard weights per bushel' 



Quantity per acre 



Alfalfa (60 lbs.) 20 to 25 lbs. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants.. 6 oz. 

 Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 

 Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley (bushel 4S lbs.) 2% bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 quart to 100 ft. 



of drill 2 



Beans, pole, 1 quart to 150 hills % 

 Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 150 feet 



of drill 5 lbs. 



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 150 feet 



of drill 5 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. . 2 oz. 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 



plants 2 



Buckwheat (bushel 50 lbs.) ... . % bu. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants. . 6 oz. 



Carrot, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 3% lbs. 

 Cauliflower, 1 oz to 1,000 



plants % lb. 



Celery, 1 oz. to 4,000 plants... % 



Chicory 4 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike and White 



(60 lbs.) 6 



Clover, Alfalfa or Lucerne (60 



lbs.) 20 to 25 



Clover, Mammoth and Medium 



(60 lbs.) 8 to 15 



Corn, field (56 lbs.) 6 to 8 qts. 



Corn, sweet, 1 quart to 200 



hills 8 to 10 



Cress, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill. .12 lb?. 

 Cucumber, 1 oz. to 50 hills.... 2 



Dill, % oz. to 100 feet of drill. 5 



Quantity per acre 

 Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants. 4 oz. 



Endive, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4% lbs. 



Flax (bu. 56 lbs.), broadcast 



for fibre 1 V 2 to 2 bu. 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 ft. of drill. 

 Grass, Blue, Kentucky (14 lbs.) 2 bu. 

 Blue, English (22 lbs.).. 1 

 " Hungarian (48 lbs.).... 1 



Millet (50 lbs.) 1 



" Mixed Lawn, Currie's 



(20 lbs.) 5 



" Red Top, fancy clean (32 - 



lbs.) 12 to 15 lbs. 



Timothy (45 lbs.) 15 



" Orchard and Wood 



Meadow (14 lbs.) 2 bu. 



" Perennial Rye (24 lbs.). 2 



Horse Radish Roots 10,000 to 15,000 



Kale, % oz. to 2,000 plants, or 



100 feet of drill. 

 Kohl Rabi, % oz. to 100 feet of 



drill 4 lbs. 



Leek, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . 4 

 Lettuce, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. 3 



Martynia, 1 oz.to 100 ft. of drill 5 

 Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 60 



hills 2 to 3 



Melon, Water, 1 oz. to 30 



hills 4 to 5 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of 

 drill 15 



lbs. 



bu. 



lb. 

 bu. 

 lbs. 



Quantity per acre 



Oats (32 lbs.) 2 to 3 bu. 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. .10 lbs. 

 Onion Seed, 1 oz. to 100 feet of 



drill 5 to 6 



Onion Seed for Sets 40 to SO 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 20 feet 



of drill (28 lbs.) S bu. 



Parsnip, 1 oz. to 200 feet of 



drill 5 to 6 



Parsley, 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill. 3 

 Peas, garden, 1 quart to 100 



feet of drill 1 to 3 



Peas, field (60 lbs.) 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants.. % 



Potatoes (60 lbs.) 10 



Pumpkin, 1 oz. to 30 hills. . 3 to 4 



Radish, 1 oz. to 100 feet of 



drill S to 10 



Rape (50 lbs.) 3 to 6 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye (56 lbs.) 1% bu. 



Salsify, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. . 8 lbs. 

 Spinach, 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill. 10 



Summer Savory % 



Sunflower S 



Squash, Summer, 1 oz. to 50 



hills 5 to 6 



Squash, Winter, 1 oz. to 20 



hills 3 to 4 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 1.500 plants. . . y± 

 Tobacco. 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. 

 Turnip, 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill.. 2 



Vetches, Winter (60 lbs.) 60 



Wheat (60 lbs.) 1% to 2 bu. 



