CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY 



ESTABLISHED 1875. INCORPORATED 1903. 



384 East Water Street, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL FOR SPRING 1919 



INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS. 



PARCEL POST ZONES AND RATES. . 



Local 



1st 



2nd 



3rd 



4th 



5th 



6th 



7th 



Up to 



50 to 



150 to 



300 to 



600 to 



1000 to 



1400 to 



50 



150 



300 



eoo 



1000 



1400 



1800 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



8th 

 Over 

 1800 

 miles 



FROM MILWAUKEE 



$0.06 



$0.06 



$0.05 



S0.06 



$0.07 



so.cs 



$0.09 



$0.11 



$0.12 



.06 



.06 



.06 



.08 



.11 



.14 



.17 



.21 



.24 



.06 



.07 



.07 



.10 



.15 



.20 



.25 



.31 



.36 



.07 



.08 



.08 



.12 



.19 



.26 



.33 



.41 



.48 



.07 



.09 



.09 



.14 



.23 



.32 



.41 



.51 



.60 



.08 



.10 



.10 



.16 



.27 



.33 



.49 



.61 



.72 



.08 



.11 



.11 



.18 



.31 



.44 



.57 



.71 



.84 



.09 



.12 



.12 



.20 



.35 



.50 



.65 



.81 



.96 



.09 



.13 



.13 



.22 



.39 



.56 



.73 



.91 



1.08 



.10 



.14 



.14 



.24 



.43 



.62 



.81 



1.01 



1.20 



.10 



.15 



.16 



.26 



.47 



.68 



.89 



1.11 



1.32 



.11 



.16 



.16 



.28 



.51 



.74 



.97 



1.21 



1.44 



.11 



.17 



.17 



.30 



.55 



.80 



1.05 



1.31 



1.56 



.12 



.18 



.18 



.32 



.59 



.86 



1.13 



1.41 



1.68 



.12 



.19 



.19 



.34 



.63 



.92 



1.21 



1.51 



1.80 



.13 



.20 



.20 



.36 



.67 



.98 



1.29 



1.61 



1.92 



.13 



.21 



.21 



.38 



.71 



1.04 



1.37 



1.71 



2.04 



.14 



.22 



.22 



.40 



.75 



1.10 



1.45 



1.81 



2.16 



.14 



.23 



.23 



.42 



.79 



1.16 



1.53 



1.91 



2.23 



.16 



.24 



.24 



.44 



.83 



1.22 



1.61 



2.01 



2.40 



.15 



.25 



.25 



.45 



.87 



1.28 



1.69 



2.11 



2.52 



.16 



.26 



.26 



.48 



.31 



1.34 



1.77 



2.21 



2.64 



.16 



.27 



.27 



.50 



.95 



1.40 



1.85 



2.31 



2.76 



.17 



.28 



.28 



.52 



.99 



1.46 



1.93 



2.41 



2.88 



.17 



.29 



.29 



.64 



1.03 



1.62 



2.01 



2.51 



3.00 



.18 



.30 



.30 



.56 



1.07 



1.58 



2.09 



2.61 



3.12 



.18 



.31 



.31 



.58 



1.11 



1.64 



2.17 



2.71 



3.24 



.19 



.32 



.32 



.60 



1.15 



1.70 



2.25 



2.81 



3.36 



.19 



.33 



.33 



.62 



1.19 



1.76 



2.33 



2.91 



3.48 



.20 



.34 



.34 



.64 



1.23 



1.82 



2.41 



3.01 



3.60 



.20 



.35 



.35 



.66 



1.27 



1.88 



2.49 



3.11 



3.72 



.21 



.36 



.36 



.63 



1.31 



1.94 



2.57 



3.21 



3.84 



.21 



.S7 



.37 



.70 



1.36 



2.00 



2.65 



3.31 



3.96 



.22 



.38 



.38 



.72 



1.39 



2.06 



2.73 



3.41 



4.08 



.22 



.39 



.39 



.74 



1.43 



2.12 



2.81 



3.51 



4.20 



.23 



.40 



.40 



.76 



1.47 



2.18 



2.89 



3.61 



4.32 



.23 



.41 



.41 



.78 



1.51 



2.24 



2.97 



3.71 



4.44 



.24 



.42 



.42 



.80 



1.55 



2.30 



3.05 



3.81 



4.56 



.24 



.43 



.43 



.82 



1.59 



2.36 



3.13 



3.91 



4.68 



.26 



.44 



.44 



.84 



1.63 



2.42 



3.21 



4.01 



4.80 



.26 



.45 



.45 



.86 



1.67 



2.48 



3.29 



4.11 



4.92 



.26 



.46 



.46 



.88 



1.71 



2.54 



3.37 



4.21 



6.04 



.26 



.47 



.47 



.90 



1.75 



2.60 



3.45 



4.31 



5.16 



.27 



.48 



.48 



.92 



1.79 



2.66 



3.53 



4.41 



5.28 



.27 



.49 



.49 



.94 



1.83 



2.72 



3.61 



4.51 



5.40 



.28 



.50 



.50 



.96 



1.87 



2.78 



3.69 



4.61 



6.52 



.28 



.51 



.51 



.98 



1.91 



2.84 



3.77 



4.71 



5.64 



.29 



.52 



.52 



1.00 



1.95 



2.80 



3.86 



4.81 



6.76 



.29 



.53 



.53 



1.02 



1.99 



2.96 



3.93 



4.91 



6.S8 



.30 



.54 



.54 



1.04 



2.03 



3.02 



4.01 



5.01 



6.00 



.30 

 .31 



.55 



.55 



1.06 













.56 



.56 



1.08 





.31 

 .32 

 .32 

 .33 

 .33 

 .34 

 .34 

 .35 

 .36 

 .36 



.57 

 .58 

 .59 

 .60 

 .61 

 .62 

 .63 

 .64 

 .66 

 .66 



.67 

 .58 

 .59 

 .60 

 .61 

 .62 

 .63 

 .64 

 66 

 .66 



1.10 

 1.12 

 1.14 

 1.16 

 1.18 

 1.20 



PARCEL POST WEIGHT LIMIT 

 (note extension) 

 The weight limit within the 



Local 1st, 2nd and 3rd Zones is 



seventy (70) pounds, within the 



other Zones the weight limit is 



1.22 

 1.24 

 1.26 

 1.28 



fifty (50) pounds and the size limit 



eighty-four (81) inches for com- 



bined length and largest girth. 



.36 



.67 



.67 



1.30 





.37 



.68 



.68 



1.32 





,37 



.69 



.69 



1.34 





.38 



.70 



.70 



1.38 





.38 



.71 



.71 



1.38 





.39 



.72 



.72 



1.40 





.39 



.73 



.73 



1.42 





.40 



.74 



.74 



1.44 













On shipments weighing 20 pounds or more it is cheaper to ship by 

 express. As the express companies give a receipt for each package, 

 and are responsible, it amounts practically to insurance without cost, 

 whereas it costs extra, according to value, to insure a parcel post 

 package. We guarantee the safe arrival in the U. S. of all goods 

 shipped by express. 



Free Delivery — At the prices quoted in this catalogue, we 

 deliver all Vegetable and Plovvfer Seeds in packets, ounces, 

 % pounds and pounds, FREE to any postofRce In the United 

 States. Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn, Field Corn, Grass Seed and 

 Farm Seeds offered on pages 40 to 47, except in packets, de- 

 livered at purchaser's expense; if wanted by mall, add to 

 prices quoted an amount sufficient to cover the postage at 

 Parcel Post rates. If in doubt as to the zone you are in from 

 Milwaukee, ask your postmaster. 



Purchasers of Seed in bulk (pecks, bushels, barrels, etc., 

 Tools, Fertilizers, Insecticides, etc., unless otherwise noted), 

 will have their orders shipped by freight or express at their 

 expense. 



All Goods In Tl«is CatalosTue are offered subject to being 

 unsold on receipt of order, and the prices quoted are subject 

 to change without notice. 



The Prices Quoted in This Cafalosue Are Net. "We offer 

 no premiums, discounts nor gratuities. 



We AVarrant Our Seeds to possess strong- vitality, but 

 owing to the many conditions under which failures may oc- 

 cur we cannot and do not guarantee crops. In conformity 

 with action taken many years ago by the American Seed 

 Trade Association, of vyhich we are naembers, our goods are 

 sold under and subject to the following non-warranty clause: 

 Currie Bros. Co. give no warranty, express or implied, as to 

 description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of 

 any seeds, bulbs or plants we send out, and we will not be 

 in any way responsible for the crop. 



If You Are A Market Gardener raising garden truck for 

 Sale and your annual purchases of bulk vegetable seeds 

 amounts to considerable, you are entitled to Market Garden- 

 ers' prices, and we will gladjv mail to you our 1919 Garden- 

 er's Catalogue on request. Our seed stocks are especially 

 adapted to the market gardeners' use, as they are grown 

 under the most careful supervision from specially selected, 

 pedigreed strains and are rigorously tested for vitality. 

 Their extremely high quality makes the profits certain. 



Remittances should be made by Express Money Order, P. 

 O. Money Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter. Money 

 sent in any other manner is done entirely at sender's risk. 

 "We decline sending goods C. O. D. unless 25% of their value 

 accompanies the order. 



Accounts — Parties having no account with us — wlio order 

 goods without remittance — must fijrnish satisfactory refer- 

 ence. 



We make no Charge for Shipping and Carting of goods to 

 any railroad station. 



"We make no Charge for Packing cases, baskets, packages. 

 "We, however, charge for Burlap Bags at cost, 1 peck 20c; % 

 bushel 35c; 2 bushels 50c. 



Seamless Bags 60c, or market value when order is re- 

 ceived. 



How to Order Seeds, Etc. — Purchasers will greatly oblige 

 us by writing out their orders on the sheets we enclose for 

 that purpose with each Catalogue; it greatly facilitates our 

 work. It is most important tliat the full name and address 

 be given, and plainly written. Often we receive orders with 

 neither name nor address attached, and delays which we are 

 powerless to avoid occur in consequence. Full sliipping di- 

 rections should be given us, stating distinctly whether large 

 quantities are to "be sent by express or freight, otherwise we 

 must use our own judgment regarding the best route. Give 

 name of Express Company or Railroad running to your place 

 or Stage Route. 



Errors in filling orders, in spite of every precaution, will 

 sometimes creep in. As "we will always gladly rectify such 

 errors, however, if they are brought to our attention in time, 

 customers should notify us promptly upon arrival of goods 

 of any mistake that may be found. 



CUT FL,0"WER DEPARTMENT. We maintain a thoroughly 

 up-to-date Flower Department, and our equipment for filling 

 orders for local and outside delivery is unexcelled. Tele- 

 phone, telegraph and mail orders for Cut Flowers, "Wedding 

 Bouquets, Funeral Bunches and Designs, Wedding and Table 

 Decorations, etc., are always given prompt and careful atten- 

 tion. Masonic and other Society or Secret Order floral em- 

 blems a specialty. Cut Flowers and Designs shipped by ex- 

 press to any point within a reasonable distance guaranteed 

 to arrive fresh and in good condition. Reliable correspond- 

 ents in all the chief cities of this country and Canada enable 

 us to fill orders for quick delivery at distant points with 

 certainty and dispatch. 



Testimonials From Customers — We are always pleased to 

 hear froin our customers reg-arding results. We appreciate 

 the unsolicited testimonials. Photographs of gardens and 

 particularly of Individual vegetables and flowers sent to us 

 are always very much appreciated. 



Please mail all orders and letters to the above address, 

 using enclosed envelope, if possible. 



LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE, BROAD"WAY 188. 



