CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY, 



ESTABLISHED 1871 



INCORPORATED lOOX 



liS-i East ^Vntc^ Street, MILAVAUKEE, WIS. 



FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL FOR SPRING 1923. 



INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTODIERS. 



PARCEL POST ZONES AND RATES, v 



Weight 

 in 



Pounds 



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 52 

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 70 



Local 



$0.05 

 .06 

 .06 

 .07 

 .07 

 .08 

 .08 

 .09 

 .09 

 .10 

 .10 

 .11 

 .11 

 .12 

 .12 

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 .14 

 .16 

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 .35 

 .36 

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 .37 

 .37 

 .38 

 .38 

 .39 

 .39 

 .40 



1st 



2nd 



3rd 



4th 



5th 



6th 



7th 



Up to 



50 to 



150 to 



300 to 



600 to 



1 000 to 



HOOto 



50 



150 



300 



600 



1000 



1400 



1800 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



8th 

 Over 



1800 

 miles 



FROM MILWAUKEE 



so.os 



.06 

 .07 

 .08 

 .09 

 .10 

 .11 

 .12 

 .13 

 .14 

 .15 

 .16 

 .17 

 .18 

 .19 

 .20 

 .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 

 .47 

 .48 

 .49 

 .60 

 .51 

 .62 

 .53 

 .54 

 .55 

 .56 

 .57 

 .58 

 .69 

 .60 

 .61 

 .62 

 .63 

 .64 

 .66 

 66 

 .67 

 .68 

 .69 

 .70 

 .71 

 .72 

 .73 

 .74 



$0.05 

 .06 

 .07 

 .08 

 .09 

 .10 

 .11 

 .12 

 .13 

 .14 

 .16 

 .16 

 .17 

 ■XB 

 .19 

 .20 

 .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 

 .47 

 .48 

 .49 

 50 

 .51 

 .52 

 .53 

 54 

 .55 

 .56 

 .57 

 .58 

 .59 

 .60 

 .61 

 .62 

 .63 

 64 

 65 

 .66 

 .67 

 .68 

 .69 

 .70 

 .71 

 .72 

 .73 

 .74 



S0.06 

 .08 

 .10 

 .12 

 .14 

 .16 

 .18 

 .20 

 .22 

 .24 

 .26 

 .28 

 .30 

 .32 

 .34 

 .36 

 .38 

 .40 

 .42 

 .44 

 .46 

 .48 

 .50 

 .52 

 .54 

 .56 

 .68 

 .60 

 .62 

 .64 

 .66 

 .68 

 70 

 .72 

 .74 

 .76 

 .78 

 .80 

 .82 

 .84 

 .86 

 .88 

 .90 

 .92 

 .94 

 .96 

 .98 

 1.00 

 1.02 

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 1.12 

 1.14 

 1.16 

 1.18 

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 1.22 

 1.24 

 1.26 

 1.28 

 1.30 

 1.32 

 1.34 

 1.38 

 1.38 

 1.40 

 1.42 

 1.44 



S0.07 



.11 



.15 



.19 



.23 



.27 



.31 



.35 



.39 



.43 



.47 



.51 



.55 



.59 



.63 



.67 



.71 



.75 



.79 



.83 



.87 



.91 



.95 



.99 



1.03 



1.07 



1.11 



1.15 



1.19 



1.23 



1.27 



1.31 



1.35 



1.39 



1.43 



1.47 



1.51 



1.55 



1.69 



1.63 



1.67 



1.71 



1.75 



1.79 



1.83 



1.87 



1.91 



1.95 



1.99 



2.03 



S0.C8 



.14 



.20 



.26 



.32 



.33 



.44 



.50 



.56 



.62 



.68 



.74 



.80 



.86 



.92 



.98 



1.04 



1.10 



1.16 



1.22 



1.28 



1.34 



1.40 



1.46 



1.62 



1.58 



1.64 



1.70 



1.76 



1.82 



1.88 



1.94 



2.00 



2.06 



2.12 



2.18 



2.24 



2.30 



2.36 



2.42 



2.48 



2.64 



2.60 



2.66 



2.72 



2.78 



2.84 



2.90 



2.96 



3.02 



$0.09 



$0.11 



$0.12 



.17 



.21 



.24 



.25 



.31 



.36 



.33 



.41 



.48 



.41 



.61 



.60 



.49 



.61 



.72 



.67 



.71 



.84 



.65 



.81 



.96 



.73 



.91 



1.08 



.81 



1.01 



1.20 



.89 



1.11 



1.32 



.97 



1.21 



1.44 



1.05 



1.31 



1.56 



1.13 



1.41 



1.68 



1.21 



1.61 



1.80 



1.29 



1.61 



1.92 



1.37 



1.71 



2.04 



1.45 



1.81 



2.16 



1.63 



1.91 



2.28 



1.61 



2.01 



2.40 



1.69 



2.11 



2.53 



1.77 



2.21 



2.64 



1.85 



2.31 



2.76 



1.93 



2.41 



2.88 



2.01 



2.51 



3.00 



2.09 



2.61 



3.12 



2.17 



2.71 



3.24 



2.25 



2.81 



3.36 



2.33 



2.91 



3.48 



2.41 



3.01 



3.60 



2.49 



3.11 



3.72 



2.67 



3.21 



3.84 



2.66 



3.31 



3.96 



2.73 



3.41 



4.08 



2.81 



3.51 



4.20 



2.89 



3.61 



4.32 



2.97 



3.71 



4.44 



3.06 



3.81 



4.66 



3.13 



3.91 



4.68 



3.21 



4.01 



4.80 



3.29 



4.11 



4.92 



3.37 



4.21 



6.04 



3.45 



4.31 



5.16 



3.53 



4.41 



6.28 



3.61 



4.61 



5.40 



3.69 



4.61 



5.62 



3.77 



4.71 



6.64 



3.85 



4.81 



6.76 



3.93 



4.91 



6.88 



4.01 



5.01 



6.00 



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 

 fifty (50) pounds and the size limit 

 eighty-four (84) inches for com- 

 bined length and largest girth. 



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 

 •hipped by express. 



The Prices Quoteil In This Catalogrue Are Net. We offer 

 no premiums, discounts or gratuities. 



All Goods are offered subject to being- unsold on receipt 

 of order, and tlie prices quoted are subject to change with- 

 out notice. 



If You Are a Market Gardener raising garden truck for 

 Sale and your annual purchases of bulk vegetable seeds 

 amount to considerable, you are entitled to Market Garden- 

 ers' prices which we will gladly quote you on request. Our 

 seed stocks are especially adapted to the market gardener's 

 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 inakes 

 profits certain. 



We Tvarrant 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 

 w^ith action taken many years ago by the American Seed 

 Trade Association, of which w^e are members, 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 cf 

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

 in any way responsible for the crop. 



Free Delivery — At the prices quoted in this catalogue, w^e 

 deliver all Vegetable and Flower 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 Seed offered on pages 39 to 45, except in packages, de- 

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

 prices quoted an amount sufRcient to cover the postage at 

 Parcel Post rates. If in doubt as to the number of your zone 

 with reference to Milwaukee, ask ■"■our postmaster. 



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

 Tools, Fertilizers, Insecticides, Shrubs, Plants, Bulbs, etc., 

 unless otherwise noted), will have their orders shipped by 

 freight or express at their expense. 



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. 



Orders from Neiv Customers. — Persons unknown to us, to 

 avoid delay, should send remittance or satisfactory Milwau- 

 kee reference with their orders. We decline to ship C. O. D. 

 to unknown customers unless at least 25% (%) of the value 

 of the goods ordered is sent to guarantee acceptance. 



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. Try to group your items 

 so that the various classes of seeds (vegetable, flo^wer, farm, 

 etc.) will be listed together, plants will be together, bulbs 

 together, etc. These things greatly facilitate our work dur- 

 ing the tniBh period ,and make quicker shipment possible. 



It is most important that the fuU name and address he 

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

 neither name nor address attached, and delays which we are 

 powerless to avoid occur in con.'iequence. FuU shipping 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 mistakes that rnay be found. Keep a copy of your 

 order, so that such mistakes may the more readily be lo- 

 cated, or that it may be repeated correctly in case the orig- 

 inal fails to reach us. 



Testimonial from Customers. — We are always pleased to 

 hear from our customers regarding results and receive in 

 this way many unsolicited testimonials, which are much ap- 

 preciated. Photographs of gardens and particularly of in- 

 dividual vegetables and flowers sent to us are also very 

 much appreciated. 



CUT FLO^WER DEPARTMENT. — We maintain a thor- 

 oughly up-to-date Flower Department, and our equipment 

 for filling orders for local and outside delivery is unex- 

 celled. "Telephone, telegraph and mail orders for Cut 

 Flowers, Wedding Bouquets, Funeral' Bunches and Designs, 

 Wedding and Table Decorations, etc., are always given 

 prompt and careful attention. Masonic and other Society or 

 Secret Order floral emblems a specialty. Cut Flowers and 

 Designs shipped by express to any point within a reason- 

 able distance guaranteed to arrive fresh and in good condi- 

 tion. We are members of the F. T. D. (Florists' Telegraph 

 Delivery) and are, therefore, in a position to fill orders for 

 quick delivery in all the chief cities of this country and 

 Canada with certainty and dispatch. 



^% ai/Jiti^ti^lciM/er6' 



Please mail all orders and letters to the address given at 

 top of page, using enclosed envelope, if possible. 



LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE, BROADWAY 188. 



