CURRIE BROTHERS COMPANY 



ESTABLISHED 1ST.",. INCOHPOHYTiSd 1003. 



.•{SI blast Water Street, >lll.\\ \l KKK, WIS. 



FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL FOR SPRING 1921 



INSTRUCTIONS TO CUSTOMERS. 



PARCEL POST ZONES AND RATES. 



Local 



$0.05 

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1st 



2nd 



3rd 



4 th 



5th 



6th 



7th 



Up to 



50 to 



150 to 



300 to 



600 to 



1000 to 



HOOto 



50 



150 



300 



600 



1000 



1400 



1800 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



miles 



SO. 05 

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 .46 

 .47 

 .48 

 .49 

 .50 

 .61 

 .52 

 .63 

 .54 

 .65 

 .56 

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 .62 

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 .64 

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 .66 

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 .74 



Sth 

 Over 

 1800 

 miles 



FROM MILWAUKEE 



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 48 

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 50 

 .51 

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 65 

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S0.06 



.08 



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.14 



.16 



.18 



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.28 



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.32 



.34 



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.40 



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.50 



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.62 



.64 



.66 



.68 



70 



.72 



.74 



.76 



.78 



.80 



.82 



.84 



.86 



.88 



.90 



.92 



.94 



.96 



.98 



1.00 



1.02 



1.04 



1.06 



1.08 



1.10 



1.12 



1.14 



1.16 



1.18 



1.20 



1.22 



1.24 



1.26 



1.28 



1.30 



1.32 



1.34 



1.36 



1.38 



1.40 



1.42 



1.44 



SO. 07 



S0.C8 



S0.09 



$0.11 



.11 



.14 



.17 



.21 



.15 



.20 



.25 



.31 



.19 



.26 



.33 



.41 



.23 



.32 



.41 



.51 



.27 



.38 



.49 



.61 



.31 



.44 



.57 



.71 



.35 



.50 



.65 



.81 



.39 



.56 



.73 



.91 



.43 



.62 



.81 



1.01 



.47 



.68 



.89 



1.11 



.51 



.74 



.97 



1.21 



.55 



.80 



1.05 



1.31 



.59 



.86 



1.13 



1.41 



.63 



.92 



1.21 



1.51 



.67 



.98 



1.29 



1.61 



.71 



1.04 



1.37 



1.71 



.75 



1.10 



1.45 



1.81 



.79 



1.16 



1.53 



1.91 



.83 



1.22 



1.61 



2.01 



.87 



1.28 



1.69 



2.11 



.91 



1.34 



1.77 



2.21 



.95 



1.40 



1.85 



2.31 



.99 



1.46 



1.93 



2.41 



1.03 



1.52 



2.01 



2.51 



1.07 



1.58 



2.09 



2.61 



1.11 



1.64 



2.17 



2.71 



1.15 



1.70 



2.25 



2.81 



1.19 



1.76 



2.33 



2.91 



1.23 



1.82 



2.41 



3.01 



1.27 



1.88 



2.49 



3.11 



1.31 



1.94 



2.57 



3.21 



1.35 



2.00 



2.65 



3.31 



1.39 



2.06 



2.73 



3.41 



1.43 



2.12 



2.81 



3.51 



1.47 



2.18 



2.89 



3.61 



1.51 



2.24 



2.97 



3.71 



1.55 



2.30 



3.05 



3.81 



1.59 



2.36 



3.13 



3.91 



1.63 



2.42 



3.21 



4.01 



1.67 



2.48 



3.29 



4.11 



1.71 



2.54 



3.37 



4.21 



1.75 



2.60 



3.45 



4.31 



1.79 



2.66 



3.53 



4.41 



1.83 



2.72 



3.61 



4.51 



1.87 



2.78 



3.69 



4.61 



1.91 



2.84 



3.77 



4.71 



1.95 



2.90 



3.85 



4.81 



1.90 



2.96 



3.93 



4.91 



2.03 



3.02 



4.01 



6.01 



$0.12 

 .24 

 .36 

 .48 

 .60 

 .72 

 .84 

 .96 

 1.08 

 1.20 

 1.32 

 1.44 

 1.56 

 1.68 

 1.80 

 1.92 

 2.04 

 2.16 

 2.28 

 2.40 

 2.52 

 2.64 

 2.76 

 2.88 

 3.00 

 3.12 

 3.24 

 3.36 

 3.48 

 3.60 

 3.72 

 3.84 

 3.96 

 4.08 

 4.20 

 4.32 

 4.44 

 4.66 

 4.68 

 4.80 

 4.92 

 6.04 

 6.16 

 5.28 

 6.40 

 5.62 

 5.64 

 6.76 

 5.88 

 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 (81) inches for com- 

 bined length and largest girth. 



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

 deliver all Vegetable and Flower Sei ds in packets, ouuecM, 

 */4 pounds and pounds. PRISE to :m I" tofllce in the- United 

 States. Peas, Beans, Sweet Corn, Field Corn, (Iimss Seed and 

 Farm Seed offered on pages 40 to 46, except in packages, di - 

 livered at purchaser's expense; if wauled by mail, add l" 

 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, Shrubs. Plants. Bulbs, etc., 

 unless otherwise noted), will have their orders shipped bj 

 freight or express at their expense. 



All Goods in This Catalogue are offered subject to being 

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

 to change without notice. 



The Priees Quoted in This Catalogue Are Net. "We offer 

 no premiums, discounts or gratuities. 



We Warrant 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 which we 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 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 

 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 makes 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. 



Orders from New 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% (Vi) of the value 

 of the goods ordered is sent to guarantee acceptance. 



Cartagre Free We make no Charge for Carting goods to 



railroad stations. 



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

 We, however, charge for Burlap Bags at cost, 1 peck Ifj. . ' ■• 

 bushel 20c; 2 bushels 30c. 



Seamless Rags 50c, or market value up or down when 

 order is shipped. 



How to Order Seeds. Etc. — Purchasers will greatly ob'iere 

 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 that 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 shxppfng di- 

 rections should he given us. stating distinctly win ther 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. 



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. 



(* S**&.J£ vriMr ficii/er& 



CUT FLOWER 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. We are members. of 

 the F. T. D. (Florists' Telegraph Delivery) and are. there- 

 fore, in a position to fill orders for quick delivery in all the 

 chief cities of this country and Canada with certainty and 

 dispatch. 



Testimonial from Customers. — We are always pleaded to 

 hear from our customers regarding results and receive in this 

 way many unsolicited testimonials, which are much appre- 

 ciated. Photographs of garden- and particularly of individual 

 vegetables and flowers sent to us are also very much appre- 

 ciated. 



Please mail all orders and letters to the address given at 

 top of page, using enclosed envelope, if possible. 



LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE, IJROADWAY 188. 



