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Plant This Spring — Make your home yard an arsenal of health-giving fresh fruits and vegetables. 

 Have plenty to eat and can or sell your surplus. The health of America's citizens is our nation's greatest 

 asset. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits right from your own yard. 



MOTHERS — Make your children strong and healthy with husky bodies and sound minds. 



STECKLER SEED CO., Inc. 



FREE DELIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES 



All vegetable Seeds, Flower Seeds, Grass 

 Seeds and Bulbs offered in this catalog will 

 be delivered — at the prices listed — transporta- 

 tion paid in the United States. In making this 

 Free delivery offer we reserve the right to 

 ship goods either by Parcel Post, Express or 

 Freight. 



QUICK SERVICE — Practically every order is 

 shipped the same day it is received. You can 

 depend upon prompt shipment. 



ORDER EARLY — Look through this Garden 

 Book and make your selections without delay 

 so that you con get your order in early and 

 be ready for the first planting days. Complete 

 index at back of book. 



THE PRICES QUOTED IN THIS CATALOG are 

 net, and we reserve the right to advance prices 

 ■without notice should current conditions re- 

 quire it. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGES FOR SHIPPING 

 AND CARTING of goods to any railroad sta- 

 tion, steamship line or express office in New 

 Orleans proper. Also vre make no charge for 

 packing, except special for foreign shipments, 

 as tin-lined cases, double sacks, etc., then we 

 charge cost. 



SEEDS CAREFULLY TESTED— Every lot of 

 seed w^e offer for sale is first given a careful 

 test to determine the purity and germination. 

 This test is mode in our own seed testing lab- 

 oratory, or in the state laboratories. When the 

 seed is shipped out we attach to each bag 

 a tag showing the complete analysis. 



HOW TO SEND MONEY— Remittance should 

 be made by Postoffice or Express Money Order 

 or by Bank Draft. Personal checks accepted 

 or U. S. Stamps in small amounts. 



PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF NEW FOREIGN 



PARCEL POST RATES 



BRITISH HONDURAS, CUBA, NICARAGUA— 



Postage rate 14c lb. Limit weight 22 lbs. 



HAITI— Postage rate 21c lb. Limit 44 lbs. 



UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA— Postage rate 14c 

 lb. Limit -weight 11 lbs. 



ARGENTINA, COSTA RICA, REP. OF HON- 

 DURAS — Postage rate 14c lbs. Limit weight 

 22 lbs. 



BOLIVIA — Postage rate 44c first pound, 14c 

 for each additional pound or fraction thereof. 

 Limit weight 11 lbs. 



DOMINICAN REPUBLIC— Postage rate 22c for 



first pound, 14c for each additional pound or 



fraction thereof. Limit -weight 44 lbs. 

 MEXICO, EL SALVADOR— Postage rate 71c 



lb. Limit weight 44 lbs. 

 PANAMA — Postage rate 39c for first pound, 



14c for each additonal pound or fraction 



thereof. Limit weight 70 lbs. 

 CANAL ZONE— Postage rate 14c lb. Limit 



-weight 50 lbs. 

 GUATEMALA — Postage rate 55c for first pound, 



14c for each additional pound or fraction 



thereof. Limit -weight 44 lbs. 

 VENEZUELA — Postage rate 57c for first pound, 



14c for each additional pound. Limit -weight 



44 lbs. 

 BRAZIL — Postage rate 47c for first pound, 14c 



for each additional pound. Limit weight 22 



lbs. 

 ECUADOR — Postage rate 55c for first pound, 



14c for each additional pound. Limit weight 



44 lbs. 

 COLOMBIA — Postage rate 47c for first pound, 



14c for each additional pound or fraction 



thereof. Limit -weight 44 lbs. 

 PERU — Postage rate 55c for first pound, 14c 



for each additional pound or fraction there- 

 of. Limit weight 22 lbs. 





For 





For Each 



Domestic Parcel Post Rates First Add'l t 



Within the U. 



S. and Possessions Pound Pound 



Zones from 



New Orleans Allow Add 



First Zone 



Within 50 mi. S .08 S .02 



Second " 



" 50 to 150 '■ .08 .02 



Third ■■ 



" 150 to 300 " .09 .02 



Fourth " 



" 300 to 600 " .10 .04 



Fifth 



■' 600 to 1000 " .11 .06 



Sixth 



■' 1000 to 1400 " .12 .07 



Seventh " 



■■ 1400 to 1800 ■' .14 .09 



Eighth " 



over 1800 " .15 .13 



Parcel Po 



St packages are mailed any- 



where within the United States only up | 



to the sixth 



zone, weighing up to and in- 



eluding 70 pounds. Shipments of 20 pounds | 



or over are 



as cheap if sent by express 



beyond the 



third zone. 



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SATISFACTION 

 GUARANTEED ... or 

 Your Money Refunded 



All seeds listed in this catalog are 

 sold subject to meeting YOUR AP- 

 PROVAL on arrival. You have the 

 pri-vilege of examining them and if 

 you do not find them exactly as rep- 

 resented you are not obligated to 

 keep them. You MUST be abso- 

 lutely satisfied, or you may return 

 the seed, and we -will refvmd every 

 cent of your money including the 

 freight. 



We cannot guarantee a crop. Suc- 

 cess with the crop is contingent on 

 numerous conditions over -which -we 

 have no control. With respect to 

 this point, all our seeds are sold 

 according to the standard non-war- 

 ranty of the American Seed Trade, 

 as follows: "Steckler's Seed Com- 

 pany gives no warranty, express or 

 implied, as to description, quality, 

 productiveness, or any other matter 

 of any seeds, bulbs, or plants it 

 sells, and will not be responsible 

 for the crop." If the goods are not 

 accepted on these terms, they are 

 to be returned at once. 



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DO YOU WANT THIS CATALOG?— Be sure 

 and send us an order for seed if you want this 

 catalog next year. If you do not send us an 

 order your name is taken from our mailing list, 

 believing you have changed your address, or 

 you may have come to the store -where you 

 get a catalog at the counter. We prefer to 

 have you on our list as an annual customer; 

 then you -will always get our catalog as soon 

 as it comes from the press. 



WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR ADDRESS 

 NOTIFY US IF YOU WANT THIS CATALOG. 



INDEX 



Page 



Alfalfa 21 



Alsike 20 



Apples 32 



Apricots 32 



Artichokes 3 



Asparagus 3 



Baby Chicks 38 



Bamboo 37 



Beans, Castor 18 



Beans, Garden 4 



Beans, Velvet and Soy.. ..18 



Beefs, Garden 4 



Beets, Sugar and Stock.... 5 



Broccoli 5 



Brussels Sprouts 5 



Buckwheat, Japanese 18 



Cabbage 6 



Cane 19 



Cannas 27 



Carrots 5 



Cauliflower 5 



Celery 8 



Cherry 32 



Chervil „ 5 



Chives or Schnittlauch.... 5 



Chrysanthemum 30 



Chufas or Earth 



Almonds 18 



Climbers 27 



Page 



Clover 20 



Collards 5 



Corn, Evergreen Broom. ...19 



Corn, Field 7 



Corn, Pop 7 



Com, Salad 6 



Corn, Sugar 7 



Corn, Sv/eef 7 



Cotton 18 



Cress 6 



Crotalaria Spectabilis 21 



Cucumbers 8 



Dahhas 27 



Dusters 35 



Egg Plant 9 



Endive 9 



Fennel 9 



Ferns 30 



Fern Seeds 30 



Fertilizers 33 



Feterita 19 



Figs 32 



Florists' Supplies 37 



Flowering Bulbs 27, 28 



Flowering Shrubs 29 



Flower Seeds 22-26 



Garden Gadgets 36, 37 



Garlic (Sets) 9 



Gladiolus 28 



Page 



Gourds 9 



Grapes 32 



Grass Seeds 1, 20 



Herbs 9 



Horseradish (Roots) 9 



Hegari 19 



Insecticides 21, 28, 31, 34 



Kaffir Corn 19 



Kale or Borecole 10 



Kohlrabi 10 



Leek 10 



Lespedeza 20 



Lettuce 10 



Millets 19 



Milo Maize 19 



Mulberry 32 



Muskmelon or 



Cantaloupe 11 



Mustard 10 



Oats 19 



Okra 12 



Onions 12 



Onion Sets 12 



Oranges 32 



Ornamental Shrubs 29 



Palm Seeds 30 



Parsley 12 



Parsnips 12 



Peaches 32 



Page 



Peanuts 19 



Pears 32 



Peas, Cow or Field.... 18, 21 



Peas, Garden 13 



Pecan Trees 32 



Peppers 14 



Persimmons 32 



Pet Remedies and 



Supplies 40 



Plants, House 30 



Plants, Annual 30 



Plums 32 



Pomegranate 32 



Potatoes, Irish 13 



Potatoes, Sweet 13 



Poultry Remedies and 



Supplies -. 38, 39 



Pumpkins 15 



Quince 32 



Radishes 14 



Raffia 37 



Rape 18 



Rhubarb 14 



Rice, Seed 19 



Roquette or Rocket 



Salad 16 



Roses 31 



Rutabaga 17 



Rye 19 



Page 



Sagrain 19 



Salsify or Oyster Plant....l6 



Shallots 17 



Sorghum 19 



Sorrell 16 



Sprayers 35 



Spraying Material 34 



Spinach 15 



Squash 15 



Strawberry Plants 32 



Strawberry Shocks or 



Dirt Bands 21 



Sunflower 19 



Tobacco 17 



Tomatoes 16 



Tools 1, 36, 37 



Trees, Shade 32 



Trees, Fruit 32 



Turnips 17 



Vegetable Pear 17 



Vegetable Plants (Home 



Grown) 17 



Vetch, Hairy, Winter or 



Sand 21 



Vines 28 



Vine Seeds 27' 



Watermelons 11 



Wheat 19 



Wheat, Egyptian 19 



STECKLER SEED COMPANY, Inc., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 



