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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 — transportation 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 can 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 require it. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGES FOR SHIPPING AND 

 CARTING of goods to any railroad station, steam- 

 ship line or express office in New Orleans proper. 

 Also we make no charge for packing, except spe- 

 cial for foreign shipments, as tin-lined cases, double 

 sacks, etc., then v/e charge cost. 



SEEDS CAREFULLY TESTED— Every lot of seed we 

 offer for sale is first given a careful test to determine 

 the purity and germination. This test is made in our 

 owrn seed testing laboratory, or in the state labora- 

 tories. 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 HONDURAS— 



Postage rate 14c lb. Limit weight 22 lbs. 

 BOLIVIA — Postage rate 44c for 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 29c lb. Limit 



weight 44 lbs. 

 PANAMA — Postage rate 39c for first pound, 14c for 



each additional pound or fraction thereof. Limit 



weight 70 lbs. 

 CANAL ZONE — Postage rate 14c lb. Limit weight 



50 lbs. 

 GUATEMALA — Postage rate 39c for first pound, 14c 



for each additional pound or fraction thereof. 



Limit weight 44 lbs. 

 VENEZUELA — Postage rate 39c for first pound, I4c 



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 39c 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 thereof. Limit weight 



22 lbs. 







For 







For Each 



Domestic Parcel Post Rates 



First Add'l 



Within the U. S. 



and Possession* 



Pound Pound 



Zones from New Orleans 



Allow Add 



First Zone within 50 mi. 



$ .08 $ .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 Post 



packages are mailed anywhere 1 



within the United States only up 



to the sixth 



zone, weigh 



ng up to and i 



icluding 70 



pounds. Shipments of 20 pounds 



or over are 



as cheap if 



sent by express 



beyond the 



third zone. 







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SATISFACTION GUARAN- 

 TEED ... or Your Money 

 Refimded 



All seeds listed in this catalog are sold 

 subject to meeting YOUR APPROVAL on 

 arrival. You have the privilege of ex- 

 amining them and if you do not find them 

 exactly as represented you are not obli- 

 gated to keep them. You MUST be abso- 

 lutely satisfied, or you may return the 

 seed, and we w^ill refund every cent of 

 your money including the freight. 



We cannot guarantee a crop. Success 

 with the crop is contingent on numerous 

 conditions over which we have no con- 

 trol. With respect to this point, all our 

 seeds are sold according to the standard 

 non-warranty of the American Seed 

 Trade, as follows: "Steckler's Seed Com- 

 pany gives no warranty, express or im- 

 plied, as to description, quality, produc- 

 tiveness, 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 

 com© 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 YOD WANT THIS CATALOG. 



Page 



AUalfa 17 



Alsike 17 



Annual Plants 26 



Apples 28 



Apricots ».28 



Artichokes „ 3 



Asparagus 3 



Baby Chicks _34 



Bamboo 24 



Beans, Castor „15 



Beans, Garden 3, 4 



Beans, Velvet and Soy....l6 



Beets, Garden 4 



Beets, Sugar and Stock 4 



Broccoli 5 



Brussels Sprouts 5 



Buckwheat, Japanese 16 



Cabbage 5 



Cone 18 



Ccmnas 23 



Carrots 6 



Cauliflower 6 



Celery „ 6 



Cherry 28 



Chervil 6 



Chives or Schnittlauch.... 6 



Chrysanthemum 26 



Chufas or Earth Al- 

 monds 16 



Page 



Climbers 26 



Clover 17 



Collords 6 



Corn, Evergreen Broom.. 18 



Corn, Field 7 



Corn, Pop 7 



Corn, Salad 6 



Corn, Sugar 7 



Corn, Sweet 7 



Cotton 16 



Cress 8 



Crotalaria Spectabilis...nJ8 



Cucumbers - 7 



Dahlias 23 



Dusters 31 



Easter Lily 23 



Egg Plants 8 



Endive 8 



Evergreens 24 



Fennel 8 



Ferns 27 



Fern Seeds 27 



Fertilizers 29 



Feterita 18 



Figs 28 



Florists' Supplies 33 



Flower Bulbs 23, 24 



Flowering Plants 26 



Flower Seeds 19-22 



INDEX 



Page 



Garlic (Sets) 8 



Gladiolus 24 



Gourds 8 



Grapes 28 



Grass Seeds 1, 17 



Hardy Shade Trees 28 



Hedge Plants 24 



Herbs 8 



Horseradish (Roots) 8 



Hegari 18 



House Plants 26 



Insecticides 30 



Kaffir Corn 18 



Kale or Borecole 9 



Kohlrabi 9 



Lawn Sprinklers 33 



Leek 9 



Lespedeza 17 



Lettuce 9 



Millets 18 



Milo Maize 18 



Mulberry 28 



Muskmelon or Canta- 

 loupe 10 



Mustard 9 



Oats 18 



Okra 11 



Onions 11 



Onion Sets 11 



Granges 28 



Page 



Ornamental Shrubs 25 



Palm Seeds 27 



Parsley 11 



Parsnips 11 



Peaches 28 



Peanuts 18 



Pears 28 



Peas, Cow or Field 16 



Peas, Garden 12 



Pecan Trees 28 



Peppers 12 



Persimmons .28 



Pets and Their Needs 36 



Plants, House 26 



Plums 28 



Pomegranate 28 



Potatoes, Irish 13 



Potatoes, Sweet 13 



Poultry Remedies and 



Supplies 34-35 



Pumpkins 13 



Quince 28 



Radishes 13 



Raffia 33 



Rape 15 



Rhubard 13 



Rice, Seed 17 



Roquette or Rocket Sal- 

 ad 13 



Roses 27 



Page 



Rye 18 



Sagrain 18 



Salsify or Oyster Plant....l4 



Shallots 14 



Sorghum 18 



Sorrell 14 



Sprayers 31 



Spinach 14 



Spraying Material 30 



Squash 14 



Stravirberry Plants 28 



Strawberry Shocks or 



Dirt Bands 18 



Sunflovrer 18 



Sweet Peas 22 



Tobacco 15 



Tomatoes 15 



Tools 32, 33 



Turnips 14 



Vegetable Pear 15 



Vegetable Plants (Home 



Grown) 15 



Vetch, Hairy, Winter or 



Sand 18 



Vines 26 



Vine Seeds 23 



Watermelons 10 



Wheat 16 



Wheat, Egyptian 18 



Zinnias 22 



STECKLER SEED COMPANY. Inc., NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA 



