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J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 



FOREIGN POSTAGE ON 

 SEEDS AND PLANTS. 



We very respectfully solicit orders for 

 Seed and Small Plants from private in- 

 dividuals, market gardeners, or merchants 

 in foreign countries, especially those coun- 

 tries with which the United States has a 

 Merchandise Post Agreement, and below 

 enumerate these particular countries and 

 the weight per package which may in 

 every case be posted at 12 cents per 

 pound: 



Australia 4 lbs. 6 oz. 



(New South Wales, Victoria, 

 Queensland, South Australia, West 

 Australia and Tasmania.) 



Bahamahs - 11 lbs. 



Barbados 11 lbs. 



Bermuda 11 lbs. 



Bolivia 11 lbs. 



British Guiana 11 lbs. 



Chile 11 lbs. 



Colombia 11 lbs. 



Costa Rica 11 lbs. 



Danish West Indies 11 lbs. 



(St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas.) 



Ecuador 11 lbs. 



Guatemala 11 lbs. 



Honduras (British) 11 lbs. 



Hong Kong 11 lbs. 



(Amoy, Canton, Cheefoo, Fee- 

 chow, Hoihow, Hankow, Liu 

 Kug Tau, Ningpo, Shanghai 

 and Swatow.) 



Jamaica 11 lbs. 



(Including the Turks and Caicos 

 Islands.) 



Japan 4 lbs. 6 oz. 



China 11 lbs. 



(Amoy, Changsha, Chinkiang, 

 Chefoo, F o o c h o w, Hangchow, 

 Hankow, Nanking, Peking, Shang- 

 haikwan, Shanghai, Shasi, Soo- 

 chow, Sungchin, Swatow, Taiye, 

 Tientsin and Wuchang.) 



Korea 4 lbs. 6 oz. 



Leeward Islands 11 lbs. 



(Antigua, with Barbuda an d 

 Redonda, St. Kitts, Nevis, with 

 Anguilla, Dominica, Montserret, 

 and the Virgin Islands.) 



Mexico 11 lbs. 



New Zealand 11 lbs. 



Nicaragua 11 lbs. 



Peru 11 lbs. 



Salvador 11 lbs. 



Trinidad 11 lbs. 



Uraguay 11 lbs. 



Venezuela 11 lbs. 



Windward Islands 11 lbs. 



Merchandise packages to every one of 



the countries may be two feet in length, 



but to some of the countries may be three 



feet six inches. Local Postmasters can 



give the information. It will be observed 



these provisions admit of sending not only 



Seed, but Plants like Blackberries, Grapes. 



Raspberries, and even fruit trees of small 



size. 



International Money Orders can be ob- 

 tained at the Post Offices of all the above 



countries, and every order for Seeds must 



be accompanied by a Postal Order made 



out at the prices in this Catalogue. 



BOYS' GOLD WATCH CLUB. 



We will give a Knickerbocker Jewelled 

 Gold Watch, guaranteed for 5 years, free, 

 to any boy who will send in an order for 

 $20.00 worth of Garden Seeds exclusively. 

 Boys, this is your opportunity; you need 

 not send in an order for one person, but 

 you can send in several orders aggregating 



$20.00 worth, 

 Seeds only, 

 order. 



but it must be for Garden 

 Cash must accompany the 



FRESH FRUITS, ETC. 



During their proper seasons we will have 

 for sale Assorted Fancy Fruits, ranging in 

 price from $3.00 to $5.00 per basket, such 

 as Louisiana Sweet Oranges, Satsumas, 

 Mandarins, Grape Fruit, Fancy Apples, etc. 



Eating Pecans, from 35c. to 50c. per lb., 

 according to size; mixed nuts, 30c. per lb., 

 if by mail, 10c. per lb. extra. 



A DAY'S PLOWING. 



The average man with a pair of good 

 mules can plow 2% to 3 arpents of good 

 soil in a day of 11 hours. 



GARDENERS' SITUATIONS. 



A register for application of gardeners 

 open for engagement, and employers 

 seeking reliable men, is kept at our office. 

 We can often advise both parties inter- 

 ested. We have aided many each year. 

 There is no fee. 



We are Headquarters for Agricultural Tools and Implements. 



