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FOREIGN POSTAGE ON SEEDS AND 
PLANTS. 
We very respectfully solicit orders for 
Seed and small plants from private in- 
dividuals, market gardeners, or mer- 
chants in foreign countries, especially 
those countries with which the United 
States has a Merchandise Post Agree- 
ment, and below enumerate these par- 
ticular countries and the weight per 
package which may in every case be 
posted at 12 cents per pound: 
Australiane th Seis it, eee niet 4 lbs. 6 02, 
(New South Wales, Victoria, 
Queensland, South Australia, 
West Australia and Tasmania.) 
Bahamas noir a ey ee cee eee 11 Ibs. 
Barpeados iss Ose ees eto na ee oe 11 Ibs. 
Bermuda cy euecl ets Gs cee ee ee 11 lbs. 
BOL Via Ae eenae cul oti nasa ave 11 Ibs. 
British: Giana de 2 eee eee 11 Ibs. 
Chiles cAjgs earn >. Seca hee 11 Ibs. 
Colombiaiiiag et 6 yaa ae ee eee 11 lbs. 
Costa: Riccar. ans. 2 eee ee 11 lbs. 
Danish’ West, Indiesjis2 2 os .4ce. 11 lbs. 
(St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas.) 
Hcuador acne o. ais Beet Oene Gale. Nees 11 lbs 
Guatemala ie Mise eS ee oe 11 lbs. 
Hondurase (British. .c4 Sse 11 lbs. 
Hone Kone eet | ees. ee ee 11 Ibs. 
(Amoy. Canton, Cheefoo, Foo- 
chow, Hoihow, Hankow, Liu 
Kung Tau, Ningpo, Shanghai 
and Swatow.) 
JANIAICAR eh ee panes. Rie ee eae 11 lbs 
(Including the Turks and Cai- 
cos Islands.) 
JAPAN Se Se oo ee eae 4 lbs. 6 0z. 
CHIME... bi coer eeet ann es ho. crate Saris De Tbs 
(Amoy, Changsha. Chinkiang, 
Chefoo, Foochow, Hangchow, 
Hankow, Nanking, Peking, 
Shanghaikwan, Shanghai, Shasi, 
Soochow, Sungchin, Swatow, 
Taiye, Tientsin and Wuchang.) 
Korea feo a ese? oe eee 4 lbs. 6 oz. 
Leeward Wslamds: 26 say gee eee 11 lbs 
(Antigua, with Barbuda and 
Redonda, St. Kitts, Nevis, with 
Anguilla.- Dominica, Montserret, 
and the Virgin Islands.) 
IMD@SLe@ ype. erie eee pa 11 lbs 
New: Zealand ist ee ae a ee 11 lbs 
NiGarasiayes: ph once eso tea elie 11 lbs 
Bere Mere Py ter Ne GL ote aa eee ee 11 Ibs 
Salvador ®, PW ath 2) Wee ae 11 lbs 
RTT PAG scree ec ee in coe ee aeeik ko eee 11 lbs 
Waray Sk cock tani dae el iu tok ee 11 lbs 
VENEZUELAyAaa: Seen oe tka, ee Bok 11 lbs 
Windward: Islands: *.-5. 20242 2iif% 4 t1 lbs: 
Merchandise packages to every one 
of the countries may be two feet in 
length, but to some of the countries may 
J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
be three feet six mecnes. Local Post- 
masters 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. 
Jerusalem or Ground Artichoke.—This 
tuber is well known and requires no 
further description. It is used for the 
table, also for stock feed. It does better 
in a ri¢ch loam, and should be planted 
and cultivated like potatoes. The re- 
quired quantity of Ground Artichokes to 
plant an acre is 10 to 12 bushels. The 
returns from one acre are from 200 to 
500 bushels. Price per bushel, $2.50; per 
gallon, 35c.; $6.00 per barrel. 
Strawberry Shooks or Dirt Bands. 
Eggplants, Musk Melons and Early 
Cucumbers pay well if they come early 
into the market. In order to have them 
early it is a good plan to start them in 
a cold frame in what are called ‘Dirt 
Bands.” This is a box 4 inches square 
and 4 inches deep, without bottoms. 
These are placed in a frame and filled 
up with good rich soil, and five or six 
seeds in each box; when the plants 
come up, thin them out to one or two 
in each box. Before using dirt bands, 
wet them thoroughly before bending or 
they will be apt to break at the grooves. 
Price, 50c. per 100, $2.50 per 1000. 
Tacks for Dirt Band and Boxes, % 
pound, 15c.; pound, 40c. 
See Our Garden Implements; the Best Made at the Lowest Prices. 
