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ProspeetiTe Cnstomens who are not rated in the Commercial agencies will save time in having their goods shipped by accompanying theit 

 Ordeis either with the Cash or satisfactory references. Baltimore references preferred. 

 NOTICE. — We make a specialty of quoting on complete outfits. SEND FOB PRICES. 



FILLING ORDERS. — Every order is filled and forwarded as promptly as possible, but if not duly received, please notify us and we will make 

 every effort to trace it without delay. Do not fail to sign, your name and give full address. 



PACKING AND SHIPPING. — We make no charge for boxes or packing of retail orders, and deliver all goods to any railroad or steamboat free 

 of charge. 



We charge for cotton bags as follows : Peck and half bushel, cents each ; 1 bushel, cents each ; 2 bushels, cents each. 



HOW TO REMIT. — Remittances should be made by draft, Express Money Order, P. O. Money Order or Registered Letter. 



We deliver by PARCEL POST FREE to any PostofiBe in the United States all cash orders for Flower and Garden Seeds at Catalog prices, ex- 

 ept Peas, Beans, Com and Field Seeds. No seed delivered free unl^ order is accompanied with the cash. For postage on Peas, Beans, Com, 

 Field Seeds and All Merchandise, consult table below. 



ON EVERY ORDER be sure to SIGN YOUR NAME and give your address PLAINLY, as we frequently receive oilers lacking either or both ; 

 also give full shipping instructions. State if by freight or express and give route. This saves delay. 



PRICES TO MARKET GARDENERS. — Market gardeners and all purchasers of Seeds in large quantities should submit us a list of their 

 wants and we will name them special prices. 



PARCEL POST RATES. 



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Over 15 

 not ovei 



Over 30 



not ove] 



to a; g 



Dista 



not o' 

 150 n: 



Over 

 not o 

 1000 



.05. 

 .06. 

 .07. 

 .08. 

 .09. 

 .10. 

 .11. 

 .12. 

 .13. 

 .14. 

 .16. 

 .16. 

 .17. 

 .18. 

 .19. 

 .20. 

 .21. 

 .22. 

 .23. 

 .24. 

 J6. 

 .26. 

 .27. 

 .28. 

 .29. 

 .30. 

 .31. 

 .32. 

 .38. 

 .34. 

 .3S. 

 .36. 

 .37. 

 .38. 

 .39. 

 .40. 

 .41. 

 .42. 

 .43. 

 .44. 

 .45. 

 .46. 

 .47. 

 .48. 

 .49. 

 .50. 

 .61. 

 .52. 

 .63. 

 .54. 

 .65. 

 .56. 

 .67. 

 .58. 

 .69. 

 .60. 

 .61. 

 .62. 

 .63. 

 .64. 

 .66. 

 .66. 

 .67. 

 .68. 

 .69. 

 .70. 

 .71. 

 .72. 

 .73. 

 .74. 



.06. .. 



. .$ .07 



. .$ .08 



.08. .. 



.. .11 



. . .14 



.10. . . 



.. .15 



. . .20 



.12. . . 



.. .19 



. . .26 



.14. .. 



.. .23 



. . .32 



.16. .. 



.. J7 



. . .38 



.18. .. 



.. .31.... 



. . .44 



.20. .. 



.. .36 



. . .60 



.22... 



.. .39 



. . .56 



M... 



.. .43 



. . .62 



J6. .. 



. , .47 



. . .68 



.28. . . 



.. .61.... 



. . .74 



.30. . . 



.. ,55 



.. .80 



.32... 



. . .59 



.. .86 



.34. . . 



.. .63 



. . .92 



.36. . . 



. . .67. . . . 



... 98 



.38. . . 



.. .71.... 



.. 1.04 



.40. .. 



.. .75.... 



.. 1.10 



.42. . . 



.. .79 



. . 1.16 



.44... 



... .83 



.. 1.22 



.46... 



. . .87 



.. 1.28 



.48. .. 



.. .91 



.. 1.34 



.60. . . 



. . .95 



.. 1.40 



.52. . . 



... .99 



.. 1.46 



.54. .. 



. . 1.03. . . . 



.. 1.52 



.56... 



. . 1.07 



.. 1.68 



.58. . . 



. .. 1.11... 



. . 1.64 



.60. . . 



.. 1.16 



.. 1.70 



.62. .. 



. .. 1.19... 



. . 1.76 



.64... 



.. 1.23.... 



.. 1.82 



.66. . . 



... 1.27... 



.. 1.88 



.68. . . 



. . 1.31 



.. 1.94 



.70. . . 



. . 1.36 



.. 2.00 



.72... 



. .. 1.39... 



.. 2.06 



.74... 



.. 1.43... 



. . 2.12 



.76. . . 



... 1.47... 



.. 2.18 



.78. .. 



,. 1.61.... 



.. 2.24 



.80... 



.. 1.66... 



.. 2.30 



.82... 



... 1.69.... 



.. 2.36 



.84. . . 



. . 1.63 



.. 2.42 



.86... 



. .. 1.67... 



.. 2.48 



.88... 



.. 1.71 



.. 2.54 



.90... 



... 1.76... 



.. 2.60 



.92. .. 



.. 1.79 



.. 2.66 



.94 



1.83.... 



.. 2.72 



.96... 



... 1.87... 



.. 2.78 



.98... 



1.91... 



.. 2.84 



1.00... 



. .. 1.95... 



.. 2.90 



1.02 



1.99 



.. 2.96 



1.04 . 



2.03 



. . 3.02 



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 



INSECTICIDES 



CANNOT 

 BE SENT BY 

 PARCEL 

 POST 



TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS. 



WE PUT UP VEGETABLE SEEDS in papers for the Country. Trade in quantities to enit 

 purchaseis. 



Our seeds are select and tested, and give satisfactiou wherevel used. 

 Beans, Peas, Com, etc., in bulk, at lowest wholesale rates. 

 Write for special quotations in quantities. 



Should you have placed your order for small papers for this year, we will be pleased to fill 

 any shortage you may have, and solicit your patronage for another season 



OUR SEEDS are the BEST that can be obtained anywhere, because we are 

 as careful in our selection as it is possible for anyone to be, and are con- 

 stantly on the lookout for the best of everything, but will not put on the 

 market anything until it has been thoroughly tried and proved. 



No matter what others may ask for their seeds, better quality cannot be 

 obtained anywhere, as our constantly and rapidly increasing trade does and 

 will testify. 



Our Seeds are ALL TESTED thoroughly before being placed on the market. 



If for any reason you change your postoffice address, please advise us, giving 

 your old address as well as your new one, stating which is the old and new one. 



By writing out your order on the Order Sheet sent with each Catalogue you 

 will greatly facilitate our work. Extra Order Sheets sent on application. Be 

 sure to sign your name in full, giving postoffice and shipping point. If you have 

 rural delivery, give name and number of route. If you want sroods shipped by 

 boat or railroad, state which you prefer, and what line to send by. 



WEIGHT OF AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, 

 PER BUS!IEL. A^fD QUANTITY 

 USUALLY SOWN PER ACRE. 



Weight per Pounds 



Bushel. per Acre. 



60 lbs. Alsike, alone 6 lbs. 



60 " Alfalfa or Lucerne 20 " 



48 " Barley, broadcast 1 % bus. 



Broom Cora, in hills. 6 to 8 qts. 



48 " Buckwheat, broadcast.... 1 bus. 



21 " Crested Dog's Tail 25 lbs. 



20 " Creeping Bent 50 " 



60 " Crimson Clover 15 to 20 " 



66 " Corn, for soiling 1 to 2 bus. 



24 " English Rye or Perennial 



Rye 60 lbs. 



20 " Evergreen Lawn 8 to 4 bus. 



66 " Flax, for seed 1 " 



.... " Flax for fiber 2 to 3 " 



56 " Field Corn, in hills 4 qts. 



50 " German Millet 50 lbs. 



48 " Hungarian Millet 48 " 



44 " Hemp 22 " 



20 " Italian Rye 60 " 



14 " Kentucky Blue ...» 42 " 



22 " Meadow Fescue 50 " 



7 " Meadow Foxtail 80 " 



14 " Orchard Grass 42 " 



82 " Oats, broadcast 2 to 2% bus. 



10 " Red Top, chaff 40 to 50 lbs. 



14 '• Red Top, unhuUed 42 " 



82 " Red Top, fancy 12 " 



60 " Red Clover 15 " 



56 " Rye, broadcast 1 bus. 



12 " Sheep Fescue 30 lbs. 



48 " Sorghum, drills 4 qts. 



.... " Sorghum, broadcast 1 bu. 



10 " Tall Meadow Oat 50 lbs. 



46 " Timothy, alone 15 " 



.... " " with other grasses 8 lbs. 



.... " Together for an acre 



.... " Red Clover 6 " 



.... " Timothy 12 " 



.... " Teosinte. in hills 1 to 8 " 



60 " Vetches, broadcast. 1 bus. 



WEIGHT OF AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, 

 QUANTITY, ETC.— Continued. 



Weight per Pounds 



Bushel. per Acre. 



14 lbs. Wood Meadow 80 lbs. 



60 " White Clover, alone 6 " 



.... " White Clover, with other 



grasses 2 " 



60 " Wheat, broadcast 1 % to 2 bus. 



.... " Wheat, in drills 1% to 2 " 



Vegetable Seed Table. 



THE QUANTITY OF SEED USUALLY 

 SOWN TO ACRE. 



Asparagus 10 to 20 lbs. 



Beans, dwarf in drills % bus. 



Beans, pole, in hills 8 to 10 qts. 



Beet, in drills 4 to 6 lbs. 



Cabbage, in beds, to transplant 



1 acre % lb. 



Carrot, in drills 2 to 8 lbs. 



Celery, to transplant % lb. 



Corn, in hills (sugar) 4 qts. 



Kale 4 to 6 lbs. 



Melon, musk 1^ to 2 " 



Melon, water 2 to 8 " 



Mustard, broadcast 12 to 16 " 



Mangelwurzel „ ~. 4 to 6 " 



Onions, in drills to make large 



onions 6 to 8 " 



Onion Seeds, for small sets 40 to 60 " 



Parsnips, in drills 4 to 6 " 



Peas, early, in drills 1 % bus. 



Peas, Marrowfat, in drills 1 % " 



Peas, broadcast 2 to 8 " 



Potato, cut tubers in drills 8 to 11 " 



Radish, in drills 6 to 8 lbs. 



Radish, broadcast 10 " 



Salsify, in drills 6 to 8 " 



Spinach, in drills 12 to 20 " 



Squash, bush varieties, in hills 4 to 6 " 

 Squash, running varieties, in 



hills 8 to 4 " 



Turnip, in drills - 1 lb. 



Turnip, broadcast 2 lbs. 



Tomato, to transplant 1 acre.... lb. 



"We give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to description, purity, productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, or 

 bulbs we sell, and we will not be in any way responsible for them." 



