Griffith & Turner Co., Baltimore, Md. 



1932 ANNUAL CATALOGUE 1932 



Quality Goods No. 45 Best Prices 



It gives us great pleasure to present our 1932 Catalog. For over seventy years we have been keeping step with the changing 

 methods of doing business. 



Your loyalty to us has made this possible, and we want to do everything to show our appreciation of the confidence you have placed 



in us. 



It has always been a pleasure to serve you, and we pledge to you our utmost endeavor, that this confidence may long continue. 

 If you cannot secure the within goods from- your local dealer, kindly write to us direct. 



GRIFFITH & TURNER COMPANY. 



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 constantly 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 goods shipped by boat or railroad, state 

 which you prefer, and what line to send by. 



PARCEL POST RATES 



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TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS 

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

 Our seeds are select and tested, and give satisfaction wherever used. 

 Beans, Peas, Corn, 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. 



Prospective Customers who are not rated in the Commercial Agencies will save time in having their 

 goods shipped by accompanying their Orders either with the Cash or satisfactory reference-. Baltimore 

 references preferred. 



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



Filling Orders. — Every order is rilled ar.d 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 dive full address. 



PACKING AND SHIPPING — We make no charge for boxes or packing of retail orders and deliver 

 all jroods to any railroad of steamboat free of charge. We charge for cotton bags, 2 bushel 30c eaeh. 

 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 Postoffice in the United States all cash orders for 

 Flower and Garden Seeds, up to % lb. 



No seed delivered free unless order is accompanied with the cash. For postage on Peas, Beans. 

 Corn, Field Seeds in large quantities and All Merchandise, consult table below. 



ON EVERY ORDER be sure to SIGN YOUR NAME and give your address PLAINLY, as we 

 frequently receive orders 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 quan- 

 tities should submit us a list of their wants and we will name them special prices. 



WEIGHT OF AGRICULTURAL SEED PER BUSHEL AND QUANTITY 

 USUALLY SOWN PER ACRE 



Weight per Quantity 



Bushel Variety Time to sow • per Acre 



4 8 lbs. Barley, Aug. to Nov . . . _ . .. . . .... _ 75 lbs. 



48 '* Buckwheat, June to Aug. 15 1 bu. 



(',(1 " Clover, Alfalfa, March, April and Aug. to Oct. 15 211 to 25 lbs 



fill • Clover. Alsikc, Feb.. Mch. and Aug. 8 " 



60 " Clover, Crimson, July to Sept. 15 " 



fid " CloVer, Sweet, Mch. and Apr., Aug. to Sept 15 to 211 



(ill " Clover, Red, Feb. and March ..... 10 to 12 



60 Clover, White, Aug. and Sept., Mch. and Apr. ) alone) 6 



50 " Corn, for soiling. May . _ 1 to 2 bus. 



20 " Evergreen Lawn Grass, Mch. and Apr., Aug. and Spt. 4 bus. 



56 " Field Corn (in hills). May 4 to 6 qts. 



50 " German Millet, May to Aug. 1st 5(1 to 75 lbs. 



14 " Kentucky Blue, Apr. and May, Aug. and Sept. 42 lbs. 



14 " Orchard Grass, Apr. anil May. Aug. and Sept. 4» 



.'S2 - Oats. Spring, Mch. and April _ 75 " 



32 " Oats, Winter. Mch., Aug., Sept.. Oct. 50 to 75 " 



14 " Red Top, unhulled, Apr.. May, Aug. and Sept. 42 



32 " Red Top, Fancy. Apr.. May, Aug. and Sept. 12 



60 " Rape. Feb. to Aug. 4 to 6 



60 " Rye, Aug. to Nov. 60 to 80 



50 " Sorghum (for Fodder), May and June 50 



45 " Timothy, alone. Apr., May, Aug., Sept. 20 



Timothy, with other grasses g 

 (Together for an acre: Red Clover. 6 lbs. ; Timothy, 1 2 lbs ) 



60 •' Wheat, Sept. to Nov. 15 joo to 120 " 



60 " Vetch. Winter, Aug. to Nov. (broadcast) 30 



INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLANTING 



Sow seed indoors for early plants of Cabbage. 

 Cauliflower. Egg plant. Pepper. Lettuce and 

 Tomato. February 20th to March 10th. 



Set early plants outside, of Cabbage. Lettuce 

 and Cauliflower, April 1st to April 30th. 



Plant in the outside land, where they are to 

 remain. Potatoes. Peas and Onion sets. March 

 17th to May 1st. 



Sow on the outside, where they are to remain. 

 Asparagus seed. Asparagus roots. Beet. Onion 

 seed. Parsnip. Parsley, Lettuce. Kale, Turnip 

 Radish. Spinach. Carrot. Salisify, also Celery 

 seed for plants, April 1st to May 15th. 



Set outside plants of Tomato. Pepper, Egg- 

 plant. May 20th to June 2<>th. 



Plant outside. Sugar Corn. Muskmelon. Cu- 

 cumber, Squash and Pumpkin. Mav 15th to July 

 1st. 



Watermelon. May 20th to June 20th. 



Plant outside all kinds of String Beans and 

 Stringless Beans, May 15th to August 15th. 



Lima Beans, May 15th to June 20th. 



For late crops of Kale. Turnip and Spinach, 

 sow August 10th to Sept. 10th. 



For plants for late crops of Cabbage. Borecole 

 and Brussels Sprouts, sow seed May 15th to 

 May 25th. 



"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 thern." 



