1939 



CATALOG 

 No. 52 



General 

 Information 



FILLING ORDERS 



More than 90 per cent of all 

 orders received are shipped with- 

 in twenty-four hours. Orders for 

 Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, etc., placed 

 in January or February, will be 

 shipped promptly when you want 

 the goods, or when the season for 

 planting arrives, if you prefer. 



PACKING AND SHIPPING 



We make no charge for boxes 

 and packing on retail orders, with 

 this single exception: a charge of 

 30 cents each is made for 2- 

 bushel seamless cotton bags. 

 These bags are returnable to us 

 for credit in the same amount. 



HOW TO REMIT 



Remittance should be made by 

 Draft, Express Money Order, 

 Post-Office Money Order, or 

 Registered Letter. 



DELIVERY 



We deliver by prepaid Parcel 

 Post to any post office in the 

 United States, all retail orders for 

 flower and garden seed, unless 

 otherwise noted in the Catalog. 



WE WELCOME CHARGE 

 ACCOUNTS 



So that no time will be lost on 

 your first order, please send the 

 names of two or more business 

 houses with whom you have 

 credit relations at present. Our 

 references. Dun & Bradstreet 

 Mercantile Agency. 



PRICES TO MARKET GAR- 

 DENERS 



Market gardeners and all pur- 

 chasers of seeds in large quanti- 

 ties should submit their list of 

 seeds to us. We will quote 

 special quantity prices promptly. 



IMPORTANT 

 ABOUT PRICES 



Should the Federal Govern- 

 ment or any State increase by 

 taxes, or otherwise, the cost or 

 selling price of any merchandise 

 listed in this Catalog, we reserve 

 the right to add such taxes or 

 other increases of cost to the 

 prices in this book. All prices 

 are subject to change without 

 notice. 



Griffith & Turner Co. 



Seedsmen of Integrity Since 1860 

 205-215 NORTH PACA ST. • BALTIMORE, MD. 



TELEPHONE: CALVERT 2300 



Weight of Agricultural Seed per Bushel, 

 Quantity, Time, and Depth of Sowing 



KINDS OF SEED 



Alfafa — Broadcast 



Alfalfa— Drilled 



Barley, spring 



Barley, winter 



Bermuda Grass 



Blue Grass, Ky., for lawns . 



Blue Grass, Ky., for pasture 



Brome Grass 



Broom Corn 



Buckwheat 



Clover, Alsike 



Clover, Crimson 



Clover, Mammoth Sapling. 



Clover, Red 



Clover, Sweet, white or 

 yellow 



Clover, White Dutch 



Crotalaria 



Dallas Grass 



Fescue, Meadow 



Fescue, other varieties. . . . 



Lespedeza — Common 



Lespedeza- — Kobe 



Lespedeza — Korean 



Lespedeza Sericea (hulled). 



Millets— for hay 



Millets, Hungarian, for hay 



Millets, Japanese 



Oats 



Orchard Grass for hay. . . . 



Peanuts 



Peas, Austrian winter 



Peas, Canada Field (broad- 

 cast) 



Peas, Cow, broadcast 



Peas, Cow, drilled 



Rape, broadcast 



Rape, drilled 



Red Top, Solid Seed 



Rye. Grain 



Rye, Grass 



Sorghum Forage, broadcast 



Sorghum Forage, drilled. . . 



Soy Beans, broadcast 



Soy Beans, drilled 



Sudan Grass, broadcast . . . 



Sudan Grass, drilled 



Sunflower 



Timothy 



Vetch, Winter or Hairy. . . 



Vetch, Spring 



Wheat, Winter 



Lbs. 

 Per 

 Std. 



Rate 

 to Sow 

 lbs. per 



Acre 



18 to 22 

 12 to 15 

 120 to 150 

 120 to 150 



4 to 6 

 125 



20 to 30 

 20 



5 to 8 

 50 to 60 



4 to 5 

 12 to 15 



6 to 10 

 6 to 10 



12 to IS 



6 to 8 

 12 to 15 



8 to 10 

 20 to 30 

 28 to 35 



25-30 



20-25 



20-25 

 25 to 30 

 30 

 48 



20 to 30 

 60 to 80 



21 to 28 

 35 to 40 

 30 to 35 



120 to 150 

 75 to 90 

 25 



5 to 8 

 4 to 5 



6 to 8 

 84 to 112 

 28 to 35 

 40 to 50 



8 to 10 

 75 to 120 



25 

 20 to 30 

 10 to IS 

 6 to 8 

 8 to 10 

 40 to 60 

 40 to 60 

 75 to 90 



TIME TO SOW 



Spring & ea. Fall. . . . 

 Spring & ea. Fall. . . . 



March, April 



Aug. to Oct 



March to May 



Ea. Spring, Ea. Sept. 

 Ea. Spring, Ea. Sept. 



Spring 



April, May 



Late Spring 



Winter to April 



July to Oct 



Winter, early April . . 

 Winter, early April . . 



Ea. spg., Aug., Sept.. 



March to April 



April, May, June. . . . 

 March, April. May . . 

 Ea. spg., Aug., Sept.. 

 Ea. spg., Aug., Sept.. 

 Ea. spg. after frost.. . 

 Ea. spg. after frost.. . 

 Ea. spg. after frost.. . 



Early spring 



Late May to ea. July 

 Late May to ea. July. 

 Late May to ea. July. 



March, April 



Ea. spring-fall 



May, June 



Aug., Sept., Oct 



Early spring 



May or June 



May or June 



Ea. May to Late July 

 Ea. May to late July. 



Apr. or ea. Sept 



Sept. to Nov 



Apr. or ea. Sept 



May, June 



May, June 



May, June 



May, June 



Late May to ea. July 

 Late May to ea. July 



May 



Spring and Fall 



June to Sept 



March or April 



Sept. to Nov 



Depth 

 to Sow 

 Inches 



to 1 

 Vi to 1 

 1 tolH 

 1 to Wi 



Vi 

 IHto 2 



1 to 1,1^ 

 1 to 11^ 

 Vito 1 

 3^ to 1 

 Mto 1 



Hto 1 



i^to 1 

 Kto 1 



1 to 2 

 1 to 2 

 1 to 2 

 1 to 2 

 34 to 1 



y2 to 1 



Hto 1 

 1 to 



M to 1 



IHto 2 

 2 



1 to 2 

 1 to 2 

 1 to 2 



'/^ to 1 34 

 Hto 13^ 



34 

 1 to 



'A 



1 to 114 

 1 to 134 



1 to 2 



1 to 2 

 34 to 1 



34 to 1 



1 to 2 



34 



1 to 2 

 1 to 2 



1 to 134 



NON-WARRANTY 



Our seeds are carefully selected and are the best that can be ob- 

 tained. For 5'our further protection, we test all seeds before placing 

 them on the market. Because success in gardening depends largely 

 on cultivation, soil, and weather conditions, Griffith & Turner 

 Company give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to description 

 (including kind, variety and name), purity or productiveness, or any 

 other matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants we sell, and we will not 

 be in any way responsible for the crop. Every order for these articles 

 received will be accepted on these conditions only. 



VEGETABLE SEED 

 COLLECTION NO. 1 



For the <t^ o 



LARGE GARDEN 



1 pkg. Calabiese Broccoli 



2 lbs. Giant Stringless Beans 

 2 lbs. Fordhook Bush Lima 



Beans 



lbs. King of Garden Pole Lima 

 Beans 



1 oz. G. & T. Blood Turnip Beet 

 1 pkg. Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 

 1 pkg. Late Flat Dutch Cabbage 

 1 oz. Danvers Carrot 

 1 pkg. Golden Self-Blanching 

 Celery 



1 lb. Golden Cross Bantam Com 

 1 lb. G. & T. Truckers Early 

 Corn 



1 pkg. Long Green Cucumber 

 1 pkg. G. & T. Go's Baltimore 



Egg Plant 

 1 oz. Kale 



1 pkg. Simpson Lettuce 

 1 pkg. Iceberg Lettuce 

 1 pkg. Hearts of Gold Canteloupe 

 1 pkg. New Creation Watermelon 

 1 pkg. Prizetaker Onion 

 1 pkg. G. & T. Baltimore Em- 

 erald Tripple Curled Parsley 

 1 pkg. Hollow Crown Parsnip 

 1 pkg. California Wonder Pepper 



1 pkg. Sugar Pie Pumpkin 



2 lbs. G. & T. Early Jumbo Peas 

 2 lbs. G. & T. Maryland Pride 



Peas 



1 oz. Red Turnip Radish 

 1 pkg. Salsify 

 1 oz. Spinach 

 1 pkg. White Bush Squash 

 1 pkg. Bonny Best Tomato 

 1 pkg. Marglobe Tomato 

 oz. Purple Top Globe Tur nip 



Parcel 



Post Rates 





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 150 

 mil( 



1 $0.07 



$0.08 



$0 08 



$0 09 



2 



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.U 



3 



OS 



.11 



.11 



.13 



4 



.09 



.12 



.12 



.15 



5 



.09 



.13 



.13 



.17 



6 



.10 



.14 



.14 



.19 



7 



.10 



.15 



.15 



.21 



8 



.11 



.16 



.16 



.23 



9 



.U 



.17 



.17 



.25 



10 



.12 



.IS 



.18 



.27 



11 



.12 



.19 



.19 



.29 



12 



.13 



.21 



.21 



.31 



13 



.13 



.22 



.22 



.33 



14 



.14 



.23 



.23 



.35 



15 



.14 



.24 



.24 



.37 



16 



.15 



.25 



.25 



.39 



17 



.15 



.26 



.26 



.41 



18 



.16 



.27 



.27 



.43 



19 



.16 



.2S 



.28 



.45 



20 



.17 



.29 



.29 



.47 



21 



.17 



.30 



.30 



.49 



22 



.18 



.32 



.32 



.51 



23 



.18 



.33 



.33 



.53 



24 



.19 



.34 



.34 



.55 



25 



.19 



35 



.35 



57 



Parcels wei 



ffhing 



less than 10 



pounds. 



measuring over 84 



inches 



but not 



more 



than 



100 inches in 



length and girth combined, are 



subject 



to a 



minimum 



charge 



equal to that for a 10-pound parcel 



for the zone to which addressed. 



