Griffith & Turner Co.^ Baltimore^ Md. 



1933 ANNUAL CATALOGUE 1933 



Quality Goods No. 46 Best Prices 



It gives us great pleasure to present our 1933 Catalog. Tor 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 yon 

 lliave 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 & TVBITER 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 



ZONES 



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50 to 

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150 to 

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1 



$0.07 



$0.08 



$0.08 



$0.09 



2 



.08 



.10 



.10 



.11 



3 



.08 



.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 



.11 



.17 



.17 



.25 



10 



.12 



.18 



.18 



.27 



11 



.12 



.19 



.19 



.29 



12 



.13 



.21 



.21 



.31 



13 



.13 



.22 



.22 



.33 



14 



.14 



.23 



.23 



.35 



IS 



.14 



.24 



.24 



.37 



16 



.15 



.25 



.25 



.39 



17 



.15 



.26 



.26 



.41 



18 



.16 



.27 



.27 



.43 



19 



.16 



.28 



.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 weighing less 

 mum charge equal to 



than 10 

 that for 



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. Potatoes, Onion Sets, etc., in bulk, at lowest wholesale rates. 



Write for special quotations in quantities. 



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

 shortage you may have, and solicit your patronaee 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 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, 2 bushel 30c 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 Postoffice in the United States all cash orders for 

 Flower and Garden Seeds, up to % lb. 



No seed delivered free unless order is accompanied vrith 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 fre- 

 quently 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. 



pounds measuring over 84 inches but not more than 100 inches in length and girth combined are subject to a mini- 

 a 10-pound parcel for the zone to which addressed. 



WEIGHT OF AGRICULTURAL SEED PER BUSHEL AND QUANTITY 



^ . , , USUALLY SOWN PER ACRE 



Weight per 



Bushel Variety Time to sow 



48 lbs. Barley, Aug. to Nov 



48 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 60 

 56 

 20 

 56 

 60 

 14 

 14 

 32 

 32 

 14 

 32 

 60 

 66 

 50 

 46 



60 

 60 



Buckwheat, June to Aug. 15.. 



Clover, Alfalfa, March, April and Aug. to Oct. 15 



Clover, Alsike, Feb., March and Aug 



Clover, Crimson, July to Sept 



Clover, Sweet, March and April, Aug. to Sept 



Clover, Red, Feb. and March 



Clover, White, Aug. and Sept., March and April (alone) 



Corn, for soiling. May 



Evergreen Lawn Grass, March and April, Aug. and Sept 



Field Corn (in hilis). May 



German Millet, May to Aug. 1st 



Kentucky Blue, April and May, Aug. and Sept 



Orchard Grass, April and May, Aug. and Sept 



Oats, Spring, March and April 



Oats, Winter, March, Aug., Sept., Oct 



Red Top, unhulled, April, May, Aug. and Sept 



Red Top, Fancy, April, May, Aug. and Sept 



Rape, Feb. to Aug 



Rye, Aug. to Nov 



Sorghum (for Fodder), May and June 



Timothy, alone, April, May, Aug., Sept 



Timothy, with other grasses 



(Together for an acre: Red Clover, 6 lbs.; Timothy, 12 lbs.). 



Wheat, Sept. to Nov. 15 



Vetch, Winter, Aug. to Nov. (broadcast) 







Quantity 







per 



Acre 







75 



lbs. 







1 



bu. 



20 



to 



25 



lbs. 







8 



lbs. 







15 



lbs. 



15 



to 



20 



lbs. 



10 



to 



12 



lbs. 







6 



lbs. 





to 



2 



bus. 







4 



bus. 



4 



to 



6 



qts. 



50 



to 



75 



lbs. 







42 



lbs. 







42 



lbs. 







75 



lbs. 



50 



to 



75 



lbs. 







42 



lbs. 







12 



lbs. 





to 



6 



lbs. 



60 



to 



80 



lbs. 







50 



lbs. 







20 



lbs. 







8 



lbs. 



100 



to 



120 



lbs. 







30 



lbs. 



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, Salsify, also Celery seed for plants, 

 April 1st to May 15th. 



Set outside plants of Tomato, Pepper, Egg Plant, 

 May 20th to June 20th. 



Plant outside. Sugar Corn, Muskmelon, Cucumber, 

 Squash and Pumpkin, May 15th to July 1st. 



Watermelon, May 20th to June 20th. 



Plant outside all kinds of String Beans and String- 

 less 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 them." 



