i (Briffitb a^urnet Co.'s i 



I 1931 



# Best Goods 



ANNUAL 



CATALOGUE-1931 



No, 44 



Low Prices ^ 



STEPPING AHEAD 



It gives us great pleasure to present to you our 1931 Catalog*. Tor over seventy years we have been keeping step with the 

 changing methods of doing business. 



From a small beginning we have established an ever growing business, till now we have six warehouses with many acres 

 of floor space, and three stores that are centrally located (See front cover page), all packed full of the latest merchandise, such 

 things as you are constantly in need of. This places us in a position to give you the best possible service and prompt deliveries. 



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 goocls from your local dealer, kindly write to us direct. 



GRIPPITH & TUBITSB COMPANY. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FAMILY GARDEN 



DBAVr A DIAGRAM OP THE GARDEN. Locate the crops 

 which take the most room (corn, potatoes, vines of the cucum- 

 ber family), then locate the other crops, grouping- them as 

 follows: Peas, potatoes, beans; (asparagus, rhubarb, herbs); 

 parsnips, turnips, salsify; beets, carrots, onions; cabbage, 

 cauliflower; okra, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers; spinach, swiss 

 chard, radish, salad plants. Vegetables should be planted in 

 rows. Sow Indoors or in Hotbed Jlfuuary 15: Poxg'love, pansy, 

 Iceland poppy. 



ORDER SEEDS. QUANTITY OP SEED FOR A PAMII^Y 

 OP EIGHT : Brussels sprouts, carrot, turnip, 1 oz. ; onion, 

 spinach, okra, 2 ozs. ; cauliflower, eggplant, peppers, 2 pkgs. ; 

 cucumbers, 25 hills, 1 oz. ; squash, 20 hills, 1 oz. ; string beans, 



2 qts. ; lima beans, 1 qt.; peas, 4 qts. ; corn, 3 pts. (3 plant- 

 ings); lettuce, 1 oz. BUY GARDEN TOOXiS: Wheelbarrow, 

 roller, watering-can, sprayer, spade, fork, wheel hoe, com- 

 mon hoe, weeder, rake, scythe, sickle, trowel. 



WHEN TO SOW: Early crops between March 15 and May 1. 

 Main crops about May 5. Cover seeds twice or three times 

 their thickness. Distances: Drills from 1 to 2 feet apart; 

 corn, 3 feet; vines of the cucumber family, 4 feet; tomatoes, 



3 feet. 



SOW INDOORS MARCH 1 OR IN HOTBED: Cabbage, en- 

 dive, eg-gplant, lettuce, peppers, tomato. SOW INDOORS 

 MARCH 1 OR IN HOTBED: Sweet-alyssum, balsam, calen- 

 dula, coreopsis, petunia, sweet-william, zinnia. 



SOW OUT OP DOORS BETWEEN MARCH 15 AHD 

 AFRIIi 1: Beets, cabbage, carrots, kohlrabi, lettuce, onions, 

 parsley, parsnips, radish, salsify, spinach, turnips, sweet-peas. 



SOW OUT OP DOORS AFRII, 15: Beets, cabbage, carrots, 

 Swiss chard, celery, cornsalad, garden cress, endive, lettuce, 

 okra, onion, parsley, parsnips, peas, radish, salsify, spinach, 

 sage, thyme, turnip. SOW OUT OP DOORS APRII. 15: 

 Sweet-alyssum, calendula, candytuft, corn-flowers, carnation, 

 forget-me-not, larkspur, marigold, mignonette, Iceland poppy, 

 snapdragon, sweet-william, zinnia. Set out roots of dahlias, 

 cannas, gladiolas, elephant ears, tube roses and plants of 

 hardy chrysanthemums. 



SOW OUT OP DOORS MAY 15: Beets, beans, cabbage, car- 

 rots, cornsalad, chicory, cucumbers, endive, tomatoes, lettuce, 

 lima beans, muskmelon, peas, peppers, potatoes, pumpkin, 

 radish, sweet corn, Swiss chard, spinach, squash, sage, water- 



melon. SOW OUT OP DOORS MAY 15: China aster, balsam, 

 coreopsis, cosmos, foxglove, morning-glory, nasturtium, petu- 

 nia, phlox, drummondii, sunflower. Vegetables and flowers 

 should be transplanted from hotbed to garden about May 10. 

 Flowering shrubs should be pruned immediately after they 

 have blossomed. Fruit trees should be sprayed when the 

 blossoms fall. 



SOW EARBY IN JUNE: Beans, beets, cucumbers, lettuce, 



peas, radish, sweet corn. Ten week Stock, pansy. Roses 

 should be grown on a southern exposure. The soil should 

 be a rich loam. Set out ever-blooming roses the middle of 

 April; Hybrid, Perpetual and Hardy Roses the middle of 

 October. Rose bushes should be set 2 feet apart, sprayed in 

 April and May, and pruned in March. The rose-bed should 

 be well covered the last of November, and uncovered as soon 

 as danger of frost is past. 



PIRST WEEK IN JUZiY: Beans, carrots, lettuce, radish, 



sweet corn, turnips. BORDEAUX MIXTURE is excellent for 

 all kinds of blight. ARSENATE OP ZiEAD will destroy in- 

 sects that chew. DIRECTIONS: 2 to 3 pounds to 50 gallons 

 of water. I.EMON OH. CO.'S STANDARD INSECTICIDE 

 Willie KIIii; FI.ANT Z.ICE OP EVERY DESCRIPTION. 



AUGUST 1, I.AST FI^ANTING OP BEANS AND PEAS. 



SET OUT BUI.BS EARliY IN PAI.I.: Phlox (perennial), 



peonies. Plant spring-flowering bulbs: crocus, daffodils, lily 

 of the valley, narcissus, snowdrops, tulips, hyacinths. Spring- 

 flowering bulbs should be planted about 4 inches deep. Ro- 

 man hyacinths, narcissus and crocuses can be grown in sand 

 and water. 



PERTIIilZER for general use. Quantity, 500 lbs. to the 

 acre, or 1 oz. to the square yard. Where a rich soil is re- 

 quired, 1,250 lbs. to the acre, or 4 ozs. to the square yard. In 

 artificial fertilizers there are no weed seeds. GENERAIj 

 HINTS: BONE-MEAIi AND SHEEP MANURE are excellent 

 for lawn, garden, and orchard; IiIME for heavy, damp soil. 

 BONE-MEAX. OR SHEEP MANURE AND NITRATE OP 

 SODA in equal parts for asparagus. IN THE PLOWER 

 GARDEN in the spring a handful of bone-meal or sheep 

 manure may be worked into the soil about a plant with 

 marked results. In midsummer, if flowers are few, rake in 

 some nitrate of soda and a little bone-meal. SHEEP 

 MANURE is a good fertilizer for roses. 



AT.!. PRICES IN CATAI.OG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



