Griffith AND Turner Company 



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Catalog No. 50 



Seedsmen of Integrity Since 1860 



205-215 N. PACA STREET • BALTIMORE, MD. 



TELEPHONE CALVERT 2300 



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Weight of Agricultural Seed Per Bushel and Quantity 



wt. per Usually Sown Per Acre Quantity 



bushel Variety Time to sow per acre 



48 lbs. Barley Aug.-Nov. 96 lbs. 



48 lbs. Buckwheat Tune-Aug. 15 1 bus. 



60 lbs. Clover, Alfalfa March-April, Aug.-Oot. 15 20-25 lbs. 



60 lbs. Clover, Alsike Feb.-March, Aug. 8 lbs. 



60 lbs. Clover, Crimson July-Sept. 15 lbs. 



60 lbs. Clover, Sweet March- April, Aug.-Sept. 15-20 lbs. 



60 lbs. Clover, Red Feb.-March 10-12 lbs. 



60 lbs. Clover, White- (alone) March- April, Aug.-Sept. 6 lbs. 



56 lbs. Corn (for soiling) May 1- 2 bus. 



20 lbs. Evergreen Lawn Grass March- April, Aug.-Sept. 4 bus. 



66 lbs. Field Corn (in hills) May 4- 6 qts. 



50 lbs. German Millet May-Aug. 1 50-75 lbs. 



14 lbs. Kentucky Blue Grass April-May, Aug.-Sept. 42 lbs. 



14 lbs. Orchard Grass April-May, Aug.-Sept. 42 lbs. 



32 lbs. Oats, Spring March-April 75 lbs. 



32 lbs. Oats, Winter March, Aug.-Oct. 50-75 lbs. 



14 lbs. Red-Top (unhulled) April-May, Aug.-Sept. 42 lbs. 



32 lbs. Red-Top, Fancy April-May, Aug.-Sept. 12 lbs. 



60 lbs. Rape Feb.-Aug. 4- 6 lbs. 



56 lbs. Rye Aug.-Nov. 60-80 lbs. 



50 lbs. Sorghum (for fodder) May-June 50 lbs. 



45 lbs. Timothy (alone) April-May, Aug.-Sept. 20 lbs. 



Timothy (with other grasses) 12 lbs. 

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



60 lbs. Wheat Sept.-Nov. 15 100-120 lbs. 



60 Iba. Vetch, Winter (broadcast) .. .Aug.-Nov. 30 lbs. 



GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 

 OUR CUSTOMERS 



FILLING ORDERS 



More than 90 per cent of all orders received are 

 shipped within 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 }'our first order, please 

 send the names of two or more business houses with 

 whom you have credit relations at present. Our refer- 

 ences. Dun & Bradstreet Mercantile Agency. 



PRICES TO MARKET GARDENERS 



Market gardeners and all purchasers of seeds in 

 large quantities should 

 submit their list of seeds 

 to us. We will quote 

 special quantity prices 

 promptly. 



IMPORTANT 

 ABOUT PRICES 



Should the Federal 

 Government 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. 



NON -WARRANTY 



Our seeds are carefully selected 

 and are the best that can be ob- 

 tained. For your further protection, 

 we test all seeds before placing them 

 on the market. Because success in 

 gardening depends largely on culti- 

 vation, soil, and weather conditions, 

 Griffith & Turner Company give 

 no warranty, expressed or implied, 

 as to description (including kind, 

 variety and name), purity or pro- 

 ductiveness, 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. 



Parcel Post Rates 



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Parcels weighing 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-pouhd parcel for the 

 zone to which addressed. 



