Griffith & Turi^er Co^s 



ANNUAL CATALOGUE FOR 1909 



BEST GOODS :$ LOW PRICES 



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 ivill not put on the market any- 

 thing 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. 



HOW TO ORDER TO AVOID DELAY. — All orders from unknown correspondents should be accompanied with the cash. 

 Money can be safely sent by check, postoffice order, express money order, registered letter or by express, or postage 

 stamps for small amounts. We prepay postage on all orders of Vegetable and Flower Seeds, by the packet, ounce or 

 quarter pound. On quantities over quarter pound, the purchaser pays the postage at the rate of 8c. per pound. On Beans, 

 Peas and Corn, 8c. per pint or 15c. per quart should be added to catalogue prices to pay postage. 



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. 



GRIFFITH & TURNER CO. give no warranty, expressed or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any 

 other matter, of any Seeds, Bulbs or Plants they send out, and they will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If 

 the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, the.v are at once to be returned. 



ASPARAGUS, feman ^pargcl 



This is one of the earliest spring vegetables, and should be in universal use. Many persons think it is difficult to grow, 

 but we consider this a mistake, and believe it can be produced as cheaply and easily as any on the list. Sow the seed 

 in the seed bed late in the fall or the early spring, as soon as the ground can be worked, in drills one foot apart, cover- 

 ing the seed about one inch deep. When the plants are four to five inches high, great care should be taken to keep the 

 bed free of weeds. One ounce of seed will sow forty feet of row. Thin to nine inches in the row. 



MAMMOTH WHITE ASPARAGUS 



In addition to the 

 marvelous advantage 

 of its pure white 

 color, the Columbian 

 Mammoth White As- 

 paragus is even more 

 robust and vigorous 

 in habit and throws 

 larger shoots, and 

 fully as many of 

 them, as the Con- 

 over's Colossal. 



When we add to 

 these the immense 

 advantage of its need- 

 ing no earthing up in 

 order to furnish the 

 white shoots so much 

 sought after, we think 

 it evident that it is 

 superior to any sort 

 now in cultivation, 

 and that no Aspara- 

 gus grower can af- 

 ford to plant seed of 

 any other kind. Mar- 

 ket gardeners, grow- 

 ers for canners and 

 amateurs should give 

 this great acquisition 

 a thorough trial. 

 Pkt., 5c.; Oz., 10c. ; % 

 lb., 20c.; Lb.. 60c. 



MAMMOTH WHITE. 



ASPARAGUS 

 KNIFE 



Made of solid steel; see 



the cutting point, 

 ■price. 30c. each. By 

 mail, 40c. 



BEST ASPARAGUS BUNCHER, $1.50 



ARTICHOKES 



LARGE GREEN 

 GLOB E. — This is a 

 very nice vegetable to 

 eat. Some p r e f e r it 

 cooked like asparagus; 

 that is, take the flower 

 head before it begins 

 to open and cook much 

 the same way as as- 

 paragus. Packet, lOc; 

 Ounce, 35c. 



PALMETTO ASPARAGUS 



This Asparagus, said to have orig- 

 inated in South Carolina, is now 

 quite extensively grown by Southern 

 gardeners for New York and Phila- 

 delphia markets, where it sells at 

 very high prices, owing to its mam- 

 moth size and regularity. An aver- 

 age bunch of 15 slioots will measure 

 13 to 14 inches in circumference. For 

 several seasons this Asparagus has 

 reached Northern markets 10 days 

 ahead of all other varieties, and sold 

 at fabulous prices. Pkt., Sc.; Ox., 

 10c. ; 1/4 lb., 20c.; Lb., 50c.; 5 lbs., $2.00. 



This splendid variety, highly rec- 

 ommended for its many good quali- 

 ties, is very productive and about 10 

 days earlier than Conover's Colossal. 

 The stalks are very large, and re- 

 tain their thickness completely up to 

 the top of the shoots; very tender 

 and succulent; of delicious flavor; 

 grow very quicklv; light in color. 

 Pkt., 5c.; Or... lOc; % lb., 20c.; Lb., 

 50c.; 5 lbs., .f2.C0. 



CONOVER'S GOLLOSSAL 



The old and well-known variety. 

 Pkt., 5c.; Ox., lOc; 14 lb., 15c.; Lb., 

 40c.; 5 lbs., $1.50. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS 



A saving of one to two years is ef- 

 fected by planting roots. A bed 12 

 x40 feet, requiring about 100 roots, 

 should give a sufficient supply for an ordinary family. 7260 

 roots will plant an acre. Select good loamy soil, plow deep, 

 put in good quantity of manure and 100 pounds kainit to 1000 

 square feet of bed. Incorporate thoroughly, make a trench 

 eight inches deep, set plants nine inches apart. In field cul- 

 ture rows are placed four feet apart. 



Per 100. 



BARR'S MAMMOTH $ .75 



COLOSSAL (GREEN) 70 



PALMETTO (GREEN) 70 



MAMMOTH WHITE 75 



Per 1000. 

 $5.50 

 5.00 

 5.00 

 5.50 



Prices, by express, not prepaid. 



JERUSALEM. — The tubers roasted or boiled, served with 

 butter, salt and pepper, make a dish some think superior to, 

 potatoes. They are most excellent feed for cows,' and will 

 cause an Increase in quantity and quality of milk. Peck, 

 $1.00; bushel, $2.50. 



