ANNUAL 



1930-CATALOGUE-1930 



9 



H Best Goods 



No, 43 



Low Prices 



STEPPING AHEAD 



It gives Bs great pleasure to present to you our 1930 Catalog*. For over sixty-nine years we have 'been keepings step with 

 the chang"ing' methods of doing' business. 



Prom a small beg'inningf we have established an ever g'rowing" business, till now we have six warehouses with many acres 

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

 thing's as you are constantly in need of. This places us in a position to g"ive 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 pledg-e to you our utmost endeavor, that this confidence may long 

 continue. 



OKIFFITH & TUBNER COMFAITY. 



SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FAMILY GARDEN 



DRAW A DIAGBASI OP THE GABDEN. 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: Feas, potatoes, beans; (asparag'us, rhubarb, herbs); 

 parsnips, turnips, salsify; beets, carrots, onions; cabbag'e, 

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

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

 ro-ws. Sow Indoors or in Hotbed January 15: Poxg'love, pansy, 

 Iceland poppy. 



OBDEB SEEDS. QUANTITY OP SEED FOB A FAMII.Y 

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

 spinach, okra, 2 ozs. ; cauliflower, eg'g'plant, peppers, 2 pkgs. ; 

 encumbers, 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 GABDEIT TOOIiS: 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 encumber family, 4 feet; tomatoes, 



3 feet. 



SOW INDOOBS MARCH 1 OB IN HOTBED: Cabbag'e, en- 

 dive, eg'g'plant, 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 AND 

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

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



SOW OUT OF DOORS AFBIL 15: Beets, cabbag'e, carrots, 

 Swiss chard, celery, cornsalad, g'arden cress, endive, lettuce, 

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

 sagre, thyme, turnip. SOW OUT OP DOOBS AFRII, 15: 

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

 forg'et-me-not, larkspur, marig'old, mig'nonette, Iceland poppy, 

 snapdrag'on, sweet-william, zinnia. Set out roots of dahlias, 

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

 hardy chrysanthemums. 



SOW OUT OP DOORS MAY 15; Beets, beans, cabbag-e, car- 

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

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

 radish, sweet corn, Swiss chard, spinach, squash, sag'e, water- 



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

 coreopsis, cosmos, foxg'love, morning'-g'lory, 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 EARliY 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. 



FIRST WEEK IN JUIiY: Beans, carrots, lettuce, radish, 

 sweet corn, turnips. BOBDEAUX MIXTUBE is excellent for 

 all kinds of blight. ABSENATE OF IiEAD will destroy in- 

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

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

 WII.]^ KII.I. FI.ANT X.ICE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. 



AUGUST 1, liAST FI.ANTING OF BEANS AND FEAS. 



SET OUT BUI.BS EABI.Y IN FAI.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. 



FEBTIIiIZEB 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. GENEBAI, 

 HINTS: BONE-MEAXi AND SHEEP MANURE are excellent 

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

 BONE-MEAI^ OR SHEEP MANURE AND NITRATE OF 

 SODA in equal parts for asparag'us. IN THE FIiOWER 

 GABDEN 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. 



AI.I. PRICES IN CATAI.OG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 



