SnPrial Nnfirp When ordering seed by mail, be careful to give your Name, 
—1-- - Post Office, County, State, and Express Office, that your order 
may go forward without delay. We will pay the postage on seeds forwarded by Parcel 
Post as quoted by the Ounce, Quarter Pound, or Pound, when cash accompanies the 
order. This does not include articles as quoted in five- or ten-pound lots. If Peas, 
Beans, and Corn are to be forwarded by Parcel Post, add postage as per zone rates. 
Terms of Guarantee. 
- description, purity, productiveness or any other 
matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants we sell, and we will not be in any way responsible 
for them. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms they are to be 
returned at once, and if the money has been paid for them, it will be refunded. 
ABBOTT & COBB. 
QUANTITY OF SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW A SINGLE ROW OF 100 YARDS 
Asparajras.8 oz. 
Beans, Bush.6 lbs. 
Beans, Pole.3 lbs. 
Beets.5 oz. 
Cabbage.2 oz. 
Carrot.3 oz. 
Cauliflower. ^oz. 
Chinese Cabbage.2 oz. 
Celery.3 oz. 
Com.1 lb. 
Cucumber.4 oz. 
Eggplant.1 oz. 
Endive.2 oz. 
Leek.2 oz. 
Lettuce.2 oz. 
Melon, Water.3 oz. 
Melon, Citron.2 oz. 
Okra.12 oz. 
Onion for Sets.8 oz. 
Onion for Large Bulbs.2 oz. 
Parsnip.3 oz. 
Parsley.2 oz* 
Peas.6 lbs. 
Pepper.1 oz. 
Pumpkin.2 oz. 
Radish.6 oz, 
Salsify.4 oz. 
Spinach.6 oz. 
Squash.3 oz. 
Tomato.1 oz, 
Turnip.3 oz. 
GRASS SEEDS TO THE ACRE 
Red Clover.10 to 15 lbs. 
White Clover (Dutch).10 lbs. 
Alfalfa or Lucerne.20 lbs. 
Alsike Clover.12 lbs. 
Sweet Qover.25 lbs. 
Crimson Qover.12 to 15 lbs. 
Timothy.12 lbs. 
Hungarian Grass.1 bus. 
Pasture Grass.2J4 to 3 bus. 
Blue Grass. 2to3 bus. 
Rye Grass.1 to 2 bus. 
Orchard Grass.1 to 2 bus. 
Redtop Grass.1^ to 2 bus. 
Mizecl Lawn Grass.5 bus. 
Millet.1 bus. 
QUANTITY OF SEEDS USUALLY SOWN 
Barley, broadcast.... .2 to 3 bus. 
Beans, Dwarf, in drills... 1H bus. 
Beans, Pole, in hills, .10 to 12 qts. 
Beets, in drills.5 to 6 lbs. 
Broom Com, in hills...8 to 10 qts. 
Buckwheat.1 bus. 
Cabbage, in beds, to trans¬ 
plant .KIb. 
Carrots, in drills.3 to 4 Tbs. 
Corn, in hills.8 to 10 qts. 
Com, for fodder.3 bus. 
Cowpeas.1 to 2 bus. 
Cucumber, in hills.2 lbs. 
Flax, broadcast.bus. 
Lettuce.3 lbs. 
Mustard, broadcast.^bus. 
Melon, Musk, in hills.. .2 to 3 lbs. 
Melon, Water, in hills. .4 to 5 lbs. 
Oats, broadcast.2 to 3 bus. 
Onions, in drills.5 to 6 lbs. 
Onion Sets, in drills.. .6 to 12 bus. 
Onion Seeds, in drills..6 to 12 lbs. 
Parsnips, in drills.4 to 6 lbs. 
Peas, in drills.1}^ bus. 
Peas, broadcast.3 bus. 
Potatoes, cut tubers.10 bus. 
Pumpkins, in hills.4 to 6 lbs. 
Radish, in drills.8 to 10 lbs. 
Rye, broadcast.1^ to 2 bus. 
UPON AN ACRE 
Sage, in drills.8 to 10 lbs. 
Salsify, in drills.8 to 10 lbs. 
Spinach, in drills.10 to 12 lbs. 
Squash, Bush, in hills.. .4 to 6 lbs. 
Squash, Running, in hills 3 to 4 lbs. 
Sugar-C^ne or Sorghum 
10 to 12 lbs. 
SudanGrass,broadcastl6 to 24 lbs. 
Sudan Grass, in rows... .2 to 3 lbs. 
Tomato, to transplant.^Ib. 
Turnip, in drills.^ to 2 lbs. 
Turnip, broadcast.3 to 4 lbs. 
Vetches, broadcast.30 lbs. 
Wheat, broadcast.... 1H to 2 bus. 
PARCEL POST RATES 
WEIGHT LIMIT. The weight limit within the first, second and third zones is now 70 pounds, and 
within all other zones 50 pounds. Shipments of 20 pounds or over are cheaper if sent by express beyond 
the second zone. 
DOMESTIC PARCEL POST RATES • . 
Within the United States and Possessions or fraction oound or fraction 
First zone, within 50 miles of Philadelphia... 8 cts. 1 ct. 
Second zone, within 50 to 150 miles of Philadelphia. 8 cts. 1 ct. 
Third zone, within 150 to 300 miles of Philadelphia.. 9 cts. 2 cts. 
Fourth zone, within 300 to 600 miles of PhiladelpMa.10 cts. 4 cts. 
Fifth zone, within 600 to 1,000 miles of Philadelphia.It cts. 6 cts. 
Sixth zone, within 1,000 to 1,400 miles of Philadelphia.12 cts. 7 cts. 
Seventh zone, within 1,400 to 1,800 miles of Philadelphia.14 cts. 9 cts. 
Eighth zone, all over 1,800 miles of Philadelphia.15 cts. 11 cts. 
