ROSS BROS. COMPANY 
179-181 Commercial Street Worcester, Mass. 
January 1837 
1843 94TH YEAR OF 1937 
ROSS' SEEDS 
Everybody Knows Ross’ Seed Grows 
Another twelve months have gone since our last annual catalogue was 
sent you and we greet you again in 1937 with best wishes for the year. 
Ross Bros. Co. is now in the 94th year of continuous service as merchants 
supplying seeds and agricultural equipment to the farmers in Worcester 
County and to thousands of customers throughout the United States. 
Ours is a business dating back to 1843 when it was founded by Mr. John 
D. Lovell in Worcester, Mass. It has been operated as Ross Bros, and 
Ross Bros. Co. since 1888 and when we review the years since that time 
we fully realize that this has been possible only through the loyal support 
of thousands of customers. 
We shall endeavor to merit and trust we may have a continuance of 
this support for many years. 
Vegetable Seeds 
The vegetable seeds which we offer this year are of the same high 
standard as usual, as it has always been our aim to improve our stocks 
whenever possible. 
There is a normal supply of vegetable seeds this season and the quality 
is good.—Sweet corn crops, which looked so poorly early in the season, have 
come through in excellent condition and germination is good. 
Seed potato prices are higher again this year and this even though a 
large crop has been harvested. The crop of certified stock is reported to be 
less than that grown in 1935. 
Grass and Field Seeds 
Grass and clover seeds are a little higher in price this season and this 
is apparently the effect of the severe droughts which have been experienced 
in the last two years throughout the sections producing this seed. There has 
been a tremendous demand for stocks to reseed hundreds of thousands of 
acres in the area affected and this has reduced stocks available now. 
Field and silage corn, also millets, are of good quality, but the supply 
of most varieties is not large and prices are somewhat higher than for the 
past two seasons. 
Flower Seeds 
We have always offered quite a complete list of flower seeds, including 
most of the well known items, and each year we have added several of the 
newer sorts when first introduced. This year we are listing some of the new 
All American varieties and strongly recommend that these be given a place 
in your garden. 
ROSS BROS. CO. 
