R.B.BUCHANAN SEED CO. ^ MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE. 
R. B. BUCHANAN 
READ CAREFULLY 
TO YOU: When we begin mailing this catalogue in January, 1939, it will also be 
the beginning of my 43rd year selling seed in Memphis. 
Before making up your order read our instructions below. 
We devote several pages to insecticides or pest killers, and these preparations 
should be kept under lock and key when not in use as many of them are poisonous. 
We maintain a laboratory under the supervision of a competent seed analyst who 
analyzes and tests for germination all seeds that pass through our hands. 
CASH WITH ORDER —Please send money with order sufficient to cover the 
whole bill and remit by express, postal money order or check. We advise against 
C. O. D. orders because of delays and high collection charges, which are unsatisfac¬ 
tory to the customer and expensive to us if uncalled for and returned at our expense. 
We accept C. O. D. orders for seeds when 25 per cent of the order amount is paid in 
advance. The deposit is meant to cover collection and return charges in case the 
order is not called for and paid for by the customer. 
FREE DELIVERY BY MAIL —We pay postage to any postoffice in the United States 
on all Vegetable and Flower Seeds quoted in this catalog, except when quoted on 
Yellow Price List. Study the parcel post map, figure your postage and save money. 
Sending coins, bills, or stamps through the mail is safe and convenient. 
NON-WARRANTY—R. B. Buchanan Seed Co., Inc., give no warranty, express or 
implied, as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any seeds, 
bulbs, plants, fertilizers, insecticides, etc., they send out and will not in any way be 
responsible for the crop. Purity and germination, when given, are the results of 
tests, but are without warranty. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these 
terms, they are to be returned at once and the amount paid for them will be refunded. 
January 1, 1939. R. B. BUCHANAN SEED CO., INC. 
INDEX 
VEGETABLE SEEDS AND PLANTS, FLOWER SEEDS, ROSES AND BULBS 
Vegetable Seeds 
Pages 6 through 28 
A 
Almanac . 2 
Annual Letter. 1 
Asparagus . 6 
Asparagus Roots.... 6 
B 
Beans—Bush . 7 
Beans—Wax ....... 7 
Beans—Pole . 8 
Beans—Lima .9 
Beans—Soup . 8 
Beets—Garden .10 
Beets—Stock .10 
Broccoli . 6 
Brussels Sprouts.... 6 
C 
Cabbage .12-13 
Carrots .11 
Cantaloupes .17 
Cauliflower .10 
Celery ..11 
Chicory . 
Collards . 
Corn—Garden .. 
Corn—Pop - 
Cucumber .. 
E 
Egg Plants. 
Endives . 
H 
Herbs . 
Hot Caps . 
Horse Radish ... 
K 
Kale . 
Kohl Rabi . 
L 
Lettuce . 
M 
Mustard . 
Mustard Spinach 
...11 
...13 
13-14 
...13 
...15 
11 
11 
11 
.19 
. 6 
15 
11 
16 
...16 
.. .16 
O 
Okra .23 
Onion Seed ..23 
Onion Sets .23 
P 
Parsley .23 
Parsnip ..23 
Peas—Garden .20 
Peas—Field.21, 55 
Pepper ..22 
Potatoes .55 
Pop Corn .13 
Pumpkins . ....24 
R 
Radish .25 
Rhubarb . 6 
S 
Sage .11 
Salsify . 11 
Spinach .26 
Squash .24 
Swiss Chard .10 
T 
Thyme ...11 
Tobacco .11 
Tomato .27-28 
Turnip ..26 
W 
Watermelon .18-19 
Vegetable Plants 
Beet Plants . 6 
Bermuda Onion .... 6 
Cabbage, 
Frost-Proof . 6 
Egg Plants . 6 
Lettuce . 6 
Potato Slips . 6 
Tomato Plants . 6 
Garden Gloves.42 
Peat Moss .68 
Flower Seeds 
Pages 29 through 38 
Antirrhinum .29 
Alyssum 
Little Gem .29 
Asters . 30 
Calendula .30-31 
Cornflower .31 
Cosmos .32 
Foxglove .33 
Hollyhock .33 
Kochia .34 
Larkspur ..34 
Moon Flower .35 
Nasturtium .35 
Ornamental Gourds..33 
Painted Daisy .37 
Petunia .35-36 
Phlox . 36 
Poppy .36-37 
Shasta Daisy .32 
Snap Dragon.29 
Sweet Peas .29 
Verbena ..37 
Zinnia .38 
Roses and Bulbs 
Pages 39 through 43 
Bush Roses . 
.39-40 
Caladiums . 
...41 
Gannas . 
. . .41 
Climbing Roses.. 
. ..39 
Dahlia Collection. 
.. .43 
Dahlia, Giant ... . 
.. .43 
Gladiolus . 
. . .42 
Dahlia, Pompom. 
. . .43 
Rose Collections . 
.. .40 
FIELD AND GRASS SEEDS, INSECTICIDES, SPRAYING, FRUITS AND BERRY PLANTS 
Field and Grass Seeds 
Pages 47 through 57 
Alfalfa —..50 
Buckwheat .56 
Cane Seed .57 
Cane—Grohoma ... .57 
Cane—Hegari .57 
Cane—Sagrain .57 
Cane—Syrup .57 
Clover . .50-61 
Clover-—Sweet .51 
Clover—Crimson ....51 
Clover—Red .51 
Corn—Broom .57 
Corn-Field .48-49 
Corn—Kaffir .57 
Crotalaria ..57 
Cotton Seed .47 
Grass Mixtures .53 
Grasses .52-53 
Grass—Rye .52 
Grass—Bermuda ...52 
Grass—Red Top.52 
Grass—Timothy ....53 
Grass—Sudan .52 
Grass—Dallas .53 
Grass—Carpet .53 
Lespedezas .50 
Millet...51 
Mung Beans .54 
Oats .56 
Peas—Field .21-55 
Peas—Austrian.56 
Peanuts ..55 
Rape—Essex .56 
Rye .56 
Seed Sample Case...68 
Seeders . 53 
Sericea .50 
Shady Mixture .53 
Sorghum ..57 
Soy Beans .54 
Sunflower .56 
Soil Test Kits.68 
Vetch .56 
Wheat .56 
Insecticides 
Pages 62 through 66 
A 
Alarco Cryolite.63 
Arsenate Lead .64 
Atlacide .63 
B 
Baby Chicks. 
..Inside Front Cover 
Black Leaf 40.65 
Bluestone . 62 
Bordeaux .64 
Brooders .70 
Budding Knives.... 59 
Bug Death .64 
C 
K 
Calcium Arsenate 
.64 
Kleenup . 
.63 
Carbon Disulphide. 
.65 
Cel-O-Glass . 
.71 
L 
Chick Feeds . 
Crewood Oil . 
.71 
.72 
Legume Aid . 
.66 
Crow-Tox . 
Coposil . 
.65 
.63 
Lime Sulphur 
Solution ........ 
Lopping Shears ... 
.62 
.69 
D 
Loro . 
.65 
Dog Foods . 
.69 
M 
Dog Remedies .... 
.69 
Meat Smoke . 
.72 
Don Sung . 
71 
Mologen..... 
.63 
Dritomic Sulphur. 
.62 
Dutox . 
.64 
N 
E 
Nitragin . 
.66 
Ethylene 
O 
Chlorhydrin .... 
68 
Oil Emulsion . 
.62 
Evergreen . 
Ortho Dry 
Spreader . 
.62 
F 
Orthol-K . 
.63 
Fertilizers . 
. 67 
Fish Oil Soap. 
..65 
Flower Pots . 
..59 
Parcel Post Rates.. 
. 3 
Parcel Post Map... 
. 3 
fi 
Paradichlorobenzene 
65 
. .66 
Paris Green . 
.64 
Grafting Wax. 
Pest Killers . 
.65 
Garden Guard .... 
.63 
Planting Tables .. 
4-5 
H 
Poultry Feeders .. 
.70 
Poultry Remedies . 
.71 
HotKaps . 
.19 
Pruning Tools ... 
.59 
Hormodin A. 
Pyrox . 
.65 
R 
Rat Poisons .72 
Rotenone .63 
Red Arrow Spray...65 
S 
Sausage Seasoning. .72 
Sa-Va-Tree .63 
Scalecide .62 
Semesan .66 
Sheps Spray.63 
Slug Shot .64 
Smoke Salt .72 
Spraying .58 
Spray Pumps ....60-61 
Sulphur .64 
T 
Tanglefoot .64 
Tree Killer .69 
Twine .59 
V 
Vigoro .67 
Volck .65 
W 
Wood Labels .59 
Z 
Zinc Sulphate .62 
Spraying Orchards and 
Gardens 
Apple Scab .1 
Apple Blotch .I 
Beans .[58 
Bush Fruits . J 
Beta Napthol .63 
Cabbage .12, 13 
Cantaloupes .17 
Cucumber .15 
Flowers .29-43 
Potatoes .55 
San Jose Scale.58 
Sucking Insects ....58 
Spraying Apples.... 58 
Spraying Grapes.... 58 
Spraying Peaches... 5C 
Tomatoes .58 
Watermelon .58 
Fruits and Berry Plants 
Pages 44 through 46 
Apple Trees .44 
Apricot Trees .45 
Blackberries .46 
Boysen-Berries .46 
Cherry Trees .45 
Dewberries .46 
Fig Bushes .45 
Grape Vines.45 
Peach Trees .44 
Pecan Trees .45 
Plum Trees .45 
Pear Trees .45 
Raspberries .46 
Strawberries .46 
Shrubs .46 
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