‘lhe Stumpp & Walter Co. 

Branch Store: 
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y. 
148-150 Mamaroneck Avenue, 
at Post Road 
Phones: White Plains 9260 and 9261 

Branch Store: STAMFORD, CONN. 
674-676 Main St., at Grove Street 
Phone: Stamford 4-0125 
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cera Chee tne co: : 
Bulb Farm: ISLIP, L. I. 
Visit us in late April, when Daffodils 
are in bloom. No sales organization 
maintained here. 

Forty-Sixth Annual Catalogue 
Prices in Please 
this send 
Catalogue orders and 
are inquiries 
subject to our 
to change New York 
without Head- 
notice quarters 

HEADQUARTERS BUILDING and STORE 
132-138 Church Street, New York 8 
Phone: BArclay 7-1110 
All nine floors, seven above ground, two below, are devoted to our 
business. Sub-basement and third floor are approved A.R.P. shelters 
for the general public 

BES 
Branch Store: ENGLEWOOD,N. J. 
3-5-7 Grand Ave., at Palisade Ave. 
Phone: Englewood 3-5596 

Nursery: FARMINGDALE, L. I. 
Sales Office on our 75-acre Farm 
Phone: Farmingdale 791 




Branch Store: NEWARK, N. J. 
29-31 Central Ave., at Halsey St. 
Phones: Market 3-5595 and 3-5596 
SEEDS GARDEN 
BuLaS oe. SUPPLIES 

Branch Store: HEMPSTEAD, L. I. 
74 N. Franklin St., near Fulton Ave. 
Phone: Hempstead 792 

y ee TE —<— 
Factory: JERSEY CITY, N. J. 
Fertilizers, insecticides and fungi- 
cides prepared and packed. No 
sales, organization maintained. 

DELIVERIES 
At Prices in this Catalogue 
WE DELIVER FREE anywhere 
in the U. S. seeds of Vegetables 
and Flowers, Grasses, Mix- 
tures for Lawns, Sports, Hay 
and Pasture; also Bulbs, 
Books and Perfumes. 
WE DELIVER FREE within 150 
miles all Foods when your 
order exceeds $3 in value. 
WE DELIVER FREE within 
50 miles other merchandise 
listed herein when your order 
exceeds $3. A few items are 
EXCEPTED; on these the 
purchaser pays for transpor- 
tation. They are noted on the 
following pages, and the list 
includes Potatoes, certain 
Farm Seeds, Field Corn, Clov= 
ers, certain Implements, Fer- 
tilizers, Insecticides and Fun- 
gicides, which are f.o.b. our 
stores. See page 95 for delivery 
- of plants of Bedding Flowers 
and Vegetables, and page 116 
for details regarding deliveries. 
NON-WARRANTY 
We, Stumpp & Walter Co., 
give no warranty, express or im= 
plied, as to the productiveness 
of any seeds, bulbs or plants we 
sell and will not be in any way 
responsible for the crop. Our 
liability in all instances is lim- 
ited to the purchase price of the 
seeds, bulbs or plants. 
apee ARRIVAL OF THIS CATALOGUE marks the beginning 
of a new gardening year. We present it to three groups: 
First, to those who have traded with us in the past, thousands of 
you, regularly for many years. We thank you for your patronage, 
and with confidence solicit your business for 1944. 
The second group consists of experienced growers who are not 
yet acquainted with us. May we tell you that our seeds are obtained 
from the most reliable sources; they are carefully tested for germina- 
tion and Jaboratory-examined for purity. They are proved for quality 
in our testing-grounds, and are processed by people of long experience. 
They are stored, awaiting your orders, under ideal conditions, with 
controlled temperatures and humidities. 
The third group is the Jarge one of Victory Gardeners, mostly 
newcomers to the ranks of horticultural enthusiasts. We believe you 
have come to stay with us. You will find in this Catalogue much 
information of value, and may we, with all diffidence, tell you that 
our merchandise enjoys a high reputation for dependability. 
Even in wartime, the work of developing new varieties and im- 
roving old ones goes on. The best of this year’s novelties are in the 
ollowing pages. 
We are ready to serve you. Asa special favor to us, and it will be 
advantageous to you, may we have your order very early. 
Respectfully, 
President 
We submit, for your considera- 
tion, the NEWEST and BEST in 
Pages 
Vegetable Seeds............. 2-24 
Farm: Seedsii/3%..musseein 25-27 
Grass|Seedsc.mne eerie 28-34 
Flower Seeds............-. 35-59 
LDS cc Setcste eee ee toca 60-69 
ROSesSik  s0 a eee 70-73 
Péerennialss) eee ee 74-86 
Aquatics: Sewie w eee 87 
Climbers, Shrubs........... 88-90 
Fruits, Trees, Bushes....... 91-95 
Vegetable and Bedding Plants. .95 
Epicure Food Products...... 96-99 
Perfumes by Atkinson......... 99 
Books S407 eho Sia ete tee 100 
Implements.2- 05-6. cer 101-110 
Fertilizers’j.cc- ns one 111 
Insecticides, Fungicides. . .112-113 
Index: tr tee ee 114-116 
Terms of Business........ 116 
Order Sheets............. 117-120 
CEILING PRICE — Vegetable 
Seeds, Farm Seeds, Food Prod- 
ucts, Implements, Fertilizers, 
Insecticides and Fungicides: 
“No price for any article listed or 
described herein exceeds the ceil- 
ing price for the article as deter- 
mined under the applicable Maxi- 
mum Price Regulation issued by 
the Office of Price Administra- 
tion. As required by that office, 
we will, upon request, furnish you 
with a statement of our maximum 
prices on any of the commodities 
about which you inquire.” 

Sime ihe 
GeorcE O. Stumpp, President 
WivuiaM A. SPERLING, Vice-Pres. 
Lr.-Cotonet WILarD L. Isaacs, Vice-Pres, 
& Treas. On military service overseas 
Tuomas F, KEARNEY, Sec’y & Asst. Treas, 
ALeEx. E. SEHLMEYER, Asst. Sec’y 
NEW YORK PHONES: Barclay 7-1110 (Ten trunk lines) 
Copyright, 1944, by Stumpp & Walter Co. 
132-138 Church Street 
(At Warren Street) 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 
Near City Hall and Brooklyn Bridge 
