. ARDENING as a hobby? Why not? It’s the 
G One game you can play and where you can 
always win. Nature is your partner, as a 
_ great many enthusiastic, confirmed home garden- 
ers will tell you. Growing things at home, they 
i find, is the. most interesting of all hobbies. But 
many do not have a hobby; not everyone has a 
garden. 
If you have the space, do not deny yourself the 
pleasure and profit of a home garden because of 
lack of experience in gardening or lack 
of knowledge of the “rules.” No special 
_ training is necessary to make a success 
of the undertaking. Anyone who can 
spare some time to garden work, will be 
surprised at the amount of vegetables 
and flowers that can be grown in a sea- 
son. A small plot will supply all the 
summer vegetables required for the 
average family and for canning, too. 
There is a wide difference between 
_ the vegetables that you buy and those 
which are taken directly from the 
ground and prepared for the table. If you want 
_ vegetables with tenderness and flavor at their best, 
- you must grow your own. 
Gardening is a pleasant, agreeable, healthy and 
-remunerative hobby, and if followed through the 
season will help in a big way to keep one in excel- 
lent physical condition, and will supply a good 
méasure of the vitamins and minerals needed to 
_ keep up your family’s health program. 
a Spade the soil in the spring; work it over and 


over until it is fine and mellow. Add fertilizer to 
tins 
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PARCEL POST RULES AND WEIGHTS FROM DENVER 
_ FIRST ZONE—wWithin 50 miles of Denver .............. 
SECOND ZONE—Within 50-150 miles of Denver ........ 
THIRD ZONE—Within 150-300 miles of Denver ........ 
FPOURTH ZONE—Within 300-600 miles of Denver ...... 
+ PIFTH ZONE—Within 600-1,000 miles of Denver ........ 
‘SIXTH ZONE—Within 1,000-1.400 miles of Denver ...... 
_ SEVENTH ZONE—Within 1,400-1,800 miles of Denver .. 
Have a Profitable Hobby. . . Have a Garden! 
the soil, it is food for the plants that you will grow. 
Plan your garden well, to get the most from the 
space you have available. You will want fully ade- 
quate amounts of fresh vegetables, particularly 
green and leafy vegetables, yellow vegetables, toma- 
toes and root crops. 
Start your garden plot early, plant good seeds, 
following the planting directions on the packets. 
Several plantings, a week or two apart of the quick 
growing varieties is advisable. Reseed the rows 
after they are through producing one 
crop. 
Our seeds, garden tools and sundry 
items that you will need will be in good 
supply and the quality will be up to 
standard. Fertilizers and insecticides, 
used when needed throughout the sum- 
mer, will help to produce fine, delicious 
vegetables in abundance. These items 
are listed in this, your 1946 Garden 
Guide. 
Thus, in this year of readjustment 
there is an economy which most of us 
are obliged to consider and practice in these days 
of high prices and increased cost of living. 
Flowers are needed -to make and keep up the 
appearance of the home. Plant perennials for per- 
manence, and for the quick and colorful showings 
plant annuals. 
Please accept this 1946 catalog with my com- 
pliments. It lists all items that will help make your 
garden successful. May your harvest be plentiful! 
C. R. ROOT, President 
The Colorado Seed Co. 

First Pound Each Additional 
or Fraction Pound or Fraction 
Pe Re A Ee, CIE IA, to, COR DE eaS 8c l.lc 
get ey Ss Te eS omrebepene aesthetician See eae CF 1l.lc 
fete eras let Miotsneoae Eder arste exited or ees 10c 2c 
Tyg ae PL Ios fohaca Varna tenib ars aioe er aie! « llc 3.5¢ 
EDS Aen teeuis ancl Me ticeemeRkeTas. Seeuayemeae 12c 5.3¢ 
Se ICG helene PORINE thei, eget ee le.) 13c 7c 
Pa PC AERO ate COLOR PO ORO were 15¢ 9c 
ss" Weight Limit—The weight limit is 70 pounds for all zones, and the limit of size is 100 inches in length and 
girth combined, for all zones. 
ae p d er is cheaper if sent by express beyond third zone. 
vee Behr ice of 18 cents for collections of $2.50 or less; 20 cents for collections not to exceed $5.00; 30 cents for col- 
 lections not exceed $25.00; 40 cents for collections not to exceed $50.00; 50 cents for less than $100.00. See terms 
4 
ah of sales below. 
; z ORDERING SUGGESTIONS 
-——s An order blank and envelope are enclosed for your con- 
venience. | ; 
.. POSTAGE. Prepaid on all Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Bulbs, 
Plants, etc., unless otherwise stated. For Grass, Grain, and Field 
_ Seeds and other goods not priced “‘postpaid,” add postage to price. 
__ See parcel post rates above. 
: TERMS. Cash with order. Post Office Money Order, Express 
- Order or Exchange on Denver; small amounts may be sent in 
_ clean postage stamps. Please do not ask us to ship C. O. D. unless 
-- you remit one-third of the order. ‘ 
_ ORDER EARLY. We appreciate your order EARLY and will 
do our best to complete it at a suitable planting time. Use our 
- order blan 
_. another sheet from the order. f 
«ERRORS. Write us at once in full that we may make the 
adjustment to your entire satisfaction. 
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k and for general correspondence we would like it on’ 
NON-WARRANTY. While we take all the care possible in 
selecting our seeds, shrubs, bulbs, and plants, and we believe they 
will give satisfaction, we cannot guarantee them. All gardeners of 
experience know that success, even with the seeds of the quality of 
our Dependable Grade depends largely on weather conditions 
and proper cultivation, thus in common with all of the American 
Seed Trade Association, we, therefore, cannot guarantee the crop 
nor give any warranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness 
of any seeds or bulbs we sell, and will not be in any way re- 
sponsible for the crop. Our liability in all instances is limited to 
the purchase price of the seed. If the purchaser does not accept 
the goods on these terms they are at once to be returned in the 
original, unbroken package and-the purchase price will be re- 
funded. If the seeds do not prove as represented by us we will 
replace with more or other seeds of same value. 
Colorado Customers please add Sales Tax, except on 
er THE COLORADO SEED CO. 
Ready in August. Write for your copy now or 
sent free to all who order from this Catalog. 

