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Dear Customers and Friends 
Prices All Lower for 1950 
Here is your free copy of our 1950 Annual Catalog. 
You will find it Safe—Easy and Economical to order 
your Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Shrubs and Nursery items 
from this catalog. 





Everything listed represents the Highest Quality pro- 
duced from Mother Earth and sold to you on a Positive 
Guarantee of Perfect Satisfaction or Purchase Price 
THOMAS CONDON (The Founder) Refunded. 
i ae Seeds ordered will be shipped immediately. House 
Plants will be mailed as soon as weather permits with- 
out danger of freezing. Nursery items, Berry Plants, 
ete., will be shipped at proper time for nlonetens in your 
locality. 
LEONARD R. CONDON 
Secretary & Treasurer 


Awaiting the pleasure of serving you on your peepee 
planting requirements for this season. We are 
Yours sincerely, CONDON BROS. SEEDSMEN 
Rock River Valley Seed Farm, Rockford, Illinois. 
LEONARD FASTEN TIE 
NO rd On. Secy. & Treas. 
(Vice President) 
FATHER, SONS, GRANDSON 
AND GREAT GRANDSONS HOW TO OROEK 
; Use order sheet which you will find enclosed. Be sure to Sign Your 
$ E E DSM E Hl and Full Name and address, giving Post Office, State, your Rural Route 
N U R $ E R YM E N number, Post Office Box or Street and Number. If you have occasion 
to write or wire us regarding your orders, be sure to give us the same 
of YESTERDAY, TODAY post office address as you did when you sent in your original order. 
TIMOTHY J. CONDON and TOMORROW Remittances must accompany orders. They should be made by postal 
or express money order, bank draft, or check. If you send your per- 
sonal check add 10 cts. to cover cost of banking exchange. If currency 
or stamps are used, the letter should be registered. For amounts less 
OUR GUARANTEE than a dollar stamps are acceptable. Illinois Customers please add 
2% to your order to cover Illinois Sales Tax. Seeds will be shipped 
, guarantee our seeds and plants to be just as represented. If immediately; Nursery items at proper planting time. 
y prove otherwise, we will refill the order free of charge, or return 
r money if complaint is made within nine months of date of pur- 
se, but it must be understood we do not guarantee the crop, FREE SEED 
thereby, in common with all reliable seedsmen, we give no warranty, We give new varicties of Flower and Vegetable Seed with every order 


JOHN_R. CONDON (President) 


















LEONARD CONDON 
- The 3rd 

xpress or implied, as to description, purity, pr oductiveness, or any you send us for Seeds, Plants, Shrubs or Bulbs. Where part of order 
ther matter of any seeds, plants, bulbs, shrubs, trees or any goods is remitted for at Not Prepaid prices and part at Postpaid prices, 
ve send out, and we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. we reserve the right to include the Postpaid items with the Not Pre- 
ubject to these conditions, purchase is made at the moderate prices paid shipment, as they will not increase the transportation charges, 
charged. CONDON BROS. SEEDSMEN and for this privilege we include extra Premium Seeds. 


Oivrid Vegetables like Hybrid Field Corn and Hybrid Sweet Corn produce a heavier root growth sys- 
tem, larger and more vigorous plant growth; consequently larger yield of more uniform fruit and better 
quality than the Open Pollinated varieties. We recommend these two outstanding varieties for home 
and market gardeners. ; 
a 361 CUCUMBER—Condon' s Early Hybrid 786 TOMATO—Cendon's New Giant Hybrid 
F For Pickles and Slicing Wilt-Resistant 
‘his new first generation white spine type Hybrid Cucumber | An all purpose, mid-season, 70 day variety, first generation 
highly resistant to mosaic and downy mildew, which has | hybrid. 
caused so many Cucumber crop failures. Plants extremely vigorous, upright to spreading in habit, very 
‘ines are extremely vigorous, with a long, deep root system | heavy root growth which is so essential for a good productive 
which gives them a much longer life and bearing season over | Crop. The dark green foliage is just dense enough to keep the 
the ordinary varieties which they out-yield by 25%. fruit from sun-seald. 
he dark green fruit of Condon’s New Early Hybrid (60 day The uniform searlet red fruit averaging 8 to 10 ozs. each are 
ariety) which are produced throughout the season are | produced in abundance throughout the season. The bright 
mooth and symmetrical with very few seeds, s-Ideal..for | red, meaty fiesh is firm, very few seeds, fine flavor and of ex- 
kles when young and make perfect 8 to 10 inch slicers ; cellent quality. Unsurpassd for slicing, canning or juices. 
n full grown. Flesh pure white, crisp and fine grained. | A valuable Tomato for home gardens, road-side stands and 
40 Seeds 50c; 2 Pkts. 90c; 1% oz. $1.25. _ market gardeners. Pkt. 40 Seeds 50c; 2 Pkts. 90c. 

