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“OUR EIGHT 
RTH YEAR 
1868 
JOHN A. SALZER 
Founder 
84 Years oj Faithful Service 
: LaCrosse, Wisconsin 
Dear Friends: January 1, 1952 
a We take great pleasure in sending you our 1952 catalog, which marks our 84th year of 
continuous service. You will find many new items of vegetable and flower seed, along 
; with all of the old favorites which have given such a high degree of satisfaction over 
Bo: the years. You will also find the newest in Roses, plants, trees and shrubs. We offer 
ig only the highest grade and quality, for when you buy from Salzers, you buy complete satis- 
faction, that hidden value that is an important part of every order we fill. 
With inflation and the ever present rising cost of living, your garden is more necessary 1952 
than ever. There is one sure way of beating inflation and raising your standard of KENNETH E. SALZER 
living—grow your own vegetables for ; 
use all summer long, and freeze or pre- 
: serve as much as possible. 
& : G VA iL U - Beautify your home and grounds with 
: Salzer’s ) shrubs, trees, roses and 
: plants for lasting satisfaction. A 
VEGETABLE COLLECTIONS small investment now will pay large 
dividends for many years to come. 
SALZER'S POPUL 
AR : With our 1952 catalog, Salzers send 
SMALL GARDEN COLLECTION you their greetings and best wishes for 
the New Year, and sincere appreciation 
1 pkg. each of the following: for your continued patronage. 
Beans, Buspes Siyaaess Greenpod petioss: Biack Seeded Simpson 
Beans, Golden Wax ettuce, Big Boston : 
Beet, Crosby's Egyptian Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers Sincerely, 
Cabbage, Ea. Jersey Wakefield Peas, Little Marvel ; 
Cabbage, Danish Ballhead ; Radish, Crimson Giant 1952 
Carrot, Danver's Half-Long Radish, Icicle - 
Corn, Golden Bantam Tomato, Marglobe CLARENCE ECKERT 
Cucumber, Long Green Turnip, Purple Top White Globe - ‘ General Manager 
No. 1565—16 pkgs. for $1.00, postpaid. Collection canhot be altered. 
SALZER'S SPECIAL 
HOME GARDEN COLLECTION 
For a Garden Containing 3,000 Square Feet. The varieties and quan- 
tities offered in this collection are the result of a careful study of the needs 
of a family of five, for daily use and for canning. It has been carefully se- 
lected for a continuous and productive supply of vegetables. 
I lb. Beans, Burpee Stringless Greenpod loz. Muskmelon, Sugar Rock 
IIb. Beans, Golden Wax | pkg. Parsley, Double Moss Curled 
Joz. Beets, Crosby's Egyptian | pkg. Parsnip, Hollow Crown 
loz. Beets, Detroit Dark Red loz. Onion, Yellow Globe Danvers 
I pkg. Cabbage, Ea. Jersey Wakefield |b. Peas, Little Marvel 
Y, 0z. Cabbage, Danish Ballhead VY, |b. Peas, Telephone 
loz. Carrot, Danvers Half Long loz. Pumpkin, Sugar 
V2 |b. Corn, Golden Bantam loz. Radish, Crimson Giant 
1b. Corn, Stowell's Evergreen loz. Radish, Icicle 
loz. Cucumber, Chicago Pickling loz. Rutabaga, American Purple Top 
| pkg. Cucumber, Long Green loz. Spinach, Nobel ~ 
1 pkg. Dill loz. Squash, Table Queen 
I pkg. Kohfrabi, White Vienna loz. Swiss Chard, Lucullus 
I pkg. Lettuce, Big Boston | pkg. Tomato, Marglobe 
loz. Lettuce, Black Seeded Simpson !oz. Turnip, Purple Top White Globe 
loz. Lettuce, Grand Rapids loz. Watermelon, Cole's Early 
ALL THE ABOVE 
No. 1564 
VALUE for 5 00 Collection cannot 
$3.68 only post- be altered 
Some Vegetables from Salzer’s Vegetable Collections paid 
co AT Io log abe ine Bes tle I A a a eet ie 5 A hr rears alan 
JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO., LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN 3 
