Grand Rapids Growers, Inc. 
33rd Annual Seed Catalog 
1953 
Important 
By Carefully Following These Suggestions, Many Mistakes Will Be Avoided 
Order Blanks 
Order blanks have been inserted in this catalog for your 
convenience. Please use them. Fill in your NAME, POST 
OFFICE, SHIPPING POINT or nearest EXPRESS OFFICE, 
your COUNTY and STATE, as this is as important in the 
prompt filling of your order as the order itself. Write 
plainly and avoid mistakes. Additional order blanks are 
mailed with every order. If you do not receive them, please 
notify us, and we will be glad to furnish them. ; 
Terms 
We will ask that you send your remittance with your 
order. ON ALL ORDERS OF VEGETABLE AND 
FLOWER SEEDS except PEAS, BEANS and CORN, 
amounting to $5.00 or more, we will allow a 
10% cash discount. This discount does not apply on 
buibs, special offer collections, plants or any other item 
listed in this catalog, as these are NET CASH as quoted. 
This offer is good only in the United States, and while 
we do not think there will be any serious changes, ALL 
PRiCES QUOTED ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 
WITHOUT NOTICE, Michigan State Sales Tax will be 
charged on orders for home gardeners or wherever 
applicable. 
How to Send Money 
Remittance should be made by POSTAL MONEY OR- 
DER, EXPRESS MONEY ORDER, BANK DRAFT or CER- 
TIFIED CHECK. It is perfectly safe and your order will 
be assured of prompt handling. U. S$. CURRENCY and 
U. S$. POSTAGE STAMPS for small amounts are acceptable 
but in this case the letter should be REGISTERED. 
Canadian Customers (Notice) 
We are very thankful for the business you have given us 
in the past and we will continue to give you our very 
best of service and quality seeds. 
Piease take special notice that we cannot make C. O. D. 
shipments to any part of Canada and cannot pay postage 
Gn any items of seed in this catalog above the pound rate. 
Non Warranty 
We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, 
quality, productiveness or any other matter of any Seeds, 
Bulbs or Plants we send out and we will not be responsible 
for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on 
these terms, they are at once to be returned. 
Small Orders 
Small orders are just as welcome as the larger ones and re- 
ceive the same careful attention and prompt handling. All 
orders are filled the same day as received. 
Large Quantities 
Parties buying large quantities of any one variety of seed 
will be quoted special prices on application. 
Price of Seeds By Weight 
We will supply HALF POUNDS and over at the pound 
rate; less than half pound lots are charged at the quarter 
pound and ounce rate. 
Safe Delivery 
All seeds and supplies sent out by us are fully insured and 
we guarantee their safe arrival. If they are damaged, notify 
us immediately. 
Postpaid Prices (Important) 
We prepay postage on all vegetable and flower seeds in 
packets, ounces, quarter pounds, half pounds and pounds 
at the prices quoted herein to any point of the United States 
or any of its possessions, and Canada; however, we do not 
pay postage on Beans, Corn and Peas, beyond the one pound 
price; field seeds. Onion sets, miscellaneous supplies, or any- 
thing that is not specifically listed ‘‘postpaid.” If such items 
are wanted by parcel post, add sufficient postage as per 
parcel post rates given below, but in any case, any money 
that is sent us additional would be refunded immediately 
when the order is filled or if it is not included, we will short 
weigh the seeds to cover the actual funds received. 
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Air Mail 
On RUSH ORDERS received by air mail, wire or tele- 
phone for one ounce or more of seed, we will send by air 
mail if so requested at a normal charge of 6c per ounce of 
seed ordered, not exceeding 8 ounces, as the postal rate is 6c 
per each ounce. One ounce of seed would weigh more than 
one ounce when it is packed ready to mail. Where the 
mailing weight is less than one ounce we will pay the post- 
age. On larger quantities the schedule is: 
Per Pound Additional 
Zones | Mailing Weight Pounds 
ANG pie? sales ay Pew ten eda ti! . 60c 48c 
Se oe UR aie BE opty cree it 60c 48c 
fh AA tebe ck ea ES 65c 50c 
i lan Aero oA ee ia gr Oe oy 70c 56c 
late aan ae CR OP ee erie te fe . 75c 64c 
erg ogee les: Mie a eae chee, eeeere ea 75c 72c 
Bo Ese enn athe Cap hatte a LN 80c 80c 
This will give you overnight service to almost any point 
in the continental U. S, 
Weight Limit 
After Feb. Ist, 1952 the length and girth of any package 
will be limited to 72 inches maximum, and the maximum 
weight will be cut to 40 lbs. in the first and second zones 
and a maximum of 20 Ibs. in the third to eighth zones, and 
it might be cheaper to send bulky packages by express be- 
yond the third zone. 
Parcel Post Rates 
Subject to changes still pending. 
1 Ib. or 10 25 
fraction Ibs. Ibs. 
thereof 
Local zone ...... oa oe, SER $0.15 $0.27 $0.45 
Ist and 2nd ‘zone®.. 5.) 17 39 715 
Std zone: a on oe ede 17 49 1.01 
4th'ZOn€@ lees ee eee 19 .62 1.33 
5th’ zonGasnnsd oe oe. 21 .82 1.83 
6th? zoneray es ae 23 1.07 2.45 
Tthzonew ere eee 25 1.29 3.01 
8th zone and beyond ...... 27 1.53 3.63 
CANADA, all parts........ .14 per Ib. 
If in doubt about the rate or postage, consult your locai 
postmaster. 
Grand Rapids Growers, Inc. 
Seed Merchants 
Cor. Wealthy and lonia Ave., S.W. Grand Rapids, Mich. 
Phone: 97216 
