To the wholesale trade ... Jan. 20, 1917 / Western Seed & Irrigation Company, seed growers and dealers ; per William Emerson, manager.

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scientific knowledge, policies, or practices.

LOWELL EMERSON
PfC sident 8: Treasuree

WILLIAM EMERSON
Vice President & Managef.

TO THE WHOLESALE TRADE:

We can now offer subject to the terms and conditions named, and the crops being- harvested under favorable conditions, the different
kinds of seed at the prices named on the enclosed list. If small quantities are ordered we shall be obliged to increase the prices
according to the quantities ordered. Will quote special prices for large quantities.

OVFBK— Subject to immediate acceptance, and stocks remainins nnsold.

BAGS— Extra at Fremont market raiues.

OE1.IVEKT — F. O. B. Fremont, Nebraska.

SHIPMENT— Soon as possible after harvest.

TERMS:— -VINE SEEDS, by Draft (with exchange) payable 60 days from date
of Invoice, to be accepted and Mailed upon receipt of seed, or 1 per cent
discount for Cash 30 days from date of Invoice.

CUCUMBER

The Cucumber seed quoted have been grown largely nnder irrigation insuring well developed fully matured Cucumbers and good crops in so far as possible.
A small additional charge, 2 cents per pound, will be made for less than 5 lb. quantity of any variety.

QUANTITY L.BS.

500 Nichol’s Medium Green

1000 Boston Pickling

1000 Jersey Pickling

2000 Green Prolific Pickling

1500 Early Cluster.

1500 Early Frame

500 Improved Short Green

1000 Packer’s Perfection

500 White Spine, Peerless

1000 White Spine, Improved

500 White Spine, Rawson’s Early Arlington

200 White Spine, Vaughan’s Early Arlington.

PRICK PER LB.

QUANTITY LBS.

1500 White Spine, Klondike

1800 White Spine, Fordhook Famous

275 Long Green Turkey

750 Early Russian

500 Thorburn’s Everbearing

500 Early Extra Siberian

400 Japanese Climbing

1000 Giant Pera

PRICK PER LB.

.26

)• .30

200 West India Gherkin

600 Parisian Pickling

70 Wild

.40

*Green Fleshed

MUSKMELON *Green Fleshed

The Muskmelon seed quoted have been grown especially for seed purposes by growers who do not ship any melons, and will be far superior to the low
priced seed frequently offered and which is largely saved from the culls or residue crops after the best melons have been shipped to market.

A small additional charge. 3c per pound, will be made for less than 6 lb. quantity of any variety^

QUANTITY LBS.

500 *Early Prolific Nutmeg •

600 *Early Netted Gem, Oval Strain . .
600 ’•'Early Netted Gem, Burpee’s . . . .
500 ’"Early Waters Netted Gem ....,,

500 ’"Eden Gem ! !

600 * Netted Rock

500 * Pollock’s Netted Gem

1000 ’"Rockyford

600 Ryan’s Gold Lined Rocky Ford , , .

100 Osage

400 * Extra Early Green Citron

750 ""Extra Early Jenny Lind

300 Surprise

280 Hoodoo

QUA NTI'I Y I.B.S

300 ""Bay View

1000 ""Chicago Market

500 ""Baltimore Market or Acme
400 Burpee’s Champion Market

150 Perfection

4 50 Princess

550 Paul Rose

300 Ferry’s New Defender

400 Burrell’s Gem

200 Osage Gem

500 Banana

200 ""Melon or Vine Peach

250 Garden Lemon

PRICE PER LB.

PRICE PER LB.

.25

.25

.28

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.35

WATERMELON

THE WATERMELON SEED QUOTED WILL BE CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY CLEANED AND HANDPICKED

A small additional charge of 3c per pound will be made for less than 5 lb. quantity of any variety.

QUANTITY LBS.

500 Kolb’s Gem, Test 60 per cent .

1000 Mountain Sweet

600 Cuban Queen

400 Tom Watson (not contracted)

300 Triumph

150 Dixie

150 Pride of Georgia

1200 Vick’s Early

250 Coles Early

250 Dark Icing or Ice Rind

400 Landreth’s Boss

PRICE PER LB.

QUANIITY LBS,

250 Black Spanish (black seed) . . . . ,

50 Mammoth Donclad

400 Fordhook Early

240 Florida Favorite

400 New Florida Favorite

500 Ferry’s Iceburg Tests 60 per cent

200 New National

250 Hoosier King

200 Harris’ Earliest

PRICE PER LB.

j- .25

I .12

.23

PUMPKIN

A small additional charge of 3c per pound will he made for less than 5 lb. quantity of any variety.

QUANTITY LBS.

100 Large Cheese, Old Fashioned Type
500 Small Sugar (not contracted) . . .

125 Improved Cashaw (White)

200 Tennessee Sweet Potatoes

PRICE PER LB.

[ .23

(■ .35

QUANTITY LBS.

500 King of Mammoths

4000 Connecticut Field

500 Kentucky Field

PRICE PER LB.

^45

.25

.20

SQUASH

A small additional charg:e of 2c per pound will be made for less than 5 lb. quantity of any variety.

QUANTITY L.BS. SUMJVIEK

175 White Summer Orookneck

200 Burpee’s Brush Fordhook

WINTER

260 Ferry’s Hardshell Boston Marrow
100 Improved Orange Mairow

PRICE PER LB.

QUANTITY LBS. WINTER

[ .30

100 Early Prolific Marrow

1000 Boston Marrow

200 Golden Hubbard

125 Perfect Gem

1 .20

300 Delicata

GOURDS

PRICE PER LB.

.20

.25

A small additional charge of 3c per pound will be made for less than .t lb. quantity of any variety.

PRICB PER LB.

.30

The above stocks are offered under the non-warrantee clause adopted by the American Seed Trade Association, viz.; “We exercise
great care to have all seed pure and reliable, but we give no warranty, expressed 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 in any way responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does
not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. ’’

If interested, kindly WRITE OR WIRE us stating varieties and quantities required. We hope to be favored with your esteemed orders.

Yours trulv,

WESTERN SEED & IRRIGATION CO.

Per William Emsrsom. Hanacei

QUANTITY LBS.

250 Dipper.

PRICE PER LB.

.30

QUANTITY LBS.

42 Hercules Club.

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