Read this 



Before you Make Out 

 Your Order 



GARDEN time will be here almost before we realize it. You will 

 want to get an early start this year. If you are going to get the 

 most fun out of your garden, you will be sowing some of the finer vege- 

 tables and flowers indoors in February and March. Plan your garden 

 now. Study this catalog, from cover to cover, and check what you are 

 going to grow. 



Order Early. Now, before the rush of planting season and while the 

 varieties you want are sure to be in stock, is the time to order your seeds, 

 bulbs and garden supplies. 



Use Our Order Sheet. It will expedite filling and shipping your 

 order if you use the enclosed order sheet. Please give full names of the 

 \ arieties you want or, in the case of flower seeds, the correct catalog 

 number. 



Your Name and Full Address should be written plainly on every 

 sheet. Also complete shipping instructions, and the name of your ex- 

 press or freight station iC it is required. 



How to Send Money. Remittances can safely be made by post- 

 office or express money-order, bank dmft or check. Small amounts may 

 be sent in stamps. If you must sena cash or notes, register your letter. 



Delivery by Parcel Post. We will deliver free by parcel post to any 

 post-office in the United States, all vegetable and flower seeds by the 

 packet, ounce, or pound, except Beans, Corn and Peas. For Beans, 

 Com and Peas, Bulbs and Miscellaneous Supplies, wanted by mail, add 

 postage at your zone rate. (See table below.) 



Express and Freight. Bulkier articles may be shipped by express 

 or freight. Please state which. If no instructions are given we will use 

 our best judgment. Express is quicker but on heavy shipments freight 

 is cheaper. Transportation charges are paid by customer. Perishable 

 articles cannot be sent C. O. D. 



We Ship Promptly. Allow a reasonable time; and then if your order 

 is not received, notify us to trace it. Remember to allow plenty of time 

 for freight shipments. 



Check Your Order. We take great care to fill all orders correctly. 

 Check your order as soon as it arrives and if everything is not to your 

 entire satisfaction, let us know at once so that we can straighten the 

 matter out. 



Glad to Answer Questions. We have tried to include in this book 

 full directions to cover all ordinary garden problems. But if you want 

 special advice on any point, our lifetime experience is at your service and 

 we shall be glad to help you. 



PARCEL POST RATES 



The limit of weight within 300 miles of Pittsburgh is 70 lbs.; beyond 

 300 miles the limit is 50 lbs. Goods are sent by parcel post at pur- 

 chaser's risk. Packages can be insured if you so instruct, and include 

 the following fees: Value up to S5.00. 3 cts.: S5.00 to $25.00, 5 cts.; 

 $25.00 to S50.00, 10 cts.; $50.00 to $100.00, 25 cts. Liquids and 

 poisonous insecticides cannot be sent by parcel post. 



FOR FOR EACH 



FIRST ADDITIONAL 



ZONE DISTANCE POUND POUND 



Within 150 miles from Pittsburgh $ .05 $ .01 



150 to 300 " " " 06 .02 



300 to 600 " " " 07 .04 



600 to 1,000 " " 08 .06 



1,000 to 1.400" " " 09 .08 



l,400to 1.800" " " 11 .10 



Over 1,800 " " " 12 .12 



