Greetings : 



AGAIN we send out our Fall Bulb Catalog to help maintain our close relationship with the host 

 .of Beckert's old friends and also as a special messenger by which we hope to add many new 

 friends and customers. This catalog has been completely revised so as to cover the complete range of 

 the many classes of forcing and outdoor bulbs which must be planted this fall in order to reap the full 

 benefits during the coming winter and spring months. 



Beckert's Seed Store has always been known throughout Holland as the most critical house in its 

 requirements, asking for nothing but the best. Quality being paramount, price is but secondary. It is 

 our great pleasure to feel that we are again offering the '"World's Best" to cheer and brighten your 

 home and garden in the season of 1930 and 1931. 



In the pages that follow we list only the best old tested varieties as well as the most promising new 

 and rare sorts that will reproduce, both indoors and outdoors, the glories of the colors of the rainbow 

 and reincarnate the very "Breath of Spring." 



REMEMBER 



Crocus, Hyacinths. Narcissus and Tulips to bloom during 

 the glorious spring months of 1931 must 

 be planted in October and 

 November, 1930. 



We desire at this time to call your attention to our location, the most convenient of any seed store 

 in downtown Pittsburgh. Across the Sixth street Bridge, away from the crowded downtown district — 

 but a few minutes to ample parking facilities surrounding our store, and with the assurance of courteous 

 treatment and a selection of the world's finest bulbs for fall, a full line of approved garden tools and 

 implements, seeds of the finest quality which long ago justified the slogan of Beckert's Seed Store — 

 "Seeds You Can't Keep Down." So we extend to you an invitation to drop in and see us and discuss 

 your many requirements. 



HOW TO ORDER 



1st. It is to your advantage to order as early as possible. Although mail and express service are 

 usually very prompt, congestions at shipping point occur frequently. Hence it is always best to order 

 rather early than late. 



2nd. If you will use the enclosed order sheet, writing your name and address distinctly, giving 

 complete shipping instructions, we are in position to ship all orders immediately upon receipt. 



3rd. When in doubt as to color and variety, ask and we will always give you complete advice. 



About Warranties and Guarantees 



Because of our inability to control Nature's 

 forces, we cannot guarantee crops from our 

 seeds and bulbs. No honest seedsman can 

 or does. We take all precautions, every pre- 

 caution, to see that our seeds are right. 

 They are tested as to vitality and purity, 

 they come from the foremost seed-growing 

 specialists; they are handled by experienced 

 men and put up in the most careful man- 

 ner; represent full value for money re- 

 ceived. Beyond that we cannot go, so, in 

 common with all responsible houses, we do 

 not warrant in any way, expressed or im- 

 plied, the contents or description, quality, 

 productiveness, or any other matter of any 

 seeds, bulbs, or plants sold by us, and we 

 will not be ill any 'way responsible for the 

 crop. If the purchaser does not accept the 

 goods on these terms, he should return them 

 at once and money will be refunded. All 

 sales subject to above conditions. 



A Handy Bulb Planting Chart 



