HOLME 
Produce 
Prize Winning 
VEGETABLES 
and FLOWERS 
This high standard of superior excel- 
lence is only obtained by planting Holmes' 
Seeds. Accept no substitutes. Our seeds 
are never put out in boxes. If your dealer 
does not have Holmes' Seeds in bulk but 
has other seed just as good, do not buy 
them, send direct to us and get the genu- 
ine Holmes' Seeds — there are no other 
Just as good. 
MILLER BROS., ELMIRA, N. Y., Ex- 
tensive and Well-known Market Gar- 
deners, says: Holmes' Seeds are the highest 
type of perfection, that they produce specimen 
prize winning vegetables of superior market- 
able quality and they are highly pleased with 
their crops. 
Read their Letter of Oct. 25th, 1905, to us 
HOLMES' SEED CO., Elmira, N. ¥., Oct. 25, 1905. 
Gentlemen: "We send you by this mail two photographs of our general exhibit at the recent Fair held Sept. 18th to 23rd. The photographs were taken and 
prizes awarded for the largest and best exhibit of farm and garden products. We are pleased indeed to write you that we were awarded First Prize on our exhibit 
and that the products were grown from your seeds. Every variety of seeds gave excellent results and we are certainly much pleased with your superior stocks and are 
confident of securing for you many orders from this section. Thanking you for your generous treatment and personal attention, we are,' 1 
Yours very truly, MILLER BROS., per A. G. Miller. 
A PARTIAL VIEW OF MILLER BROS. EXHIBIT AT NEW YORK FAIR 
This Exhibit Won First Prize, and the Vegetables were Grown from Holmes' Seeds 
FIRST PRIZE ON 
FLOWERS GROWN FROM 
HOLMES' SEEDS 
AT RACINE, WISCONSIN 
BY CLARENCE E. MORTON 
Out of 400 Contestants Holmes' Seeds Capture First Prize. Another Triumph for Holmes' Superior Seeds 
I^ead Mr. Clarence E. Morton's Letter (note the date) 
HOLMES' SEED CO., 1810 Center St., Racine, Wis., Oct. 26, 1905. 
Gentlemen: Some time ago 1 tvrote you about my being a contestant with 400 others for one of the prizes offered for the best kept and most artistic back yard; 
lam happy to tell you that Holmes' Seeds and patient tvork has won for me the First Prize. Your seeds always give the best results and I intend to secure First 
Prize next year with flowers from your seeds. I thank you for your kind suggestions. Yours very truly, CLARENCE E. MORTON. 
LAST YEAR (1905) WE OFFERED $100 IN CASH PRIZES TO OUR CUSTOMERS ATTENDING THE HARRISBURG MARKETS 
! 
Great interest was manifested, and during the first week in October, when the vegetables were brought in by the contestants, our store 
resembled a great country fair and attracted hundreds of visitors who were astonished at the perfect specimen vegetables of mammoth size 
which were exhibited. We congratulate all who participated in growing such splendid crops. — Holmes' Seeds will do it every time, when 
conditions are at all favorable. The following are the Prize Winners: 
1st Prize, $25, George Davis 
2nd Prize, $15 .P. Harlacher 
3rd Prize, $10, ..J. I. Nace 
4th Prize, $10, (Not awarded) 
5th Prize, $5, (Not awarded) 
6th Prize, $5, Max Selcher 
7th Prize, 
T. J. Opperman 
8th Prise, $5, divided {^ lot™* 
9th Prise, $5, divided, {^/^Serger 
10th Prize, $5, (Not awarded) 
11th Prize, $2, ..Samuel Brown 
12th Prize, $2, (Not awarded) 
13th Prize, $2, (Not awarded) 
l«h Prise, $2, divided, 
15th Prize, $2, (Not awarded) 
Note.— Those not awarded were for vegetables which it was then almost too late to grow, hence there were no contestants. 
I N E2CPL AN ATI O N ( ~ )nr °bject ^ n devoting this page to the above information is to still further impress on our readers 
w> »»»w»»»w»»w»»»™«»»T.t>™«w»™ ^ e su P c ? rior quality of the seeds we grow, and to dispel from your mind any doubt as to the purity, 
strength and productiveness of all the stocks you may order from us. In short we want you who have 
never yet planted our seeds to send us at least a trial order this year, then you, like all our present thousands of customers will continue to 
plant and praise Holmes' Seeds. We call particular attention to the valuable premiums we give absolutely free, these are listed on page 
one and the inside cover page. Then see our Big Pour Collection of Sterling New Novelties offered on the back of Handbook, the fine collec- 
tion of Asters as offered on our order sheet, and above all, note that our prices throughout are lower than most any other reliable seedsman's. 
Do You Really Want the Best Se eds that It Is 
Possible to Obtain? .Then Send Us Your Order! 
Address Mi Correspondence HOLMES' SEED CO., HARRISBURG, PA 
