Satisfaction n uARANTEEP 



OR YOUR MONEY BACK 



All Seeds Listed in This Catalogue Are Sold With the Under- 

 standing That Should They Fail To Please, We Will Refund 

 the Price Paid or Duplicate Your Order Free. 



BULK SEED DISCOUNTS 



On a $5 Order, Discount is lo per cent. 

 On a $\o Order, Discount Is 12 percent. 

 On a $20 Order, Discount is 15 per cent. 



OUR RESPONSIBILITY 



This discount is allowed on all general orders for Flower and Vegetable 

 Seeds in packets, ounces, quarter-pounds, pounds, pints, quarts, four 

 quarts, pecks and bushels, when the order is for five or more items, but is 

 not allowed on an order for a single item, nor on Potatoe s, Onion Sets, 

 Bulbs, Grass Seeds and Field Seeds, such as Field Corn , Oats, Barley, 

 Cow-Peas, etc. (No other premium is allowed when this discountjs taken. ) 



OUR STANDING 



Our Company is incorpo- 



rated under the laws of the 



\ State of Pennsylvania and 

 our business methods are always open to the inspection of the public. 

 We have built a good business on honest seeds and fair treatment; 

 therefore, will take no chances of running it by unfair dealings to 

 our many customers. 



The farmer has a right to know the stand- 

 ing of any business house before sending 

 them his money. On this point, we refer 

 you to the Harrisburg National Bank or the Security Trust Company 

 of Harrisburg, and Dun's or Bradstreet's Mercantile Agencies or any 

 large manufacturing or business house in this city. We feel sure that 

 after you have once bought from us, Uke thousands of others, you 

 will become our permanent customer. 



Many people contend that it is impos- 



sible to build a business on honest 



principles. We do not believe this. 

 We have, so far, as we know, dealt honestly with every customer. If 

 a mistake is made, it is our desire to correct it and this we promise 

 always to do, and you may depend upon it. 



Do not be- 

 lieve we are 

 un der-sold 



just because other firms sometimes make lower prices on certain 

 seeds. It looks bad for us, we will admit, but nine times out of ten, 

 seeds of poor vitality are sent, which have been left over from past 

 years, or an adulteration or a mixture of poor seeds with the new 

 seeds has taken place. This kind of business we emphatically refuse 

 to do, and we feel compelled to ask our customers to always consider 

 the quality of an article when comparing our prices with those of any 

 other firm, and remember that we refuse absolutely to sell any but 

 the highest gi-ade of seeds. 



We desire to call attention 

 to certain methods being 

 used in the seed business, 



OUR PRINCIPLE 



QUALITY FIRST THEN THE PRICE 



ADVANTAGES TO 

 MAIL ORDER BUYERS 



Since the many thousand 

 Rural Routes have been estab- 

 lished throughout the United 

 States, it has become a great 

 pleasure to the farmer in order- 

 ing his seeds direct from some 

 reliable house. The little trouble that is required to make out a mail 

 order on the order sheet which is sent in each catalogue, enclosing Post 

 Office order or check to pay for same and then receive the seeds at his 

 own door, free of all expense, should cei-tainly be considered by the many 

 farmers who have not as yet learned to use the Rural Routes as they 

 should be used. Remembering that we guarantee the safe delivery of 

 all seeds we send to our customers, you need have no fear whatever 

 of not receiving your goods. We cannot afford to disappoint a single 

 customer, and if the seeds ordered are not received within a reasonable 

 length of time, write us at once and we will trace same or refill your 

 order, free. Will any other Seed House in the country give you this 

 same guarantee ? 



The prices quoted in the following 

 list include pre-payment of postage 

 on all seeds by the packet, ounce. 



WE DELIVER FREE 



BUSINESS HYPNOTISM 



which are on a par with the methods used by so-called Hypnotists 

 who gain control of the mind. The ear-marks of these business 

 hypnotists are exaggeration, the making of very large pictures, very 

 broad assertions and many similar passes. The reader is many times 

 led to believe that the article advertised is simply wonderful ; for 

 instance: An enormous illustration of a Pea which leads readers to 

 believe that they are going to receive seed which produces Peas like 

 the pictures. Thousands of times they are deceived and yet these 

 same people will go back from year to year and allow themselves to 

 be hoodwinked again. Now, we contend that the method is wrong 

 and regret exceedingly that so many people are carried off their feet 

 in this manner. Our illustrations given in catalogue are photographed 

 from nature, giving an accurate illustration which can only be had 

 by the use of the camera. We have tried to be conservative and assure 

 you that this sincerity shall always be a ruling factor in our business. 

 If you find an instance wherein we have overdrawn matters in our 

 catalogue or led you to expect more for your money than you received, 

 tell us about it so that we may eliminate from the next edition. We 

 will not deceive you. 



ASK YOUR DEALER 



quarter-pound, pound, pint and quart where noted. 



SAFE ARRIVAL GUARANTEED JX^^ot^, 



seeds, plants, 

 bulbs, etc., whether they may be sent by mail, express or freight. 



If you prefer dealing with the 



small country store, then ask your 



dealer for Holmes* Seeds. If he 

 does not have them, then send your order direct to us. 



WHAT IF YOU DO MAKE A MISTAKE JZf^l 



have been 



handling orders from all classes of people, young, middle-aged, and 

 old. We have learned how to handle all orders so as to please our 

 customers. Do not be afraid you will make a mistake. We make 

 them, so does every person. If anything about your order is wrong, 

 we will either correct it or notify you. You have nothing to fear. 



In selecting a salesman, which is our 



catalogue to represent our mail business, 



we have done so with the idea that we 

 can show a clean record. In this we have endeavored to place in your 

 hands a catalogue, telling the plain truth, not only in writing, but by 

 photographing specimens direct from nature, grown under our own 

 personal supervision. For these reasons, our business has been in- 

 creasing beyond our expectation as our many customers can thoroughly 

 depend upon securing from us seeds of known vitality and purity. 



We request that remittances to the 



amount of each order be sent with same 



and guarantee that full value will be 

 received in good order by our customers. Money can safely be sent 

 by Post Office money order, bank draft or cash by registered letter. 

 We also accept postage stamps as cash for small amounts. 



OUR SALESMAN 



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