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^riends, again we greet you and wish you success, again we meet, 
not hand to hand but in the form of this book which spells 
our verg personality, our every characteristic, our abilitv, 
our facilities and last but not least our opportunities. 
We greet you in the year of 1911 friends, as advisers and councilors, 
not with a pecuniary spirit but with a sense of duty and co-operation. It is our business to 
gain 
your confidence, 
our success depends upon it, and it is our duty to nature and to you to hold this confidence which we have gained. 
We are all on the threshold of life, we all have our obligations, our ideas, our success depends upon the fulfillment 
of these obligations however small and the standard ever before our eyes in the filling of any orders you submit 
IS "satisfaction to you." 
How to Order and Terms of Business 
Wp DpIi VPr PfPP seeds by the packet, ounce, quarter pound, pound. 
fT C l^C/llVCl X iCC pint or quart, postage paid, at the prices quoted in 
tliis catalogue. 
On Seeds in Larger Quantities, ^u^•Xt^r•iX^'/;''chi^:^.*L■^ 
receipt of the poods by express or freifrht. Also all plants, bulbs, fruits, trees, 
fertilizers, iniplenieuts, niaehiiiery, etc., priced by express or freight, the pur- 
chaser pays the transportation charccs. You can deduct 8 cents per pound 
from postage prices on seeds you wish sent by express or freiRht, and 7 cents 
per pint and 15 cents per quart, from postpaid prices on Beans and Peas; 5 cents 
per pint and 10 cents per quart, from postpaid prices on Corn. 
r n n ^hinmpntQ OUR terms are strictly cash with the 
t>. U. Urn iSmymCUia order. We must decline to ship goods C. O. D. 
unless the i)urchaser remits in advance suflicient money to pay transportation 
charges and cost of packing, etc., or at least one-third the amount of the order. 
Hnur tn ^PtlH MntlAV Money can be sent safely by P O. order, bank 
IIUW lU UCllU muucy draft, express order or registered letter. If your 
order amounts to $1.00 or more, it is best to send by one of the above methods. 
If local checks are used they must ba certified. We receive postage 
stamps the same as cash, Canadian included. 
Kamp AHHrACC Tttr When ordering, give name and full address. 
« aiUCf A.UU1 coa, l^lti* Many orders reach us every season in which the 
name or postoffice address is lacking. It is, of course, impossible to fill these 
orders until they are indentilied. 
Ymir Orflpi* "° matter how large or small, will always receive our 
lUUl UlUCI, prompt and careful attention. 
Order Early customers to place their orders 
early, as it will assist us greatly in getting everything out 
promptly. 
Use the Order Sheet 
in this book. If you wish to order a second time, 
write your order on a separate eheet of paper 
and do not mix it up in the lx)dy of a letter. This will assist us Kreatiy in fill- 
ing you. order. Blank order sheets will be sent at any time upon request. 
Ttl Hi IpritlO" frOnHQ forwarded by freifiiht or express be sure to write 
111 vri .iCllllg UUUUO plainly your express or freiwht office, county and 
state in full, givinsr the express or railroad company you prefer to have them 
Sf nt by. This saves time and delay and disappointment at your end of tlie line. 
PrpnaiH ^tafinnc Many small railroad stations are prepaid sta- 
AlcyaiU OiaiiUlld tions.andthe railroads will not accept freig:ht 
for such points unless charges are fully paid. It will save delay if you 
ascertain if your station is a prepaid one before sending your order and 
include enough money to cover freight charges if it is. 
If Shipments Do Not Arrive Ss?Tiea;t'advisl""a,K?'w.' wu'f 
have them traced at once. Our plant and fruit departments are entirely 
separate. Often the seeds or plants on a combined order may be sent 24 to 
48 hours before the balance of the order is filled. If only part of order is 
received, please wait two or three days for balance before writing us. 
OUR SEED DEPARTMENT 
Wp Ai*P ^PpH firnwprc By this we mean we do not buy our seeds 
nc /lie OCCU UIUWCIO on the open market, as do many firms, but 
grow them ourselves. 
While we guarantee all seeds which we ship out to be of strictly fresh 
growth and to have shown with us a high germinative test, stilt crops are 
continsfent upon so many conditions of soil and weather, time and manner 
of planting, cultivation, etc., over which we have no control, that we ran 
not be responsible for the product, and give no warranty, express or implied 
as to the dencription. quality, quantity or productiveness of any seeds, 
plants or bulbs which we send out. Every order received for goods enumerl 
ated in this catalogue will be executed and sent out only on these conditions. 
OUR FLANT DEPARTMENT 
At Our Rrpcn HnilCAC "n Como avenue, in this city, the most 
At Mill UlCCll llUUOCa extensive in the Northwest, we grow all of 
our tender plants, young roses, etc. 
OUR NURSERY DEPARTMENT 
Olir Nlir<JPrV most Northern in America, is governed by the 
VrUl liuiouljry same principles that have developed and built up our 
immense seed business, viz.; strict integrity in discarding worthless var- 
ieties and rijrid tests in scrutinizing new ones. Nothing but well-known, 
tested varieties are offered, and only the best stock shipped out. 
A certificate of Inspection from the State Inspector of Nurseries, 
showing our stock to be free from San Jose Scale and all other in- 
jurious insects and diseases* will accompany each shipment. 
WITH EVERY ORDER OF SEEDS WE SEND ONE OF MAY'S HANDY BOOKS FREE. TELLS HOW TO PLANT, ETC.. ETC. 
