riendly (greetings 
f T IS OUR YEARLY PRIVILEGE to renew 
acquaintance with our many customers by 
’ means of our new Seed Book, and we hope it 
will be found of real horticultural interest. 
Our desire is always to produce “Finest 
Quality” seeds and bulbs, and to sell them at 
reasonable prices, not perhaps the cheapest, 
but certainly the “very best value for the 
money” obtainable. Prices are strictly in ac' 
cordance with present day ideas, but we have 
sacrificed nothing in the matter of quality. 
We take this opportunity to thank our clients 
for past favors and sincerely hope to have 
again the satisfaction of their orders which 
will command our personal and prompt atteiv 
tion. We are keenly appreciative of cus' 
tomers’ kind recommendations of our firm to 
their friends. 
THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY 
President 
WK DO OUR PART 
How to Order 
Please sign your Name and Full Address on 
every order and letter you send us. Always write 
plainly. Be sure to order Flower Seeds by the 
correct catalog number. 
You run no risk in sending money with your 
order. 
We do a strictly “cash with order” business. 
Any bank or trust company, or neighbor who 
has dealt with us, will assure you as to our 
responsibility. 
Remit at our risk by Money Order, Draft or 
Check. 
Use Registered Letter if you send cash or 
stamps. 
All prices subject to market changes. 
Collection of Holmes 1 Orchid- 
Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 
This is a wonderful collection of choice colors and 
fine varieties of lovely Spencers. One full 4% j* 
size packet of each named variety for... . ZOC 
Reflection. Blue. Crimson King. Deep Crimson. 
Pinkie. Pink. Charming. Fine salmon. 
Olympic. Purple. Powerscourt. Lavender. 
We Deliver Free 
All vegetable seeds, flower seeds and bulbs 
offered in this catalog will be delivered to you 
prepaid in any quantity up to ten pounds in 
weight. 
If your order weighs one hundred pounds or more, 
we will pay the freight to your station, except on farm 
seeds and potatoes which are not prepaid. 
With every order of #1.00 received, we will give a ^ 
Lancaster Co. Almanac free. 
HOLMES’ GUARANTEE 
We guarantee the safe arrival of your seeds. Most 
of the failures with seeds, plants, or bulbs are due 
to causes entirely beyond our control, such as un¬ 
favorable weather or soil conditions, too deep or 
shallow planting, etc., which renders it impossible 
for us to guarantee success, and, although we take 
all possible care to supply only such goods as will 
under proper conditions, produce most satisfactory 
results, The Holmes Seed Co. gives no warranty, 
express or implied, as to description, quality, pro¬ 
ductiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs, 
plants, or roots they send out, and they will not be 
responsible for the crop. Each lot of seed which we 
raise or have raised for us is TESTED before send¬ 
ing them to our customers. GERMINATION 
TESTS ARE MARKED so that you will know how 
many seeds out of 100 will germinate. We take all 
possible care to supply only such stocks as will not 
only grow, and yield bountiful crops, but also prove 
true to name. 
