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To Our Patrons and the Public : 
It affords us a real pleasure to announce that the rural industries for the year just 
closed have on the whole shared in the general prosperity of the country. Crops have 
averaged well, while correspondingly good prices have prevailed. In view of this fact 
there will be an increased acreage devoted to garden, field and orchard crops this plant¬ 
ing season. Realizing this, we have anticipated an increased demand for seeds and 
plants, and put in an unusually large and varied stock in all the standard sorts. In¬ 
deed, we are better prepared than ever to serve our customers in thq way of seeds that 
are reliable and true to name, and plants and trees calculated to meet every condition of 
health, vigor and thriftiness. 
California is no longer a region for experimental work in the production of certain 
seeds and plants of strong vitality. Quite to the contrary, she is now recognized as a 
seed-producing section of the first magnitude. In many lines the seed trade depends on 
this State for its supplies, because California-grown seeds are more reliable, of better 
quality, and maintain their vitality longer. In this connection it will not be amiss to 
enumerate a few seed items, showing the magnitude of California production. First 
and foremost is the Bean crop. Some 40,000 to 50,000 acres are devoted to its cultiva¬ 
tion, and the annual product of all varieties amounts to nearly 2,000 carloads when the 
crop reaches maximum yields. The Onion seed crop comes next, aggregating some 
600,000 pounds. Lettuce 200,000 pounds, Carrot 200,000 pounds, Radish 100,000 
pounds, Spinach 100,000 pounds, Celery, 20,000 pounds, Salsify, 15,000 pounds, while 
Parsnip, Parsley, Peas, Leek, Endive, Kohl Rabi, etc., etc., are all produced in large 
f commercial quantities. In flower seeds the most important crop is Sweet Peas, some 
’ 500 acres being devoted to its cultivation, the annual output aggregating about 350,000 
pounds. Asters, Nasturtiums, Mignonette, Verbenas, Cosmos, Smilax, Coreopsis, and 
a long list of others being produced in large quantities. 
In the case of varieties which are not yet produced in California, we import seed dir¬ 
ect from wherever the best and most reliable seed is grown; hence we are ready to serve 
you with the best seeds that the world produces, and are better equipped to fill your or¬ 
ders than the Eastern seedsmen who come here for the bulk of their supplies. 
Touching market conditions, there will be an advance on vine seeds, owing to the crop 
failure in the Midwest; generally speaking, however, prices will remain much the same 
as they were a year ago. It is also pleasant to note that our trade has greatly increased 
in Arizona, New Mexico, Southwestern Texas and Old Mexico. 
In conclusion we desire to impress patrons and the public with the fact that we now 
have one of the most complete nursery departments in the State, and that our store, 
which contains some 32,000 square feet of floor space, is handsomely fitted up, and we 
believe will be found to compare favorably with any seed store in the United States. 
Thanking our many patrons for their favors in the past, and soliciting a continuance of 
their valued orders, which shall have our prompt and careful attention, we are, 
Yours truly, GERMAIN SEED AND PLANT CO. 
