To Our Customers 
B ORTY years ago our first catalogue was mailed to a list of customers who required but 
two people to attend to their orders. This year the tons of catalogues leaving our 
offices would fill a large car, and a small army of people swarm through our building 
i/j^ in the various departments. We are proud of this record of two generations. This is 
»a business that can only be built on quality. It is a nearly impossible task to talk a disappointed 
customer back into the fold, and it is gratifying to us that we have not been obliged to study that 
feature. 
Germain seeds grow, and they grow just as we say they will. It is easy to write captivating 
claims for goods, but quite another matter to make good exaggerated promises. We would 
prefer that you should be agreeably surprised than the least bit disappointed. To that end our 
seeds are tested in the broadest sense—not in trial patches under the most favorable conditions, 
but in the field, just as the grower would plant and cultivate. 
Our novelties and specialties this year are in line with our policy of offering practical seeds, 
distinct from the purely freak and untried novelty. A new strain must be proven convincingly 
o our experts before it is given place in our stock. 
We thank you for the patronage that has built up this large concern, and give you our earnest 
assurance that we will use every endeavor to merit a continuance of your good will. 
Cordially yours, 
GERMAIN SEED & PLANT CO., 
Los Angeles, Cal. 
Important Suggestions—Read Before Ordering 
Mistakes and Misunderstandings will be avoided if you will carefully read the following; 
WRITE PLAINLY. WHEN ORDERING write your FULL NAME very plainly giving POST OFFICE, EXPRESS 
OFFICE or FREIGHT DEPOT as case may be, to which you wish the goods sent. If an order wherein we have been given the 
full and correct address is lost in the mails, we will replace same, but if lost through faulty directions given us, we cannot duplicate 
„ itjfree. When shipments are made by express or freight, our responsibility ceases after we have obtained a clear receipt from the 
transportation companies. 
SEND MONEY. Remittance should always accompany the order, and may be sent at our risk by POST OFFICE ORDER, 
EXPRESS MONEY ORDER, or REGISTERED LETTER. Two cent stamps will be accepted in amounts up to one dollar. 
All mail orders for Mexico or other foreign points should be registered. 
C. O. D. ORDERS must be accompanied by a remittance equal to one-fourth the amount of the order. We cannot send 
C. O. D. orders for amounts of SI.00 or less. 
SEEDS BY MAIL. We PREPAY POSTAGE on all seeds up to one pound, except Peas, Beans, Corn, Grass Seed, 
Clover and Forage Plants. When ordering these latter by mail add ten cents per pound to cover postage. Prices on all other 
goods are net and do not include postage or express charges. 
To orders for Mexico add 12c per pound. 
PLANTS. All plants will be sent by express at the purchaser’s expense, unless otherwise ordered. Packages not exceeding 
four pounds may be sent by mail. When express charges are prepaid there is a special rate of eight cents per pound to any part 
-|of the United States. It is advisable, therefore, when ordering plants, to send enough monev to cover mail or express charges. 
.NO PLANTS SENT C. O. D. 
OUR NURSERY STOCK is strictly first class in every particular and free from disease and insect pests. An inspector’s 
certificate to that effect accompanies all shipments. 
ORDER' EARLY. It is important that you order as soon after receipt of this catalogue as convenient. You will then be 
sure of having your seeds when you want them. Orders are filled as received in rotation; you can help us maintain our quick 
service by ordering early. 
LARGE AND SMALL ORDERS. Dealers and truck gardeners using seeds in large quantities will save money by writing 
us for prices. SMALL BUYERS will find theif* order for one packet handled with the same care and promptness as a larger 
purchase. 
GUARANTEE. Look carefully to the cause before making a complaint. Success depends as much upon the proper planting, 
soil, water, weather, etc., as upon the seeds. Every possible care is taken in the selection of the seeds we offer, but no warranty, 
expressed or implied is given, either as to name, description, or other matter. If the purchaser does not accept the seeds on these 
terms and conditions, they must be at once returned. 
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