Best For American Gardens 
I N CALIFORNIA where flowers reach the height of floral per¬ 
fection, Germain's flower seeds are preferred by the profes¬ 
sional gardener and home owner. 
Favored by ideal climatic conditions in the growing, maturing 
and harvesting of seeds, California produces over 90% of the 
flower seeds grown in America. From this vantage point Ger¬ 
main's sends annually to all parts of the United States and many 
foreign countries throughout the world, large quantities of the 
highest quality flower seeds procurable anywhere. 
Since its foundation in 1871, this firm has been closely asso¬ 
ciated with the development of the seed industry in California 
and was one of the first to realize the exceptional advantages of 
soil and climate possessed by our state in the production of 
superior strains and finer quality seeds. Our flower seeds are 
grown under the most favorable conditions and are checked in 
the growing fields with the utmost care—you may plant with 
safety any seeds you purchase from Germain's. 
May we call your attention also to the novelties and specialties 
described on the preceding eight pages. Especial care is taken 
in selecting each variety included in our novelty section, and no 
variety which is not a definite improvement over existing sorts, 
or a new flower of real worth, is permitted to appear on these 
pages. 
In our floral work shops, expert plant breeders continually carry 
on the work of hybridization and selection which is needed for 
the introduction of new and improved strains. 
In our All-American and California Novelty collection we present 
many new flowers which it has taken many years to perfect and 
which we trust will meet with the appreciation they so richly 
deserve. But, whether interested in seeds of the newer flowers 
or the standard varieties contained in the following pages, Ger¬ 
main's seeds are grown and ripened in California, as only Cali¬ 
fornia sunshine can grow and ripen them. 
For sturdier growth and more brilliant colors, plant GERMAIN'S 
SEEDS—they are 
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