What 
Our Bankers Say 
State Bank or St.Charles 
StCkahli*. Ill 
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*ha ««*-l and plant bualnaas for eany year*. 
Tha coEpany and thoaa eonnaatad with It ara 
highly thought of.in tfela commit7 and have 
■44a aa anrlatla reputation la thaln llna. 
Our bvalnaa* relation* «lth S. ». 
Mica, SeedaMO, Inc. ha*a baan *ary iatl*raotory 
and »e ara aura thaf will carry put any contract 
Into which they aay antar. 
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These letters 
r e p r oduced 
here tell what 
the bankers 
say about us. 
They show 
we are re¬ 
sponsible, that 
we are firmly 
es tablished, 
having been 
in business for 
nearly half a 
century. 
TO OUR CUSTOMERS & FRIENDS: 
We again take this means of sincerely thanking our old customers and friends for 
their greatly appreciated orders and also letters commenting on the success they have 
attained with the seeds, bulbs and plants which we have sent them. 
As we have been located in this town of St. Charles for nearly fifty years, we have 
built our business from a very small beginning until today we are one of the oldest 
and foremost seed house's of its kind in America, dealing direct with the planter. 
We have no Agents or representatives. All our seeds, bulbs and plants are sold direct 
to our customers. Our old customers know they receive greater value for less money 
than could be expected from sources other than Specialists. Not having Agents’ com¬ 
missions to pay we are able to give valuable “FREE GIFTS” with every order and pre¬ 
pay most everything listed in this catalog to the planter. 
Our orders are packed in our own establishment under our personal supervision. A 
staff of trained and experienced men and women carry out the work of growing to 
the filling of all orders. This assures customers of better stock, better packing of orders 
and absolute satisfaction. Read a few of the comments throughout this catalog from 
our customers. Sorry we are limited on space, for we would like to print 
more. 
Your attention is directed to the list of NEW 1936 NOVELTIES of¬ 
fered for the first time in this catalog. Each and every one has been thor¬ 
oughly tested and we know you will not be disappointed with a single one. 
Sincerely hoping all will have their finest garden this coming year and 
that PIKE’S Seeds, Bulbs and Plants will contribute largely to everyone’s 
success, we wish to remain 
Cordially yours, 
S. W. PIKE—Seedsman, Inc. 
B’iiCiiarlbh Xvnom Klvr 
HbOnuun, III. 
Ally SO 1935. 
tO WHOM It CAT OQBOZHJ: 
ere *«ry pleaaod to reooaaeod »bs 
a.t.Flk* 9aod*xan Ido. , to anyone doing D-Jtloai* 
wl\h ttioa. Tble oorpany «i eateMlahed to I08t 
and *o know froa out experience that tbey w« 
kooaat and tollable. 
Tour# Tory truly. 
ff/Ju/llTlO, 
A 8 H I ID. 
•«. Cbarlot BetioaO tank. 
OUR GUARANTEE 
We GUARANTEE everything listed in this catalog to be absolutely 
as represented or money will be refunded immediately. All Seeds are 
guaranteed to grow or will be replaced free of charge. 
Plants and bulbs are guaranteed to reach our customers in first 
class condition and should any arrive in poor shape, report to us 
immediately and we will replace for any losses sustained in transit. 
Furthermore, we guarantee our seeds, bulbs, plants, etc., to be 
absolutely free from disease or other dangerous insects. All our 
stock is state inspected and a clean certificate is issued by the 
Department of Agriculture certifying our stock is! permissible for 
shipping. 
We Pay Postage & Express 
Unless otherwise noted 
WE PREPAY: 
Unless items are marked “NOT POSTPAID or NOT PREPAID” we pay the 
postage or express charges on everything. As we have no commissions to 
pay we are able to do this and also send FREE GIFTS with each order. 
OUR LOW PRICES: 
Pike’s “Can’t-Be-Beat” Seeds, bulbs and plants are sold 
direct to Planters and not through Agents or Representatives. 
Your saving today is greater than ever. See our low prices 
on Garden and Flower seeds as well as plants and bulbs. 
Only Specialists could give such bargains. 
HOW TO REMIT: 
Send remittance? some safe way. We recommend using 
U.S. Postal Money Orders, Express Money Orders, Bank 
Drafts, Checks,—but do not risk currency in large amounts, 
or stamps. 
SHIPPING DATE: 
Unless shipping date is given on the order we usually send 
it out immediately so that the order is on the way within 
12 hours after we receive it. 
FREE 
Market Gardeners and Large Planters 
If one is interested in securing larger quantities of any one item than 
we quote in this catalog, send us a list of your requirements and we will 
quote by return mail and send PREPAID prices direct to Planters. This 
also entitles one to the FREE GIFTS as listed in our catalog or optional 
gifts of plants. We are never undersold, quality considered. 
OPTIONAL GIFT 
Customers who prefer to make their own selection, may 
select FREE any plant priced at 20c or less when the order 
amounts to $1.25 or more. On larger orders this selection 
can be increased a plant for each dollar the order amounts to. 
Home of S. W. Pike-Seedsman Inc., S*. Charles, III. (Established 1887) 
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