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THIS IS THE 109TH YEAR FOR 
BUIST’S GARDEN SEEDS 
Buist’s Seeds are grown from the Finest Selected Stocks 
Those who sow them will not be disappointed 
Suggestions to Customers in Ordering from this Catalogue which, if followed, 
will be of mutual aid 
HOW TO ORDER.— Please write your 
name, postoffice and state plainly; if your ex- 
press or freight office is different from your 
postoffice don’t fail to mention it. 
HOW TO SEND MONEY.— Send cash 
with order by express or registered mail, by 
check, or by Postal Money-order. Postage 
stamps will be an acceptable and convenient 
method of remitting for small amounts. For¬ 
eign'stamps not acceptable. 
WE PAY POSTAGE EXCEPT AS NOTED. 
FREE DELIVERY —To any Express or 
Postoffice in the United States: 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds quoted in 
this catalogue by the Packet, Ounce, 
Quarter-pound or Pound, (except Beans, 
Corn, Peas in y 2 ^s. or over). 
Bulbs and Roots quoted singly or by the 
doz,. 
Plants and Books. 
NOT PREPAID. 
Beans, Corn, Peas, Onion Sets, Potatoes, 
Grass and Field Seeds, Fertilizers and In¬ 
secticides. These items are closely priced 
at their actual value, not including delivery. 
If wanted by mail please add postage to 
cover cost of Parcel Post according to the 
Zone scale tabulated below. Express 
charges are, as a rule, cheaper than Par¬ 
cel Post on large packages. 
QUICK SERVICE. We ship promptly. 
OUR SERVICE DEPARTMENT will take 
pleasure in advising any of our customers de¬ 
siring assistance or advice in connection with 
the Garden or Farm. 
WHOLESALE PRICES to Market Gar¬ 
deners and all other large purchasers of 
Seeds.—If you purchase seeds largely or grow 
Vegetables for Market, send for our Market 
Gardeners’ Quarterly, which gives our whole¬ 
sale prices to which you are entitled. 
NO CHARGE is made for boxes, packing or 
bags, except for 2-bushel seamless sacks at 
35c each. 
NON-WARRANTY.— Seeds of the best 
quality will often fail through improper treat¬ 
ment. This may be due to one or more of 
several reasons, such as covering too deeply 
or not deeply enough, too much or too little 
water, too cold weather or a baking sun which 
forms a crust too hard for the tender shoots 
to penetrate. Sometimes insects destroy plants 
at the surface before they are seen by the 
gardener. We cannot personally direct the 
use of our goods after they leave our hands; 
neither can we fully control anywhere or at 
any time the operation of natural law as it 
affects seeds; therefore we give no warranty, 
express or implied, as to description, purity, 
productiveness, or any other matter of any 
seeds or bulbs we send out, and we will not 
be in any way responsible for the crop. 
Robert Buist Company 
Parcel Post Rates from Philadelphia (Subject to Change) 
United States Parcel Post Rates 
(Seeds, Plants, Bulbs, Roots, etc.) 
First 
pound 
or 
fraction 
Each 
additional 
pound or 
fraction 
Local Rate, Philadelphia. 
$0.07 
$0.01 
1st Zone, within 50 miles of Philadelphia. 
.08 
.01 
2d Zone, over 50 and under 150 miles.... 
.08 
.01 
3d Zone, over 150 and under 300 miles... 
.09 
.02 
4th Zone, over 300 and under 600 miles.... 
.10 
.04 
5th Zone, over 600 and under 1000 miles. .. . 
.11 
.05 
6th Zone, over 1000 and under 1400 miles.... 
.12 
.07 
7th Zone, over 1400 and under 1800 miles.... 
.14 
.09 
8th Zone, over 1800 miles. 
.15 
.11 
Remarks 
Packages must not exceed 
100 inches (length and girth 
combined) 
Limit of weight to all zones, 
70 lbs. 
If Special Delivery is wanted, an additional 15c is required on packages weighing up to two (2) pounds—25c 
on packages weighing more than two (2) pounds and up to ten (10) pounds—35c on packages weighing more 
than ten (10) pounds, which also includes special handling and transportation as first-class mail. 
ROBERT BUIST COMPANY 
— Seed Qrowers 
Seed Warehouse, Nos. 4 and 6 South Front Street 
Philadelphia, Penna. 
