EIGHTH ANNUAL CATALOG 
GILL BROS. SEED CO. 
PORTLAND, OREGON .... 
PHONE TABOR 2683 
TO REACH FARM 
Take Mt. Hood depot car on Montavilla line to 90th street, thence four blocks East and 
four North to Farm. Our business is all transacted direct from our farm. Phone Tabor 
2683. 
By drive take East Glisan to Craig Ave., then North one-half mile to Barr Road and 
West one-fourth mile to Farm. 
FOREWORD. 
Dear Customers and Readers: 
Through this our Seventh Annual Catalog we greet you and wish to express our grati¬ 
fication for the extensive business our customers gave us last season. Our trade has again 
exceeded the previous year by three times amount. Last season was not conducive to suc¬ 
cess with many crops, yet for the most part we have succeeded in growing a fair crop of 
seeds of finest quality. 
Don’t forget we grew up in the market gardening business and are aoplying that knowl¬ 
edge to the seed business. Before buying your seeds, etc., kindly read the following state¬ 
ments. They will give you a better understanding of our methods and responsibility. 
OREGON GROWN SEEDS 
Will, on account of their acclimation, give the best results and while we do not contend 
that all lines of seeds can be grown successfully here, however, there are many that reach 
perfection in this climate. This is especially noticeable in corn, beans, peas, cabbage, 
pumpkins, squash, onions and practically all of the root crops. The increase in production 
from greater vitality and adaptiveness will materially increase your returns, as those who 
have made comparative trials have readily testified. 
Then again, all other things being equal, the fact that we are assisting the development 
of commercial seed growing in the Northwest, should commend us for your patronage. 
DO YOU WISH TO RECEIVE OUR CATALOG. 
One of the seedsman’s big problems is, his catalog. It is a very heavy item of expense, 
which as a matter of business he must add to the cost of his goods. Continually mailing 
catalogs to parties who do not respond with an order is a waste which must be curtailed, 
so we have adopted a policy of mailing prospective customers our catalog for two years, then 
if they do not favor us with a trial their names are dropped from our files. However, we 
will gladly mail our catalog at any time upon request. 
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE. 
As market gardeners and the many rests we have made for years, has given us a tno>- 
ough knowledge of the varieties best suited for our climate, and aside from those varieties 
which we grow, has enabled us to secure our seed from the best sources. In that respect 
we differ from the average seed store where the experience is more from a selling stand¬ 
point. 
OUR CATALOG 
Has been prepared with the desire to have it sensible and free from exaggeration. The 
cuts used are practically all made from photographs taken from samples grown by them¬ 
selves and are reasonable illustrations of the results attained from our seeds. We are op¬ 
posed to filling our catalog with a long list of worthless novelties and are confining our list 
to the fewest possible of the best varieties, and introducing only those new sorts which have 
some added value over older introductions. Those who receive more than one copy of our 
catalog will confer a favor by handing it to someone interested. 
OUR GUARANTEE 
We guarantee our seed to be true to name and will be responsible to the amount of the 
purchase oricc of the article. Germination is so dependent upon weather conditions, the time 
and manner of planting, which are beyond our control, that we do not guarantee this, other 
than in a fair and proper test, and under such will be responsible for the purchase price only. 
Under no conditions do we obligate ourselves for the failure of a crop other than has been 
set forth above. 
APPRECIATION 
We extend to all our customers our thanks for their patronage and wish to express our ap¬ 
preciation to those who have so kindly mentioned our firm to their friends. 
Our aim is to give every one a square deal and we hope those who have not yet pur¬ 
chased of us will at least favor us with a trial order. 
