MY TERMS OF BUSINESS 
All seeds, but not bulbs, are sent postpaid. Safe 
arrival is guaranteed. 
I try to send out only good seeds, but I cannot 
control the conditions of planting. I give no 
warranty, express or implied, as to description, 
quality, productiveness, or any other matter of 
any seeds, bulbs, or plants I sell, and I will not 
be responsible for the crop. 
Please remit by money order if possible, or by 
personal check. Order minimum should be fifty 
cents. No C. O. D. shipments made. Stamps 
will be accepted for small amounts only. 
REX. D. PEARCE 
OFFICE AND SEEDHOUSE—2904 Center St., Merchant- 
ville, New Jersey; (near Philadelphia). 
OLD ORCHARD SEED GARDENS—Trial Grounds and 
Nursery. Bridgeboro Road, Moorestown, New Jersey. 
MAIL ADDRESS—Merchantville, N. J., only. 
AUTUMN SOWING 
Seeds of certain rockery and border perennials, 
of many bulbs, shrubs, and trees seem to be 
benefited by a period of exposure to low tem¬ 
perature. The best way to handle such seeds is 
co sow them in open ground seed beds, or in 
cold frames, in late autumn. The seed bed should 
be lightly mulched with peat moss, straw or 
litter during the colder months, to keep it from 
drying out, and to prevent frost heaving. 
WINTER SOWING 
Sowing may be done just as long as the ground can be 
worked. In the North this usually means November or 
December, but in regions with open winters, sowings may 
also be made in January and February, or even in early 
March. Wherever you may live, should the ground freeze 
Before you can sow, you may simulate actual ground sow¬ 
ing with much the same benefit by stratifying alternate layers 
of seeds and damp sand or peat moss. This should be done 
in an unheated shed, the pile covered with litter to prevent 
drying, and all left until early spring, when the treated 
seeds may be sown outside for quick germination. 
SEEDS OF RARE PLANTS 
My general seed catalog now offers seeds of nearly 2800 
uncommon plants having ornamental or economic value. 
Included are a large number of kinds that either may, or 
should, be sown in late autumn for spring germination. 
These kinds are marked with the key letters “y” or “h.” 
In making up your seed order, please be sure to check 
through the general catalog for such, as well as through the 
present folder. The latest general catalog is No. 27. All 
old customers are supposed to have a copy, but if you have 
mislaid or given away yours, I shall be glad to send another. 
CERTAIN HARDY PLANTS 
At m# Old Orchard Seed Gardens, near Moorestown, I 
have growing some thousands of species of the more un¬ 
usual perennial plants. They are there, of course, to produce 
the seeds that I sell, for I am a seed-grower rather than a 
nurseryman. Nevertheless certain kinds tend to increase 
beyond my needs for seed production purposes, and such 
plant surpluses I have decided this season (for the first 
time) to offer for sale to my customer-friends. 
I have printed a little folder, giving the names and prices 
of the available plants, and this folder price-list I will gladly 
send to those who may request it. Naturally it is not a 
complete price-list of all the species that grow, but only 
of those of which I can spare after my seed production 
needs are served. Kinds not listed in the folder are strictly 
reserved so far as plants are concerned, and cannot be 
quoted until they, likewise, are in surplus. 
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