TERMS OF BUSINESS 
All seeds, but not bulbs: or plants, are sent postpaid. 
Safe arrival is guaranteed. 
We try to send out only good seeds, but we cannot 
control the conditions of planting. We give no war¬ 
ranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, 
productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, 
bulbs, or plants we sell, and we will not be respon¬ 
sible for the crop. 
Please remit by money order if possible, or by per¬ 
sonal check. Order minimum should be fifty cents. No 
C.O.D. shipments made. Stamps will be accepted for 
small amounts only. 
REX. D. PEARCE 
Moorestown (P.O. Box 89) New Jersey 
AUTUMN SOWING 
Seeds of certain rock garden and border perennials, 
of many bulbs and shrubs, are benefited by a long pe¬ 
riod of exposure to low soil temperatures. The best way 
to handle such seeds is to sow them in open ground 
seed beds, or in cold frames in late autumn, any time 
from the first of October, to just as long as the soil 
remains unfrozen, even into January. The seed-bed may 
be lightly mulched after sowing, with straw or leaves, 
to keep it from drying out, and to prevent frost heav¬ 
ing. Any such mulching should be removed very prompt¬ 
ly in early spring, else the germinating seedlings may 
then be smothered. Incidentally, at Old Orchard, we sow 
some two thousand or more kinds of seeds in late au¬ 
tumn, or in open periods of winter, all in outside seed 
beds, slightlty raised for drainage, forty inches wide, 
owings in rows four inches apart across the bed. We 
et a high proportion of spring germination. 
The purpose of this folder, sent only to a selected list 
customers of continued record, is to put before them 
<; the actual seed-sowing time for the kinds, a list of 
jrtain highly desirable species that need cold for ger- 
ination, and on which, therefore, we suggest late au- 
mn sowing in outdoor seed-beds. It cannot, of course, 
^er all that should be so sown. See those listings in 
• general catalog that are marked with key-letter 
for others, (such as Lewisia, Peony and Liatris). 
CHRYSANTHEMUM HARDY 
;re are hardy perennial Chrysanthemums, seeds 
/ed at Old Orchard from kinds that winter there 
A^ithout any protection whatsoever, and have so win¬ 
tered for years. Seeds sown in October, November or 
Oecembei’, in outside seed-beds, will germinate strongly 
in spring, and some of the seedlings are likely to 
flower first Pall, all the second Pall. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM JAPANESE MOUNTAIN—Por gar- 
den growing. Single flowers of medium size, carried in 
explosive profusion. Extraordinarily varied, petal form 
as well as coloring. Rich in bronzes, but there will be 
pink, cream, rose, yellow, crimson. Of much hardiness. 
Recommended. Pkt. 15c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM AVALON INDICUMS—Our earli¬ 
est blooming strain of hardy autumn Chrysanthemum. 
Plowers large to very large, usually single, but some¬ 
times semi-double, or even, rarely, double. Pink domi¬ 
nate, light to dark, some with white zone, but there are 
always varied yellows, reds, and crimson, with riches in 
bronze and copper. Pkt. 15e. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM KOREANIUM — A particularly 
hardy form, cold and drought resistant, making great 
mounds of ornamental, richly green foliage. In quite 
early autumn, tall daisies of largest size, white with 
pink tintings, appear. In bloom for many weeks. Long 
lasting when cut. Hardiest autumn-flowering strain. 
Pkt. 15c; 1/lG oz. 30c; % oz. 50c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM KOREAN HYBRIDS — An in¬ 
teresting group of hybrids, the very hardy Chrys¬ 
anthemum koreanum (above), crossed with the brilli¬ 
antly colored older garden varieties, themselves of hy¬ 
brid origin. Plowers slightly larger than in Japanese 
Mountain, and petal form more regular. Full color 
range. Recommended. Pkt, 15e; 1/16 oz. 40c. 
OFPEB ir» —One pkt. each of the four for 50c. 
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