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WHEN CASH ACCOMPANIES THE ORDER, we prepay delivery charges to any point in the United States 
on all flower and vegetable seeds at packet, ounce or pound prices and on all bulbs purchased at quoted catalog 
prices. In our Local Delivery Zone, which is indicated below, we deliver free of charge all goods EXCEPT POTA¬ 
TOES, WHEN THE ORDER AMOUNTS TO $1.00 OR MORE. This applies only to merchandise purchased 
at our retail catalog prices. 
BRECK’S LOCAL DELIVERY ZONE 
This delivery zone includes GREATER BOSTON and 
ARLINGTON 
BELMONT 
BRAINTREE 
BROOKLINE 
CAMBRIDGE 
CHARLES RIVER 
CHELSEA 
COHASSET 
DEDHAM 
EVERETT 
HINGHAM 
LEXINGTON 
LYNN 
MALDEN 
MEDFORD 
MELROSE 
MILTON 
NAHANT 
NEEDHAM 
THE NEWTONS 
ALL OF QUINSY 
REVERE 
SAUGUS 
SOMERVILLE 
STONEHAM 
WAKEFIELD 
WALTHAM 
WATERTOWN 
WELLESLEY 
WESTWOOD 
WESTON 
WEYMOUTH 
WINCHESTER 
WINTHROP 
WOBURN 
Outside of this local delivery zone, we do not pay delivery charges on POTATOES, NURSERY STOCK and 
PLANTS of any kind, nor on bulk shipments of PEAS, BEANS, CORN, OTHER VEGETABLE SEEDS, FIELD 
SEEDS and FERTILIZERS, INSECTICIDES, IMPLEMENTS, TOOLS or HORTICULTURAL SUNDRIES. 
All these items are forwarded by parcel post, express or freight as the purchaser may direct, but at the purchaser’s 
expense. If you select parcel post delivery please remit an additional amount to cover postage. 
PRICES 
Our prices are net, with no discounts, 
and they are subject to change without 
notice and stock on hand unsold. 
REMITTANCES 
All currency MUST be sent by registered 
mail. We assume no responsibility when 
money is sent unregistered. We recommend 
the use of postal money orders or checks. 
CHARGE ACCOUNTS 
We are pleased to open charge accounts 
with our customers upon receiving satis¬ 
factory credit references. 
PACKING 
We make no charge for boxes or packing 
on orders at the prices noted in this Cata¬ 
log, except where unusual packing is re¬ 
quired on shipments such as Flower-Pots, 
and other Pottery, Stone Garden Furni¬ 
ture, Hotbed Sash and other such fragile 
articles, or on certain specimen Shrubs and 
Plants that require special care in packing. 
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We charge extra for cloth Seed-Bags at 
value, and credit same when returned 
postpaid in good condition. 
MAILING LIST 
Please write us of any change in your 
permanent home address. This is important 
to you and to us for mailing various 
catalogs. 
EMPLOYMENT REGISTRY 
Through this department we supply 
superintendents, gardeners, general farm 
and garden help, dairymen, poultrymen, 
and greenskeepers. We always have in our 
files the names of reliable men who are 
seeking positions. Many of these men are 
personally known to our representatives. 
This service is free of any obligation or 
charge to either party. 
SEED LAWS 
All Breck’s Seeds are packaged and 
labelled to conform with the requirements 
of the new Massachusetts and Federal 
Seed Laws. 
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO BRECK’S, 85 STATE STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 
JOSEPH BRECK & SONS 
LUTHER A. BRECK, President and Treasurer HAROLD S. ROSS, Vice-President and Secretary 
RUSSELL O. GARDNER, Seed Department Manager 
NEW ENGLAND’S OLDEST SEED MERCHANTS : ESTABLISHED 1818 
BRANCH STORE: MAIN STORE and GENERAL OFFICES: WAREHOUSES: 
85 Franklin Street 85 State Street, Boston, Mass. 15-24 Lewis Wharf 
Telephone connecting all Departments: LAFayette 7420 
Copyright 1940 by Joseph Breck and Sons 
NON-WARRANTY. Inasmuch as we cannot control Nature and the conditions affecting the successful growing of Seeds, Bulbs, Plants 
and Nursery Stock, such as unfavorable weather, soil, moisture, planting, cultivation, insects and the like, we cannot and will not give any 
warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any Seeds, Bulbs, Nursery Stock, or Plants 
we sell, and we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Every order for such goods will be executed on these conditions only. Em¬ 
ployees are forbidden to give warranties or guarantees.—JOSEPH BRECK & SONS CORPORATION. 
