TERMS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING 
Please note the following to avoid delay or misunderstanding about your 
order. 
Sales Tax. California customers add 3% for state sales tax. 
Order Early. Late planting results in less satisfaction with some bulbs. 
Remit with order, by check or M. O. Currency or coins are acceptable but 
not always safe way. Stamps reluctantly accepted in small amounts but cus¬ 
tomer must add 6% to amount remitted. This is a small office. They handle 
much mail for me. My stamp purchases help this office. 
Postage prepaid on order of $1.00 or over. Under $1.00, add 10c for post¬ 
age and wrapping. Insurance 5c extra. 
Prices given are for one bulb unless otherwise stated. A dozen costs ten 
times the price of one. Six bulbs are sold at the dozen rate. The 100 rate, if not 
given, is 70 times the cost of one, but no less than 100 will be sold at the 100 
rate. For 50 bulbs apply the price of 4 dozen. 
Wholesale prices. Dealers and organizations buying in quantity should 
apply for prices. Send list of wants and quantity and we will quote. For the 
convenience of Garden Clubs and those who wish to plant in quantity please 
note we give the prices per doz. and per 100 on most items in the catalog. 
Catalogs. Spring Catalogs are sent out January 15. Fall Catalogs Aug. 15. 
An Iris Price List is available in April. This list is sent only to those who re¬ 
quest it. 
The Catalogs are sent to all customers and to those who request to be on 
our mailing list. But if no orders are received for three successive years the 
name is dropped. 
In case of error in your order or misunderstanding notify us at once. We 
make few errors but when we do, we cheerfully correct them. 
Guarantee. Our bulbs are true to name and healthy. We do not however 
accept any responsibility for their performance since we cannot control the 
conditions of their growth. 
Culture directions are not sent with bulbs as all necessary information is 
given in this catalog. 
Exchanging. We will exchange for or buy good bulbs that we can use. 
We want rare ones especially. 
Writing letters. We enjoy the friendly letters of our customers telling 
of their gardens. But it is not humanly possible to answer personally each one. 
We cheerfully help with advice when necessary but look for it first in the 
catalog. Nearly all such requests received are answered there. Please do not 
require a personal answer if avoidable. There is a personal letter to you at be¬ 
ginning of this catalog. 
Your flower loving friends would like to know about us. Show them our 
catalog or tell them to send a postal for a copy. Our pleased customers are our 
best advertisements. 
GARDENING INFORMATION 
Refer often to Bailey’s Cyclopedia of Horticulture or Hortus in your public 
library. You should subscribe to the best Garden and Home Magazines. We 
recommend most highly the following: 
Sunset. Dept. H, San Francisco, Calif. 50c per year in the west. East of 
Idaho, Utah and Arizona $1.00; Foreign $1.50. 
Madison Cooper’s Gardening, Dept. H. Calcium, N. Y., $1.00 year. 
The Flower Grower, Dept. H., Albany, N. Y. $2.00 year, 25c copy. 
Southland Homes and Gardens, Magazine section of the Los Angeles Sun¬ 
day Times. 
Several of these are on sale at news stands, but if not send the publisher 
(not to me) 10c for the current copy. 
GENERAL CULTURE DIRECTIONS 
Depth and distance apart for planting bulbs may vary considerably with 
nearly equal success. Generally bulbs may be planted two or three times their 
diameter apart. Most bulbs iy 2 " in diam. may be planted about 4" deep. Ex¬ 
ceptions are noted. In cold countries semi-hardy bulbs should be planted as 
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