Hallawell Seed Company 
STORE: 256-258 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 
Warehouse: 30 Davis Street Nursery: Quintara St. and 23d Ave., Sunset 
Store Phone SUtter 6593 Nursery Phone MOntrose 2741 
PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO 256 MARKET STREET 
GENERAL DIRECTIONS FOR ORDERING 
Remittances should be in the form of money order or bank 
draft—never in currency, as there is the hazard of loss. 
We pay postage on flower seeds anywhere in the United 
States or possessions; also on vegetable and grass seeds 
priced at 50c per pound or more. Special prices will be 
quoted on larger quantities than listed, which will not include 
free transportation. Nursery Stock, bulbs, fertilizers, insec- 
ticides, and supplies are not prepaid except as specifically 
stated. 
Please give the names and express and freight offices where 
they differ from the postoflice. 
FOREIGN PARCEL POST 
For the convenience of customers in other counties, we 
pay regular postage on flower seeds, and on vegetable and 
grass seeds priced at $1.00 per pound or more; but extra 
transit charges if any are to be included in the customer s 
remittance. For “not prepaid” items please include postage at 
the prevailing rate, or add 25 per cent the value of the 
articles involved and an accounting will be given of the 
amount due or to be refunded as the case may be. 
Customers residing in countries requiring Horticultural 
Certificates or Consular Invoices, please include 50c for such 
documents on orders amounting to less than $5.00. 
PARCEL POST RATES 
(Approximate) from San Francisco 
1st 
Each 
Zone 
Distance 
Pound 
Additional 
1st 
Within 50 Miles 
$0.08 
lc 
2nd 
50-150 “ 
.08 
lc 
3rd 
150-300 “ 
.09 
2c 
4th 
300-600 “ 
.10 
4c 
5th 
600-1000 “ 
.11 
6c 
6th 
1000-1400 “ 
.12 
7c 
7 th 
1400-1800 “ 
.14 
9c 
8th 
Over 1800 “ 
.15 
11c 
( The 8th zone includes U. S. Possessions) 
PRICES 
All prices in this catalog cancel previous quotations and 
are subject to change in the event of unforeseen circum¬ 
stances. If your requirements are for larger quantities than 
listed, please give us the opportunity of quoting. 
HOW TO RAISE FLOWERS SUCCESSFULLY FROM SEED 
Tender, or Greenhouse, means the plant will not stand 
the least frost. All such must be planted out late in the spring 
(May) or in a greenhouse. 
Half Hardy means the plant will stand any light frost, but 
needs protection against very cold weather. These should be 
planted out in the spring (March and April), not in the fall. 
Hardy means the plant will stand considerable frost, or 
practically all we have on the Pacific Coast. These may be 
planted in the fall or in the spring (September to May). If 
sown in the fall they will come into bloom earlier than if 
sown in spring, even if the plants do not make much progress 
during the cold weather. 
Annuals are plants that bloom the first year from seed, and 
the plant dies after one season. Tender annuals must be sown 
in spring (February to June), and most hardy annuals may 
be sown either in fall or spring (September to May). 
Biennials are plants that bloom the second year from seed, 
and the plant dies after the second year. In California some 
of these will bloom the first year if sown early. Sow under 
the same conditions as perennials. 
Perennials are plants that bloom the second year from 
seed, and the plant lives and blooms during successive years. 
If sown in early spring (January to March), many peren¬ 
nials will bloom the first year from seed. Perennials are best 
sown in the summer and early fall (May to October) for 
next year's flowers. 
Cultural Directions—It is better in most instances to start 
the seeds in pots, seed pans, or shallow boxes (flats). A soil 
mixture prepared in advance of sowing, of 2 parts loam, 1 
part of previously moistened peat moss, and from J4 to 1 
part of sharp sand, is about right for most subjects. Have 
the soil just moist enough at the time of using, that it will 
ball when compressed, but will shatter when dropped. Fill 
the container within an inch of the top, firm well and level, 
and sow the seeds thinly. Cover the seeds lightly, and keep 
moderately moist by use of a very fine spray. 
In the spring set the seed box in a warm place, but pro¬ 
tected from the direct rays of the sun; while in the summer 
and fall it is important to provide a cool and moist condition 
for the successful germination of Columbine, Pansy and 
Viola, Primula, and perennials generally. Protect the seed 
boxes from sowbugs which may eat the sprouts unobserved, 
and ants which often carry small seeds to their nests. 
When the plants have made the fourth leaf they should 
be picked out, reset in another box, and transplanted to the 
garden when well started. When the seedlings are first set 
out, shade for a few days, and water frequently. 
If the seed is to be sown directly in the garden, the soil 
should be well worked and fertile. Sow thinly, press the sol 
down firmly, and cover lightly with a soil similar to the mix¬ 
ture described above; the small seeds needing but a dusting 
to cover them sufficiently. Keep the ground moist by the use 
of a fine spray, but not to the point of saturation. 
Small plants in the garden may be protected from chewing 
insects, by a light dusting with Acme Garden Guard. 
ION-WARRANTY -While the greatest care is exercised to have all seeds and plants of good quality and true-to-name, 
:’u- Hallawell Seed Company gives no warranty, express or implied, as to the description, purity, productiveness, or any other 
^atte T of ary se Us, bulbs, or plants they send out, and will be in no way responsible for the crop. 
