In this handbook is a wealth of information. It has been painstakingly 
assembled as a service to the trade, and is in no sense a piece of sales 
literature. 
Recognizing the fact that not many of us can remember the char¬ 
acteristics of all the vegetables and that many of them are wholly strange, 
we have attempted to give you a reference that will supply this information. 
The handbook can be a guide to you in placing your order, in answering 
your customers’ questions, and in suggesting new varieties to fill the needs 
of your community. 
We hope that this method of handling your need for reference infor¬ 
mation and for sales help meets with your approval. Our sole contact with 
the gardener is through you, our dealers. We want you to feel that our 
research organization, our sales personnel, and the whole backlog of experi¬ 
ence of more than fifty years in the seed business are at your service. We 
want to be useful to you not only as a source of supply for seeds, but also 
as a place you can come for help in selling them. 
MICHAEL-LEONARD SEED COMPANY. 
January, 1940 
