MciA>ket Ga>ide*te^' 
WHOLESALE CATALOG 
1940 
High Grade Seeds, Implements, 
Fertilizers, Twines, and 
Market Gardeners’ Requisites 
Due to adverse weather conditions, crops in 1939 were not as good as we had hoped for. A few 
items of seeds are rather scarce, yet we see no serious shortages for the coming season. 
The war in Europe has delayed the shipment of foreign seeds, but we hope to overcome this be^ 
fore planting time arrives. 
In keeping with our policy of always supplying the best, every precaution has been taken to 
obtain seeds of high quality, true to name, and capable of producing superior vegetables. New va^ 
rieties are added to our list only after we are convinced that they are real improvements over the 
old. You will find our seeds dependable all the time. 
May we extend a word of thanks to all those who helped to make* last year a success. We ap' 
preciate your orders and hope our pleasant business relations will continue indefinitely. Others are 
invited to join our ever-growing list of customers. 
N. SLUIS Cr SONS 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
ORDERING. If possible use our order sheet. Ad¬ 
ditional order sheets will be sent on request. 
Be sure to fill in your name and address. Write 
plainly; English, Holland or German may be used, for 
expressions or correspondence. 
PAYING. All bills are due August 1st next, unless 
other agreements are made. Overdue accounts will 
draw interest at the rate of six per cent (6%) per 
annum. 
Credit will be extended to regular customers, pro¬ 
viding your account is in good standing. 
New customers, applying for credit, will please send 
paid seed bills of two previous years to prove good 
standing elsewhere. 
Orders for C. O. D. shipments will have prompt 
attention if 25% of the amount is sent with order. 
On spring orders for garden seeds we allow a dis¬ 
count of 10% if paid before April 1st. On Implements 
5%. Orders received after June 1st are not subject to 
discount. 
Grass and Field Seeds are sold net cash at any time. 
Bags are free. 
DELIVERY. All orders will be delivered free of 
charge within a radius of 50 miles. After April 1st, and 
continuing throughout the summer, we make daily de¬ 
liveries to all local points. 
SHIPPING. Shipments can be made by freight, ex¬ 
press or parcel post. If no instructions are given, we 
will use our own judgment. We will prepay ship¬ 
ments of Garden Seeds up to a distance of 300 miles 
from Chicago. Field Seeds, Gasoline Engines, Ma¬ 
chinery, Fertilizers and all Implements are quoted and 
shipped f. o. b. Chicago. 
Be sure to note condition of bags on arrival; if torn, 
have it marked on your freight bill; if spilled out, have 
the bags weighed and weight also noted on freight 
bill, otherwise it will be impossible to recover damages. 
If for any reason an order or part of an order cannot 
be filled, we will refund amount sent for such order or 
part of such order. 
WARRANTY. Owing to climatic conditions and 
difference in soil, we cannot and do not give any war¬ 
ranty, express or implied, as to crops produced of seeds 
bought from us, and beyond the amount charged for 
any item, we will not be held responsible for any results 
whatever. If the purchaser does not accept the goods 
on these terms, they are at once to be returned. To 
protect our customers, as well as ourselves, we do not 
take back any packages of seeds that have been opened. 
N. SLUIS G* SONS^ 9^2 W. Randolph Si., Chicago, III. 
