R. L. TEMPLIN 
Founder 
FLOYD BRADLEY 
President 
P. T. BRADLEY 
Vice President 
The Templin- 
B rad ley 
Guarantee 
We guarantee the sate 
arrival of all seeds and 
bulbs you order from us, 
that they will be as repre¬ 
sented and in condition to 
grow satisfactorily if plant¬ 
ed and cared for properly. 
Any item or items not 
found to be satisfactory 
will be replaced free of 
charge or we will refund 
the price you paid us for 
same if reported to us 
promptly. It is agreed that 
we shall in no case be 
liable for more than the 
actual price paid for items 
found to be unsatisfactory, 
if any. We do not guarantee 
garden accessories and 
manufactured articles. 
The 
Templin-Bradley Co. 
5700 Detroit Ave. 
Cleveland, Ohio 
The Templin-Bradley Co, 
The World's Best Seeds and Bulbs 
5700 Detroit Avenue 
CLEVELAND, OHIO 
Home of Templin-Bradley Company 
Dear Customers:— 
To be able to send you this personal message on this page, as I have been do¬ 
ing for many years is about as close to a personal call and visit about your garden as I can 
come, with you folk scattered in all parts of the United States, and even in foreign countries. 
I like to think of your gardens as ones in which, thru the privilege of supply¬ 
ing your seeds, we have come to be partners. The folk associated with me here at headquarters 
feel the same way, whether they are specialists on some class of plants, office or warehouse 
workers or sales people. We know how important are high quality, prompt service and reason¬ 
able prices. I have the feeling that you are aware of this, too, for your orders show us your 
confidence in Templin-Bradley. 
Before you have read thus far, you have doubtless wondered, "What is new this 
year?". For many months, we have all been busy preparing for that question, so that when you 
ask it, you can have the answer in what we can feel will be modified by "YYorthwhile". You know 
there were some new things offered us that we do not classify as "Worthwhile" and those things 
are not offered you. 
The new Annual Flower Seed varieties, most of them having been tested in the 
All America Trial Grounds located from California to Massachusetts and from the Saint Lawrence 
to the Gulf to check for adaptability, will be found on pages 6 to 10. The new Perennial 
Flower Seed Novelties on page 33. The new Vegetable Seed Novelties on page 43. Besides, all 
the new ones shown in actual color thruout the book. Read what we have to say about them and 
try as many as you can, if you like to have the very latest new things in your garden. Our 
search for these new things covered not only all of the United States, but many foreign countries. 
We have received a host of splendid letters from all over, expressing pleasure 
with gardening results last year. Those letters please us more than I can tell you. Countless 
customers won really worthwhile prizes in garden and flower show competition, due to the high 
quality of our seeds and bulbs and their own fine gardening work. Florists who bought from us, 
had good prices for their flowers and Market Gardeners for their vegetables. Is it not natural 
for me to believe you have a right to expect the same satisfaction? Well, I do. 
A customer from New Zealand, won city-wide gardening honors at Christchurch, 
with plants grown from our seeds and that was far south of the Equator. A local customer who 
comes in early and often every spring, told us, "Every time I get a couple of dollars to spare, 
I go to Templin-Bradley’s and select a few of the things I will need for my garden. In this 
way, when planting time comes, I will be all ready, with the seeds and bulbs paid for and no 
burden on my pocketbook". (That might be an idea for some of you folk working on a budget, who 
like to have your garden just right.) 
If you want more information than the catalog contains, drop me a line and I 
will try to provide it, (from experience if possible, if not, from books). 
i- 
I will be looking forward to receiving your order. Permit me to thank you for 
it in advance. Please remember, that since we do not mail catalogs unsolicited except to cus¬ 
tomers, that we will greatly appreciate it if you will pass the word on to any of your garden¬ 
ing friends that vie will send a copy of this catalog to them, free, if they will drop us a 
post card, requesting it. 
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Your gardening success and our business success are so closely tied together 
that our interests are highly mutual, so you have our sincere wishes for a grand garden this 
F3:3. President. * 
WHEN TO ORDER 
Catalogs are mailed early so you can order as early as pos¬ 
sible. We appreciate early orders because it enables us 
to fill them with most experienced help before the rush 
hits us, at which time we can fill 7,500 orders per day. 
We like to fill all orders within 24 hours of arrival here. 
Our customers like this service. 
See Index on Page 58. 
HOW TO ORDER 
Use the printed order blank which we send with catalog. 
Fill in the form at the top first. Then list the seeds and 
bulbs, price and add. Note the column for “Variety Num¬ 
bers'" on all seeds and also on collections of bulbs. By 
using the “Variety Numbers'” when you order it will in¬ 
crease accuracy all around. Use the enclosed tough, safe, 
self-addressed envelope, when you mail us your order. You 
may pay by Money Order, Check or if you must send 
cash or stamps, be sure to register the envelope. 
WHEN DO WE DELIVER? 
Seeds will be shipped as soon as your order is received. Be¬ 
gonias, Gladiolus, Dahlias, Cannas and other bulbs will 
be shipped from here, either with the seeds, or if there is 
danger of freezing them, later. 
PRICES INCLUDE DELIVERY 
On everything in this catalog except where noted, prices 
include delivery to your mailbox or express office. This 
means you have no extras when you buy here. 
Only the best is good enough for Templin-Bradley customers 
