Foreword 
TO THE TRADE: 
We take pleasure in presenting our 1940 contract and general trade list. 
An institution grows as it is capable of serving well its many customers. 
We serve the discriminating trade what it demands: MERIT FLOWER 
SEEDS. 
We are justly proud of the esteem and favor our stocks have attained, and 
devote all our energies to the perfecting of existing strains and the development 
of new varieties. 
We extend to the seed trade a most cordial invitation to visit our experi¬ 
mental and trial grounds and our extensive ranches, and personally acquaint 
themselves with the purity of our cultures. 
Trials will be gladly supplied gratis to any member of the Seed Trade. 
We again welcome the opportunity to thank our patrons for their generous 
support in the past and will do our utmost to justify its continuance. 
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF DELIVERY 
For every order, we agree to plant sufficient land to produce the desired 
quantity of seed under normal conditions. 
Should the outcome of the crop be lower than our estimation, orders will 
be filled pro rata only. 
Crop failure or any other cause beyond our control releases us entirely 
from delivery. 
We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, purity, produc¬ 
tiveness, or any other matter of any seeds we sell, and we will not be in any 
way responsible for them. 
TERMS 
All seeds are quoted f. o. b. Guadalupe, California, for delivery after har¬ 
vest crop of 1940, 60 days acceptance net, less 2% cash thirty days. All invoices 
payable in U. S. dollars only. 
All overdue accounts subject to sight draft without further notice. 
Bags and containers will be charged at cost and are not returnable. 
While we are confident prices given in this catalog are very reasonable, 
we shall be pleased to have the opportunity of meeting any reasonable com¬ 
petition of houses of repute. 
We reserve the right to change prices in this list at any time. 
Three Ounces or Under at Ounce Rate 
Four Ounces or Over, Pound Price Allowed 
WALLER-FRANKLIN SEED COMPANY 
