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Last Spring, while in New York, I had a visit with my good friend Mrs. 
Leonebel Jacobs, the noted American portrait painter, who showed me an 
original portrait which she had been commissioned to make, and which 
was subsequently made into a poster for the Manchester, Vermont, Flower 
Show, and used by that garden group to publicize the Spring Flower 
Show. For this purpose it was necessary to have copper plate engravings 
for the poster. Mrs. Jacobs generously offered me these plates for the 
use of our 1942 catalog cover. 
Among the interesting portraits done by Leonebel Jacobs are President 
Coolidge, President Harding, Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Owen D. Young, 
Andrew Mellon, H. G. Wells, John Erskine, Dorothy Thompson, David 
Lloyd George, Rabindranath Tagore, the former Emperor and Empress 
of China, Fannie Hurst, Rupert Hughes, The Grand Duchess Marie, and 
many other celebrities. We feel greatly privileged to be able to use this 
lovely poster for our catalog cover. PAUL J. HOWARD 


Through Paul J. Howard’s Mail Order Service, the choicest seeds, 
Vi AIL 0 RD ER S plants, bulbs, and garden adornments from California and world- 
wide sources are now available to your garden. 
Paul J. Howard’s selects every article for Mail Orders with the same care 
that you would if choosing your own. 
Prompt attention; careful selection; efficient packing, secure without excess weight, are rigid rules 
of Paul J. Howard’s Mail Order Service. 
FREE DELIVERY—Orders of $1.50 or more... To Los Angeles, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica Bay District, Hollywood, 
San Fernando Valley, subject to change without notice. TRUCK SERVICE to all points in Los Angeles County, free delivery within 
40-mile radius of Los Angeles on orders of $15.00 or more. A slight charge for orders under $15.00. From Santa Barbara to San 
Diego-——Delivery arranged at charges less than actual cost, during the Spring planting season. 
PLEASE OBSERVE WHEN ORDERING 
USE ORDER BLANK. Fill in carefully. The order blanks save ALL PRICES in this catalog subject to change without notice. 
time and prevent errors. Additional order blanks will be SUBSTITUTION. Please state whether substitution will be per- 
furnished upon request. mitted, as we feel at liberty when no instructions accompany 
SEEDS will be sent prepaid at catalog prices. the order to substitute for varieties out of stock others which 
: are similar or superior. When a certain variety is selected 
PLANTS. We recommend shipment by Express for safety. All which we feel not suited to the customer’s locality or when 
plants are carefully packed, without excess weight, assuring a variety has been superseded by another which is superior 
their safe delivery at lowest cost for transportation. No we feel at liberty to substitute. 
orders for less than $1.50, except for seeds, can be accepted. GUARANTEE. We guarentee all plants to be in perfect Come 
TERMS. Cash with order, except for customers having estab- tion when delivered to carrier, but accept no responsibility 
lished charge accounts. for the safe arrival after they have been accepted and found 
C.0.D. No plants or perishable articles can be sent C.O.D. in good order. Should they be received in unsatisfactory con- 
Seed and bulb orders should not be requested C.O.D. because dition we must be notified at once, so that proper adjustment 
of extra charges collected by the Post Office or other carrier. can be made. 
Cash with order saves time and money. NON WARRANTY. While we exercise every care to have all 
REMITTANCES. Send P.O. Money Order, Express Money Order, Bde Bone desea, Cann OO ee 
BriChedite Culrency sheltiibe cent, by: Recistered Mail’ plied as to purity, description, quality, productiveness or any 
other matter of any seeds, bulbs, or plants we send out and 
SALES TAX. All residents of California, whose orders are to be we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. If pur- 
delivered within California must add 3% Sales Tax to their chaser does not accept the goods on these terms they are to 
remittance. be at once returned and the money paid will be refunded. 
PAUL J. HOWARD’S 
California Flowerland 
11700 National Boulevard, Los Angeles 
TELEPHONES:—Los Angeles—AShley—4-2951 © West L. A.—ARizona 3-1171 © Santa Monica—4-2755 
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California Flower- 
land is just a 
pleasant drive, 
away from traffic. 
Easily reached 
from all points in 
the Southland. 
Wilshire Blvd. 
Olympic Blvd. 
Pico Street Los 
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CALIFORNIA FLOWERLAND 
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