KEY TO LETTERS USED IN 
DESCRIPTIONS 
a-——prefers acid soil. 
at—Tolerant of acidity. 
b—Suitable for the hardy border. 
bt—For backgrounds, or screen plantings. 
c—The flowers cut well. 
d—Will grow in rather dry soils. 
e—Of easy culture for the beginner, if key letter and other 
directions are followed. 
f—Decorative foliage effects. 
g—Ground cover or carpeting plant. 
gt—Turfing effects in place of grass. 
h——-May be used as hedge. 
i—Useful for low edgings. 
j—Some part of the plant used as food. 
k—-Sow in early spring while soil is cool. 
kt—As in ‘“k’’, but may also be sown in latest fall. 
l1—Needs lime. 
lt—Tolerant of, or slightly prefers, lime. 
m—Likes plenty of moisture, keep watered. 
mt—For bog garden, pool-edge or streamside. 
n—Effective for wild naturalizing. 
o—Fragrant or aromatic. 
p—-For pavements, step-crevices or walls. 
q—Has bright berries or other decorative fruits. 
r—Of value in rock garden. 
s—Prefers shade. 
st—Tolerant of either light shade or sun. 
u—May be used for windowbox, porch or urn. 
ut—Suitable for terrariums. 
v—Sow in pans of sand, mixed with chopped sphagnum 
moss. Seeds requiring this culture will not germinate 
during warmer parts of year. 
w—Sow in heat, in sunny window, frame or conservatory. 
x—Sow in spring or summer, up to September. If sown 
in heat of summer, be sure seedbed is shaded. A lath 
or cloth screen a foot above it is suggested. 
y—Sow in late autumn or even in early winter, in open 
ground beds or unheated frames, germination to take 
place in spring. These are seeds that need cold to start 
them, not heat. May usually be sown in early spring 
also, providing they have been stratified, or have re- 
ceived refrigerator treatment. Cultural folder sent 
with seeds, gives directions for this. 
-Seeds so marked should be sown only in late autumn, 
or in earliest spring in outdoor seedbeds. If sown too 
late in spring, they may lie dormant until following 
year. 
NUMERALS IN PARENTHESES indicate season and dura- 
tion of bloom, as follows: (1) early spring, (2) late’ spring 
and early summer, (3) summer, (4) late summer and early 
autumn, (5) all autumn, (6) Iete autumn, (7) winter, 
(8) tends to be ever-blooming, (9) grown for fruit, form 
or foliage, rather than flowers. 
yt— 

NUMERAL FOLLOWING PARENTHESES indicates nor- 
mal mature height in inches, under good culture. Height 
of taller kinds sometimes is given in feet. A STAR (*) 
after a name indicates a perennial that will bloom first 
year from early sowing. 
WHERE NEW SEEDS COME FROM—First of all they come 
from our own Old Orchard Seed Farm, near Moorestown, 
New Jersey, where we have over 3000 species of unusual 
plants growing, largely rare kinds. We produce there an 
actual majority of the seeds that we sell. Other seeds 
come from the many professional or amateur botanical 
collectors who gather for us in all parts of the world, 
or from specialist commercial growers. Additional seeds 
are saved on private estates in this country and Britain. 
Visitors are always welcome at Old Orchard, but Nursery, 
due to present shortage of help, is now closed on Sunday. 
PLANTS AND BULBS BY MAIL—Seeds are postpaid at 
catalog prices, but plants and bulbs are not, and will 
normally be sent by express. If you prefer having plants 
and bulbs come by mail, will you please add to your re- 
mittance for them, 5% for shipments to points east of 
Pittsburgh and north of the Potomac, 10% for points beyond 
these limits but still east of the Mississippi, and 15% for 
destinations west of that river. This additional allowance 
is to cover postage, and the cost of mail packing. Plants 
will go safely enough either way, mail or express. 
ALTERNATIVE SELECTIONS—Due to war interference, 
we may be out of an occasional variety. It will save both 
of us if you will give at the bottom of your order a few 
alternative choices. Helps conserve paper, if nothing else. 



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PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
(Being Conditions of Sale) 
Seeds and bulbs are forwarded as ready. All seeds, but 
not actual bulbs or live plants, are postpaid. Safe arrival 
is guaranteed. Goods are offered subject to arrival or 
harvest. All previous prices are withdrawn. 
I try to send out only good seeds, but I cannot control 
the conditions under which they are planted. I give no 
warranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, pro- 
ductiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs, or 
plants I sell, and I will not be responsible for the crop. 
Please remit in full with your order. Postal and express 
money orders are cheap, safe and easily obtained. I sug- 
gest their use where possible. Personal checks will be ac- 
cepted, however, should it not be convenient to get a money 
order, but if remittance is made by check, be sure to add 
five cents (not 5%), to the total sum, this being about 
the average cost per check, (not per dollar), for handling, 
bank collection charges, etc. If you enclose actual cash, 
eurrency in any form, by ordinary unregistered mail, it 
must be at your own risk. C. O. D. shipments of seeds 
made only when substantial deposit accompanies order. 
Bulbs, plants and books are not sent C. O. D. 
REX. D. PEARCE 
Moorestown New Jersey 
EMERGENCY ADDRESS—We have arranged, should this 
become necessary beeause of war exigencies or other reasons 
beyond our control, to continue our operations at White 
water, in Wisconsin. While this is really intended as an 
emergency address only, any mail sent now or later to 
just REX. D. PEARCE, WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN, 
will be sure to reach us. 
MINIMUM ORDER SIZE—Please note that quite definitely 
no order should call for less than 50c worth of seeds, nor, 
if it includes plants, for less than $1.00 worth of them. 
For purpose of this reckoning, bulbs may be considered as 
plants. We actually lose money on every seed order smaller 
than a 50c value, and on every plant (including bulb) order 
of less than $1.00 value that we fill, so we must reserve 
right to refuse such orders. You know we must at least 
break even if we are to continue to serve you. 
SALES TAX—As this Catalog goes to press, it appears 
likely that a Federal Sales Tax Law may be enacted. Please 
be sure to include with your remittance an allowance for an 
amount to cover such or other applicable Sales Taxes, or 
any Special Imposts, that may be in effect at time order 
is sent in. 
NEW CATALOGS—We fully expect to issue a new edition 
of this General Catalog in each succeeding year, as in the 
past. It is, though, quite possible that war restrictions or 
paper shortages may make this difficult, in which case the 
present Catalog will continue to hold good so far as descrip- 
tions and most prices are concerned. In the event that it 
should be impracticable to put out a new Catalog next 
year, you will be sent quite certainly a folder advising you 
of this, and any necessary changes in prices or in stocks, 
at that time. Please, then, keep carefully for your refer- 
ence this Catalog, and each Catalog, until you receive the 
new issue of it. 
SHOULD THE CATALOG NOT BE NEEDED, we shall 
appreciate it very much indeed if you will pass it along to 
some garden-inclined friend or acquaintance who you think 
may be interested in it. 
PLEASE SHARE YOUR CATALOG—After you have made 
up your own order, won’t you please let your neighbor have 
a chance at the Catalog (but be sure he gives it back again). 
Then, when you send in your own order to us, give also 
his full name and address, stating that he has had your 
catalog and has made, or you think intends to make, up 
an order from it. Just as a part return for your kindness 
we will send you one packet of seed, your choice from these 
three desirable annuals, being ones not otherwise distributed 
this year. Here are the annuals: Golden Proboscidea, the 
rose pink Tinantia fugax, the new long-stemmed Xanthisma 
Avalon Giant. (Three neighbors, three Catalog lendings, all 
three packets.) 
OLD ORCHARD NURSERY—It is on Bridgeboro Road, near 
Moorestown, N. J., a suburb of Philadelphia. Seed-house 
and office at Nursery. Visitors welcome, but not open 
Sunday. 
