sends and Peet, DELIVERED FREE. 
At the prices quoted in this catalog, we will prepay transportation charges on all Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds and Bulbs to places in the United States. We reserve the right to ship by parcel post, express or freight 
at our option. If you mark your order to be shipped by express where we would ship by freight, it will be shipped 
by express collect. 
We do not pay transportation charges on Potatoes, Field Seeds, Plants, Accessories, etc. in quantities quoted 
“Not paid” or “Purchaser pays transportation.” These will be sent by express or freight collect unless enough 
money is sent to cover postage at the regular zone rate. The rate to places in New York State west of Utica and 
Binghamton is 1c per lb., east of Utica and west of Springfield, Mass., 2c per lb., east of Springfield 4c per lb., 
north of Baltimore 2c per lb., south of Baltimore 4c per lb. to points in Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina. 
The rates to other places can be obtained at any post office. ; 
Allow Plenty of Time for Your Order to Reach You 
At the present time all shipments, including mail, parcel post and express, are handled much slower than 
formerly, and freight is usually considerably delayed. We therefore ask that you send in your order well ahead 
of the time you wish to use the seeds, and we will do our best to ship it just as quickly as possible. If your order 
includes potatoes, onion sets, plants, etc. which we cannot ship early in the spring, your seeds will be sent first 
and the plants sent later when the weather is suitable or when they are ready. 
Making Out the Order. Please use the order blanks attached to 
the last page of this catalog. Print your name very distinetly and 
give your full post office address, including the new postal zone 
number if you have one. For express or freight shipments, be 
sure to give your nearest railroad station or express office if 
different from your post office. 
How to Send Money. Money is most conveniently and safely sent 
in the form of a post office money order, express order or check. 
We will accept personal checks for over $1.00 without exchange. 
Small amounts may be sent in postage stamps. It is not safe to 
send silver. 
Refunds of Money. If we cannot supply certain items on your 
order, we will refund the money sent for them, unless you 
give us permission to substitute some other variety. 
C.O.D. Shipments. C.O.D. orders will be accepted only if 
accompanied by cash payment of 25% of the amount of the order. 
At the present time, we do not recommend C.O.D. Shipments, 
as they are much more likely to be delayed. 
Plants, bulbs and nursery stock will not be sent C.O.D, under any cir- 
cumstances. 
SPECIAL HANDLING. You can usually get seeds or plants a 
day or two sooner than by ordinary parcel post if they are 
sent “Special Handling.” An extra fee must be paid on each 
package as follows: 
Up to:d tbs s5 in cece copta eee pene ot] ne 10c 
Over 2 lbs., not over 10 Ibs........5........ 1 Se 
Overs 1 Obst Re At orronta ot vien em icbtererchee lari ete 20c 
If you want seeds or plants sent Special Handling, please so 
mark your order, and include the money for the extra postage 
with your remittance. If your order is to be sent on different 
dates, and you want each part Special Handling, be sure to 
include enough postage for each mailing. 
CEILING PRICES 
The government has established ceiling prices on certain kinds of vegetable seeds for 1944. In all cases the prices listed in this 
catalog conform to or are below the ceilings as established in MPR 496. 
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CONDITIONS OF SALE 
No seeds are sold by us that we do not know are of good vitality and will grow under normal conditions. They are all tested and 
the per cent that germinates is marked on the package or label. 
We assume responsibility of the seeds, plants and bulbs reaching the purchaser in good condition. However, in common with all 
responsible seedsmen, we give no warranty, express or implied as to the productiveness of any seeds, plants or bulbs we send out, 
and we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our liability in all instances is limited to the purchase price of the seed. We 
will not accept or fill orders under any other conditions. 
JOSEPH HARRIS CO., Inc., Moreton Farm, Rochester 1, N. Y. 
January 1, 1944 
Every Package of HARRIS’ SEED is marked With the GERMINATION TEST 
This is the thirty-third consecutive year we have given our customers this service. Certain state laws, and Federal regula- 
tions require the test on some seeds and under some conditions. However we believe that the grower has a right to know the 
vitality of all the seeds he buys, so we put the test on every package of seed we send out, whether it be a packet of flower 
seed or a hundred pound bag of spinach seed. Look for the germination test and sow your seed accordingly for best results. 

