
° IMPORTANT TO CUSTOMERS e 

Please Notice 
Orders at prices in this Catalog will be filled only for those en- 
gaged in the florist, landscape gardening, and market gardening 
business, or others entitled to such prices. We reserve the right 
to refuse to fill orders for others not entitled to these prices. 
As a protection to our customers who are entitled to wholesale 
or florists’ prices, we ask that they do not lend this Catalog to per- 
sons not entitled thereto. It will save us considerable embarrass- 
ment. Tell them to send for our ‘‘Seed Book’”—free upon request. 
We Welcome Charge Accounts 
We invite you to take advantage of a charge account with us. 
So that no time will be Jost in executing your first order, please 
refer, preferably, to someone in either your own or our line of 
business with whom you have a charge account. This frequently 
saves delay. 
Discounts 
A discount of five per cent is allowed on Flower Seed Orders 
ONLY when cash accompanies order. 
This does not apply to any other items or to dealer orders. 
A 2 per cent cash discount may be deducted on bills for Flower 
Seeds, Vegetables Seeds and Bulbs if payment is made within 10 
days from date of bill. 
Please note that these discounts do not apply to other 
goods listed in this Catalog. Grass Seed, Farm Seed, Tools, 
Implements, Fertilizers, etc., are net. 
Conditions of Sales 
All contracts, sales, and acknowledgments of orders are con- 
tingent upon crop failure, our ability to import and make deliv- 
eries in conformity with the ‘‘Plant Quarantine Act,” partial de- 
liveries by growers or manufacturers, strikes, or other unavoid- 
able causes beyond our control, clerical errors included; also 
unsatisfactory credit standing. All quotations are subject to 
market changes and goods being unsold on receipt of order. 
Forwarding Service 
We pay postage on all orders for Flower Seeds provided the 
order calls for packets, ounces, quarter pounds. If other items 
are wanted by mail, remit postage according to the zone in which 
you reside. All postage is charged on dealers’ orders regardless 
of items ordered. 
Parcel Post Rates 
On Seeds, Bulbs, Plants or Roots not exceeding eight (8) 
ounces in weight, the postage charge is 1c for each two (2) 
ounces or fraction thereof; on sundries or other merchandise not 
exceeding eight (8) ounces in weight, the postage charge is 
1c for each two (2) ounces or fraction thereof. Seeds, Bulbs, 
Plants, Roots, Sundries, etc., weighing over eight (8) ounces, 
are sent at zone rates. 
If Special Delivery is wanted, an additional 15c is required on 
packages weighing up to two (2) pounds—25c on packages 
meehine more than two (2) pounds and up to ten (10) pounds 
—35c on packages weighing more than ten (10) pounds, which 
also includes special handling and transportation as first-class 
mail. 
If remittance accompanies order, a sufficient amount should 
be included to cover the extra charge—if ordered to be sent by 
either of the methods as stated above. 
We do not make shipments of Plants or Cold Storage Bulbs 
C.O.D., and shipments of goods C.O.D. outside of our automo- 
bile delivery limits can only be made that way provided a partial 
remittance Is sent with the order to guarantee that the goods will 
be accepted on arrival. 


Parcel Post Rates from Philadelphia (subject to change) 
United States Parcel Post Rates pea fee I 
(Seeds, plants, and bulbs included) Beats poder 
(Subject to change) fraction] fraction 
Local Rate; Philadelphia memset: «tener $0 07 | $0 O1 
1st Zone, within 50 miles of Philadelphia... 08 O1.1 
2d Zone, over 50 and under 150 miles. 08 O11 
3d Zone, over 150 and under 300 miles . 09 Q2 
4th Zone, over 300 and under 600 miles . 10 03.5 
5th Zone, over 600 and under 1000 miles . 11 05.3 
6th Zone, over 1000 and under 1400 miles . 12 07 
7th Zone, over 1400 and under 1800 miles . 14 09 
StheZonewovers(SOOmm 1 esa aren nner 15 11 
Packages must not exceed 100 inches (length and girth com- 
bimed). 
Limit of weight to all zones, 70 pounds. 
A fraction of a cent in the total amount of postage on any parcel 
shall be counted as a full cent. 
PARCEL POST CHARGES QUOTED ARE FOR 
DELIVERY IN THE UNITED STATES ONLY 
Notice to Customers in Canada and Other Countries 
Outside of the United States. In remitting for purchases at 
the time of ordering, or when paying accounts, by reason of the 
exchange, we ask that you please send Post Office Money Order 
in United States funds or a check or draft on a New York or 
Philadelphia Bank in par in United States funds, 
Important Notice 
All shipments of plants, perishable stock, and cold-storage 
bulbs are made at buyer’s risk only. 
If such shipments arrive in bad condition, accept them and 
receipt for them accordingly, and make claim for your loss on 
the transportation company. We, of course, will hold ourselves 
ready to assist you In any possible way. It has been found that 
claims can be collected more readily by the person receiving the 
goods than by the shipper. 
Our custom to guarantee the actual arrival of goods (except 
at points where there is no Freight or Express agent) will still be 
continued, and claims for loss or non-arrival of merchandise not 
perishable will, as in the past, be cared for by us, so you run no 
risk of having to make claims for lost goods. 
Henry F. Michell Co. give no warranty, expressed or implied, as 
to the description, purity or productiveness of any seeds, plants, 
or bulbs they send out, and they cannot be in any way responsible 
for the crop. If the customer does not accept the goods on these 
terms, he must notify us at once, and we will give instructions for 
disposition of goods, 

SERVICE 
BELL: 
Lombard 5620 to 5629 
KEYSTONE: 
Main 1631-1632 
Telephone your order. It will get prompt, courteous 
attention here. 



HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 516 and 518 Market St., PHILA. 5 
509-11-13 Ludlow St. and 
American and Dauphin Sts. 
Warehouses: 
SEED 
BULBS, PLANTS, GARDEN SUPPLIES, FERTILIZERS, 
INSECT DESTROYERS, POULTRY SUPPLIES, ETC. 

