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TO AMERICAN GARDEN LOVERS 
Last year we laid down our personal observations on what constituted direct contribu- 
tions by the American public to our Nation’s war effort. These were: 
1. The purchase of War Bonds and Stamps. 
2. Thoughtful conservation of necessary materials and public services. 
3. Victory Gardening for food and morale. 
While we are not in a position to report authoritatively on the degree of successful co- 
operation obtained on the first two, we most certainly are aware of the success of the Victory 
Garden Movement, and can state definitely that the participation and successful follow- 
through of Victory Gardeners far exceeded the expectations of the United States Department 
of Agriculture, the Civilian Defense Volunteer Organization and the entire seed industry. 
The outstanding development is the fact that many thousands of Americans who never 
gave thought to the production of their own food created and cared for their Victory Gardens 
with astonishingly good 
results. 
There has been the pleasure of tasting for the first time 
garden ripe tomatoes, fresh picked snap beans, crisp lettuce, tasty sweet corn and other 
succulent vegetables which heretofore to them were merely foods that they were taught to 
eat, a precept which was dutifully followed with varying degrees of gusto. . 
This year we should like to add to our credo a suggested contribution to the War Effort 
that is more direct than indirect. This contribution is co-operative observance of the time hon- 
ored adage ‘Patience is a Virtue.’ If in your eagerness to start your garden you will only 
realize that hundreds of thousands of others are also just as eager, and that it takes time, 
time, time, to prepare stock and to assemble thousands of orders in the face of a labor situa- 
tion that makes skilled and/or unskilled labor almost non-existent. 
MAX SCHLING, JR. 
President 
Serving Our Country 
in the Armed Forces 
We could repeat the wartime formula of harried business firms ad infinitum ad nauseum, 
but we will allow the better judgment and intelligence of our clientele to decide for them- 
selves. Let it suffice to say that every mail order will be filled in sufficient time to plant even 
if it becomes necessary for us to again close our doors to counter trade (as we did last year) 
so that our entire facilities could be centered on the filling of mail orders. 
In closing let us repeat our behest. Make vegetables of your own growing the symbol 
DAVID PLATT 
Vice-President 
General Manager 
ALFRED M. SCHEIDER 
Treasurer 
OCS: 
CONDITIONS OF SALE 
While we exercise the greatest care 
to send out only seeds of the very high- 
est quality and germination, there are 
too many elements of Nature, or neg- 
lect on the part of the planter, not 
within our control, which may influ- 
ence the ultimate results. It is for that 
reason that we can give no warranty, 
express or implied, as to the descrip- 
tion, quality, productiveness or any 
other matter of any seeds, plants, or 
bulbs we sell; and we will not be in any 
way responsible for the crop. If the 
purchaser does not accept the goods 
on these terms, they are to be returned 
at once. 
Respectfully yours, 
MAX SCHLING SEEDSMEN, Inc. 
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TERMS OF SALE 
All flower seeds, grass seeds and vege- 
table seeds, with the exception of the 
following, are delivered free in the United 
States. The exceptions in vegetable seeds 
are: PEAS, BEANS and CORN which are 
postpaid within the limits of the 4th 
postal zone only. Please avoid the neces- 
sity of sending your order express collect 
by including postage to cover parcel post 
charges on these items. 
The purchaser pays transportation on 
the following: All fertilizers, insecticides, 
tools, garden requisites of all descrip- 
tions, horseradish roots, artichokes, onion 
sets, annual plants, perennial plants, 
shrubs, asparagus roots, seed potatoes, 
peat moss, salt hay and other ground coyv- 
ers. We reserve the right to refuse 
C. O. D. shipments west of the Mississippi 
river. 

of your determination to win the War. Let a garden full of flowers be your prophecy of peace. 
Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mar. 

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ALL VEGETABLE SEED BULK PRICES 
COMPLY WITH O.P.A. CEILING RE- 
QUIREMENTS. 

NON-WARRANTY ON LIVE OR 
DORMANT PLANTS 
Due to various soil and climatic 
conditions we, under no circum- 
stances, will guarantee the results 
of any live or dormant plants. 
We further give no warranty as to 
the condition of the plants upon 
arrival. In the event of a de- 
stroyed shipment or any other 
complaint relative to plant ship- 
ments, complaints must be regis- 
tered within five days after ar- 
rival. We will not accept any 
other complaints. 
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