For the Seed Trade... 
We are pleased to offer for your consideration our 1945 Crop Whole- 
sale Flower Seed Catalog, which lists all items of Flower Seed we have 
under production this year. 
It has always been our aim to produce only first quality Flower Seed, 
suitable for your most critical Trade requirements — whether they be 
Florist, Retail, or Commission Packet. Again this year we will conduct a 
large Trial Ground for stock seed selection purposes. In the field, we 
endeavor to keep all straight colors of a variety widely separated, to 
prevent crossing by bees and other insects. This is your assurance of 
always receiving top quality stocks when ordering from Macdonald. 
In order to keep up production on most of the popular varieties, it has 
been necessary to drop many similar colors in a variety and concentrate 
on those in greatest demand. You will notice that many items have been 
dropped from our 1945 catalog for this reason. The labor shortage is still 
very acute, which is a prime factor in our curtailed acreage. We anticipate 
no sizable surplusses after 1945 harvest and urge all customers to place 
their orders early. 
Flower Novelties are nearly as scarce as new cars — there has hardly 
been any production on either since 1942! However, it is nearly always 
possible to include something new in your catalog, and we will be only 
too glad to offer suggestions from our field and Trial Ground plantings. 
We want to take this opportunity to thank you, our customers, for 
your friendship and business during the past season, and assure you it is 
indeed very much appreciated. 
