
R. H. LANG 
President and 
General Manager 

Above is our home here at Madison. We use not only this 
entire building, four floors and basement, but store many car- 

THOMAS 8S. TOAL 
Secretary and 
Assistant General Manager 
loads of seed in public storage. 
POINTERS ON ORDERING FROM OLDS 
Follow These Instructions For Best Service 
© HOW TO PAY. Use post-office or express money order, 
draft, or registered letter. Olds will be responsible 
for payment by mail if you send money any of these 
ways. We accept personal checks at face value. For 
small amounts, 50c or less, use coin or postage stamps 
ie prefer 5c stamps) but be sure to register your 
etter. 
© USE ORDER SHEET in back of book, and give city 
zone number if you have one. If you want to write us 
later about your order, be sure to give post office ad- 
dress where order was mailed ... or the order number. 
@ OLDS ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR ORDER PROMPTLY. 
Where goods can be sent at once, we ship as soon as 
possible—small items by nvarcel post, large items by 
freight or express, with notice of shipment and bill of 
lading. If part of order is shipped, the shipment is 
our acknowledgment of your order. 
@ GARDEN SEEDS SENT POSTPAID anywhere in U. S. 
proper, except bulk seeds taken from the Market Gar- 
deners’ Wholesale prices. On all foreign orders over 
4 ozs., add 10c per pound postage. PRICES ON FIELD 
SEEDS, POTATOES OR SIDE LINES DO NOT 
INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION UNLESS QUOTED 
POSTPAID. See table of parcel post rates on order 
blank. 
e LARGE SHIPMENTS ARE SENT BY FREIGHT, un- 
less you instruct us otherwise. We have three rail- 
roads here at Madison: Chicago and North Western; 
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific; and the 
Illinois Central. 
eC. O. D. SHIPMENTS. With rates on C. O. D. increased, 
this method is too expensive for small orders. Perish- 
able items, such as plants and nursery stock cannot 
be sent C. O. D. Other items will be sent C. O. D. if 
one-fourth the amount accompanies order. 
e HOW MANY NAMES AT YOUR HOUSE? Often Mr. 
J. writes one order. Later, Mrs. J. sends another. He 
writes “Mr. J. J.” and she writes, “Mrs. James J.” This 
confuses us—if you’ll always use one and the same 
name per family, it will help tremendously. We can 
serve you faster and you'll be sure to get your catalog 
always. : ’ 
e NOTE: If you receive an_extra 1945 catalog, won’t 
you give it to a neighbor? Paper shortages make cata- 
logs precious now and seeds are vital Victory Garden 
items. 
Why the Early Bird... 
We ask you to order early NOT because we anticipate. 
seed shortages, for we believe our supply is adequate. 
even if Victory gardening surpasses 1944. We cannot fill 
your orders as rapidly as previousy because experienced 
help is very difficult to get, as you know. Railroads are 
busier than ever transporting soldiers and shipping war 
goods, so ORDER EARLY, well in advance of planting 
‘time, to avoid wartime shipping delays. 
OVOP OVOP OOD V LV OPEV IPOS 
OLDS’ TRIPLE GUARANTEE 
QUALITY 
We guarantee the quality of all the items of- 
fered in this book to the extent that should 
they not prove as represented or you are not 
satisfied we will refill the order or return the 
full amount you paid, but we give no further 
warranty, express or implied, as to description, 
quality, productiveness or any other matter of 
any seeds, potatoes, bulbs or plants we send 
out and will not be responsible for the crop. 


SAFE ARRIVAL 
We guarantee everything to arrive in good 
order. If there is any trouble, however, bags 
torn or anything else wrong, have this noted 
on the freight expense bill which must be sent 
us with the bill of lading. 
CAREFUL ATTENTION 
We guarantee to give your order careful 
attention. All orders and remittances are 
promptly acknowledged and letters of inquiry 
personally and courteously answered, as a rule 
the same day they are received. 

