PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING 
Write your NAME and ADDRESS plainly 
ORDER EARLY. Early orders are solicited to prevent disappointments in case 
the variety selected should be sold out. 
GLADIOLUS will be ready for shipment early in January. Eastern orders, 
however, will be mailed between January Ist and March 15th only at pur- 
chaser's risk from freezing in transit. . 
DAHLIAS. Owing to the shortage of labor and the lack of storage space we 
have found it necessary to discontinue the growing of dahlias and, there- 
fore, we will not be able to supply these tubers as previously. 
SUBSTITUTIONS. Please write in some second choices, as good stock 1 is scarce 
this year. 
FOREIGN SHIPMENTS—Owinrg to the unsettled conditions we find it neces- 
sary to discontinue all foreign shipments except to CANADA and MEXICO. | 
TERMS. Remittances should accompany all orders unless satisfactory credit 
references are given. Remit by Postal or Express Money Orders or by drafts 
on American banks, when ordering from Canada or Mexico. Twenty-five 
per cent deposit should accompany all C. O. D. orders, and orders that are 
to be held for future shipment. The latter may be paid for before shipping 
time or sent C. O. D. for the balance. 
POSTAGE. Seed orders of any amount sent postpaid. On bulb orders or com- 
bination seed and bulb orders of less than $1.00, add 15c for packing and 
postage. All retail orders amounting to $1.00 or over will be delivered free — 
to all points reached by regular Parcel Post. | 
SALES TAX. Add 2!/, per cent to cover tax on all goods delivered in Califor- 
nia and any other tax that may be in effect at the time. No tax on vegetable 
seed. 
NON-WARRANTY. We give no particular warranty, express or implied, as — 
to the productiveness of any seeds, bulbs, rhizomes or plants we sell and 
we will not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our liability in all in- 
stances is limited to the value of the items purchased. If the purchaser does 
not accept the goods on these terms no sale thereof is made and purchaser 
must return them at once, and money will be refunded. 
REFERENCES. For our business standing, please refer to BANK OF AMERICA 
NATIONAL TRUST AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION; AMERICAN TRUST 
COMPANY, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA. 
| MEMBER OF 
ALAMEDA COUNTY FLORAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NURSERY- 
SOCIETY MEN'S ASSOCIATION 
ALAMEDA DAHLIA SOCIETY DAHLIA SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA 
AMERICAN DAHLIA SOCIETY EAST BAY GLADIOLUS SOCIETY 
AMERICAN IRIS SOCIETY NEW ENGLAND GLADIOLUS 
BRITISH GLADIOLUS SOCIETY SOCIETY 
BRITISH IRIS SOCIETY FELLOW ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 
