PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
(Being Conditions of Sale) 
Seeds and bulbs are forwarded as ready. All seeds, but 
not actual bulbs or live plants, are postpaid. Safe arrival 
is guaranteed. Goods are offered subject to arrival or 
harvest. All previous prices are withdrawn. Because of the 
unstable and unpredictable conditions of the times, I re- 
serve the right to change prices without notice. 
I try to send out only good seeds, but I cannot control the 
conditions under which they are planted. I give no warranty, 
express or implied, as to description, quality, productiveness, 
or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs, or plants I sell, and 
I will not be responsible for the crop. 
Please remit by postal money order if you can. It is a thor- 
oughly safe and inexpensive way of sending money, convenient 
for both the buyer and the seller. (Be sure, though, that clerk 
makes out order clearly to Moorestown, for there is another 
postoffice of similar name in the state). We will accept per- 
sonal checks in instances where it is inconvenient to get a 
money order, providing that an additional ten cents (not 
10%) is added to whatever amount would otherwise be that 
of the check. This ten cents covers our office costs in connec- 
tion with receipt of check remittances, the fee that our bank 
charges for handling the check, etc. Sometimes actual cur- 
rency is sent. That is safe if letter is registered, otherwise 
risk of loss is responsibility of the remitter. 
A minimum order size must be set, for due to fixed charges 
and packing costs, we actually lose money on the too-small 
orders. Smallest acceptable seed order is $1.00. When plants, 
bulbs or onion sets are ordered, the total value of them 
for forwarding at one time must be at least $2.00. 
ABOUT SPECIAL TAXES—Should any Sales Tax, or any 
other similar tax,.be applicable, then please include the amount 
of it in your remittance. 
REX. D. PEARCE 
Moorestown New Jersey 
PLANTS AND BULBS BY MAIL—Seeds are postpaid at 
eatalog prices, but plants and bulbs are not, and will normally 
be sent by express. If you prefer having plants and bulbs 
come by mail, will you please add to your remittance for them, 
5% for shipments to points east of Pittsburgh and north of 
the Potomac, 10% for points beyond these limits but still 
east of the Mississippi, and 15% for destinations west of that 
river. This additional allowance is to cover postage, and the 
cost of mail packing. Plants will go safely enough either way, 
mail or express. 
PLANT FINDER 
As a rough aid in picking out species of a particular nature, 
or suited for a particular purpose, we are using a series of 
numerals before names. These numerals have nothing to do 
with the key letters and numerals that appear after names, 
and that are explained in detail in next column. Please don’t 
confuse the two. Here are the meanings of the numerals 
before names. 
1—An herbaceous perennial, winter-hardy. 
2—An herbaceous perennial, tender. 
3—Bulb or bulb-like plant usually grown in garden. 
4—Bulb or bulb-like plant usually grown under glass, as in 
window, or conservatory. 
5—Shrub, woody-stemmed plant, hardy. 
6—Shrub, woody-stemmed plant, tender. 
7—Vine, hardy. 
8—Vine, tender. 
9—Tree, hardy. 
10—Tree, tender. 
HARDY, as used above, signifies that plants can be grown 
out of doors at Philadelphia. Most such plants can, of course, 
be also grown outside in climates much more severe. 
TENDER, as used above, signifies that the species is usually 
grown under glass in climate of Philadelphia, as a pot plant 
in windows, or in greenhouses and conservatories. Further 
south many of these species become easy garden plants. 
Those gardening in mild climates, as the Gulf states, or Cali- 
fornia, should scan this group with care. 
ANNUAL FLOWERS, one-year kinds that come into bloom 
within a few weeks after the seed is sown, are indicated by 
a star or asterisk (*) before the name. 

Gay 

TRUE HARDY EASTER LILY 
LILIUM LONGIFLORUM TAKESIMA—Immense perfumed 
trumpets of snowy, waxy whiteness. Often grown in pots, but 
at Philadelphia is winter-hardy in open garden. Photograph 
was taken at Old Orchard, and part of our seed came from 
this bed. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
KEY-LETTER EXPLANATION 
a—Requires acid soil. 
at—Prefers acidity. 
b—Suitable for the hardy border. 
bt—For backgrounds or screen plantings. 
c—The flowers cut well. 
d—Will grow in rather dry soils. 
e—Of easy culture for the beginner, if key letter and other 
directions are followed. 
f—Decorative foliage effects. 
g—Ground cover or carpeting plant. 
h—May be used as hedge. 
i—Useful for low edgings. 
j—Soak seed before sowing. 
k—Sow in early spring while soil is cool. 
kt—As in ‘‘k’’, but may also be sown in latest fall. 
1—Needs lime. 
lt—Tolerant of, or prefers, lime. 
m—Likes plenty of moisture, keep watered. 
mt—For bog garden, pool-edge or streamside. 
n—Effective for wild naturalizing. 
o—Fragrant or aromatic. 
p—For pavements, step-crevices or walls. 
r—Of value in rock garden. 
s—Prefers shade. 
st—Tolerant of either light shade or sun. 
u—May be used for windowbox, porch or urn. 
ut—Suitable for terrariums. 
w—Sow in heat, in sunny window, frame or conservatory. 
x—Sow in spring or summer, up to September. If sown in 
heat of summer, be sure seedbed is shaded. 
y—Sow in late autumn or even in early winter, in open 
ground beds or unheated frames, germination to take 
place in spring. These are seeds that need cold to start 
them, not heat. May usually be sown in early spring also, 
providing they have been stratified, or have received 
refrigerator treatment. Cultural folder sent with seeds, 
gives directions for this. 
yt—Seeds so marked should be sown in late autumn or earliest 
spring in outdoor seedbed. If sown too late in spring, 
they may lie dormant until following year. 
NUMERALS IN PARENTHESIS indicate season and duration 
of bloom, as follows: (1) early spring, (2) late spring and early 
summer, (3) summer, (4) late summer and early autumn, (5) 
all autumn, (6) late autumn, (7) winter, (8) tends to be 
ever-blooming, (9) grown for fruit, form or foliage, rather 
than flowers. NUMERAL FOLLOWING PARENTHESIS in- 
dicates normal mature height in inches (or in feet if so speci- 
fied), under good culture. A STAR (*) after a name indicates 
a perennial that will bloom first year from early sowing. 
