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To Our Old Customers 
Dear Friends: 
The other day I thought how much of 
our time was spent getting business, filling 
orders, and buying seeds and supplies for next 
year and, how little time was spent on saying | 
“thank you” to all our good customers. 
Since I cannot meet you all personally, I 
want to use this means of telling you how much 
all of us at Holmes appreciate your patronage. 
It is our earnest desire to give you the finest 
seeds, bulbs, and supplies that money can buy, 
and continually improve our service to you. We 
are always glad to hear from you—to have your 
suggestions or comments on how we can do a 
better job in serving you. 
This year, as usual, we have added a few 
new and improved varieties in our catalog. 
Golden California Wonder Pepper, Slobolt 
Lettuce, and Dwarf Market Peas are three 
vegetables that you will probably want to try. 
In flowers, the Radiance Cosmos should give 
added beauty to your flower garden. 
Cordially 
H. L. HOLMES, Jr. 
President 
GARDENADE 
Combines a_ kneeling 
pad and a convenient rack 
for your garden tools. 
Upright handles design- 
ed to enable you to lower 
yourself and lift yourself 
with a minimum of effort. 
Sturdily constructed, all 
metal and painted with green enamel, it will give 
you lifelong service. 
Can also be used in the home when it is necessary 
to kneel—cleaning floors, baseboard, polishing bath 
tub, waxing, etc. $3.75, postpaid. 
Attention! 
With every order of $2.00 received, we will give a 
Lancaster County Almanac free, when requested. 
FLOWER COLLECTION No. “A” 

To Our New Friends 
For over 50 years the name “HOLMES” has stood for quality 
seeds. This reputation was gained because our seeds had to meet 
high standards of purity, germination, and trueness to variety. 
Special strains of well known varieties have been bred to produce 
the better qualities in vegetables and flowers. We are continually 
searching for better strains—strains that will give you better results. 
Why do we go to all this trouble, you might ask. Well, seeds are 
like diamonds. They look alike and produce a crop—but just like 
diamonds, only experts can telt the difference. And there is a 
difference. 
Holmes Seeds are bred especially for the market grower. He 
must have the best seed that money can buy. His profits are derived 
from having better looking and better tasting vegetables, together 
with maximum productivity. He is the expert who can tell the 
difference in seeds. 
When you plant Holmes Seed you get these same improved strains 
that market growers get. At Holmes the quality must be high. 
And when you order, don’t forget to include Holmes Green Top 
Blood Beets. We are sure you'll agree with the many of our old 
friends who say that there is no better tasting Beet. And it is just as 
tender and sweet when it is fully grown, as it is in the early summer. 
As we have suggested to the many thousands of our other friends 
—order early, so we can give you better service. 
Cordially, 
Jan eh AA HOLMES, le 
President 

WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY 
Prattville, Ala. 
I received my order of flower seeds some days ago. Some 
of them have already germinated. The Bellis Double are up 
and the Snapdragons are coming up. 
FRANK P. DEVLIN 

Ashland, Ohio 
Kindly send me some Holmes’ Green Top Beet seed. Have 
had them before and they are by far the finest tasting Beets ] 
have ever known. 
MRS. J. W. WEAVER 
West Brownsville, Penna. 
I am a gardener and find your seed sound and true to 
name. 
J. W. THOMPSON 
\ RY 
Value 50c 35c Postpaid 
This collection of fine varieties of lovely flowers will give you easy to grow flowers of many colors to brighten your garden. 
Aster, Giant Mixed 
Marigold, Mammoth Mixed 

Beet, Detroit Dark Red 
Beans, New Long Tendergreen 
Beans, Pencil Pod Black Wax 
Carrot, Nantes 
Sweet Corn, Marcross 

Petunia, Dwarf Mixed Colors 
Scabiosa, Giant Hybrid Mixed 
Vegetable Collection No. 1—For a Small Garden—Value $1.80—$1.00 Postpaid 
This popular collection will plant a garden about 25 x 40 feet, or its equivalent. It is composed of one regular packet 
each of the following vegetable seeds: (No changes can be made.) 
Sweet Corn, Golden Cross Bantam 
Cucumber, Marketer 
Lettuce, Imperial 44 
Lettuce, Black-Seeded Simpson 
Onion, Sweet Spanish 
Zinnia, Double Giant, All Colors 




Radish, Early Scarlet Globe 
Summer Squash, Early Yellow Prolific 
Spinach, Summer Savoy 
Swiss Chard, Fordhook Giant 
Turnip, Purple Top White Globe 









NON-WARRANTY. The successful growing of seeds, bulbs, and plants obviously depends in very large measure on 
weather conditions and proper cultural methods beyond our control; so conforming with the universal custom of the seed 
trade, we give no warranty, express or implied, as to the productiveness of any seeds, bulbs, or plants we sell, and we will 
not be in any way responsible for the crop. Our liability in ail instances is limited to the purchase price of the seeds, bulbs 
and plants. THE HOLMES SEED CO. 
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