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. Goods are offered 
subject to arrival or harvest. Because of the unstable and 
unpredictable conditions of the times, I reserve the right to 
change prices without notice. 
I try to send out only good seeds, bulbs and plants, but since 
I have no control over the purchaser’s degree of knowledge 
and skill, nor over the time and method of planting, nor over 
the care given the materials afterward, nor over climate or 
the weather of the particular season, I cannot be responsible 
for any results dependent on such factors. Should, though, 
stock prove untrue, or arrive in poor condition, a prompt 
report to me will bring quick adjustment. 
Please remit by postal money order if you can. It is a thor- 
oughly safe and inexpensive way of sending money. Be sure 
that clerk makes out order clearly to Moorestown, for there 
is another postoffice of similar name in the state. We will 
accept personal checks in instances where it is inconvenient 
to get a money order, but please do not send checks on any 
order of less than $2.00. Because of the large number of per- 
sonal checks we must put through, the bank makes a collec- 
tion service charge, and on a too-small order this can quite 
take up the profit. Sometimes actual currency is sent. That is 
safe if letter is registered; otherwise the risk of loss is the 
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 
or bulbs are ordered, the total value of them for forwarding 
at one time must be at least $2.00. 
REX. D. PEARCE 
Moorestown New Jersey 
PLANTS AND BULBS BY MAIL—Seeds are postpaid at 
catalog prices, and safe arrival of them is guaranteed. Plants 
and bulbs are not postpaid, and will normally be sent by ex- 
press, but we will be glad to send them by mail if you will add 
to your remittance for them 5% for shipments to points east 
of Pittsburgh and north of the Potomac, 10% for points be- 
yond 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. Safe arrival in 
good, growable condition is guaranteed of bulbs and plants 
during period from April 15th to November 25th. During the 
remainder of the year, the general winter season, bulbs and 
plants are guaranteed as to arrival only, and not against 
freezing in transit, so if you order bulbs or plants for winter 
shipment, bear in mind that freezing risk is yours. We shall, 
though, pack carefully and warmly. 
PLANT FINDER 
As a rough aid in pieking out species of a particular na- 
ture, 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. Here are the 
meanings of the numerals before names. 
1—An herbaceous perennial, winter-hardy. 
2—An herbaceous perennial, tender. 
38—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. 
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. 
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a—Requires acid: soil. 
at—Prefers acidity. 
b—Suitable for the hardy border. 
bt—For backgrounds or screen plantings. 
ec—The flowers cut well. 
d—wWill 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—Fffective 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 re- 
ceived 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. 
z—Requires winter protection. 
NUMERALS IN PARENTHESES indicate season and dura- 
tion 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 
PARENTHESES indicates normal mature height in inches 
(or in feet if so specified) under good culture. A STAR (*) 
after a naMe indicates a perennial that will bloom first year 
from early sowing. ‘i 
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. 

