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please read these TERMS OF SALE 
Orders for all stock offered in this Wholesale Catalogue are being booked now. All orders 
are promptly confirmed, but are accepted subject to cancellation in case of crop failures and 
other conditions beyond our control. 
No orders shipped that total less than $5.00. NOT LESS THAN FIVE PLANTS OF A 
VARIETY AT WHOLESALE PRICES. 
This catalogue cancels all previous issues. 
We do not sell rooted or unrooted cuttings, but only well grown and established plants 
in pots. 
Ordinarily our terms are cash with order, but you may pay at delivery time, or make other 
arrangements AT THE TIME YOU ORDER. 
All prices F.O.B. Palo Alto. No charge for packing. 
Since Railway Express rates are so high, we suggest shipment by Parcel Post and Special 
Handling. However, if you want us to ship to you by Railway Express, please so indicate 
on your order. 
We are NOT responsible for the safe arrival of plants after they have been accepted in 
good order by the carrier. CLAIMS FOR DAMAGE IN TRANSIT (broken plants, delay in 
delivery, etc.) SHOULD BE FILED WITH THE CARRIER ON DELIVERY. 
Orders will be shipped when plants are ready and, depending on the stock, that will be 
in late winter or early spring. However, please indicate on your order when you would like 
to have the plants and we will let you know at once what we can do. 
All stock is labeled, true to name as given in this catalogue. 
We never substitute if sold out of a variety you have ordered and so suggest you 
PLEASE GIVE A SECOND CHOICE WHENEVER POSSIBLE. 
For years we have successfully shipped to distant places. Many thousands of plants— 
expertly packed—left our nursery and safely reached customers in many states, as far from 
Palo Alto as Maine and Florida, also Canada, the Canal Zone, the Territory of Hawaii, New 
Zealand, Germany and South Africa. 
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The demand for our specialties continues to increase yearly and so we always seem to 
be short of stock. 
Last season we were sold out of most items in less than three weeks after our wholesale 
catalogue was mailed out. This year, again, we expect to be sold out of Pelargoniums and 
other items in less than one month after this catalogue reaches you. Since our production is 
limited, we urge you to order as soon as possible after you receive this catalogue. This is not 
high-pressure business but a statement of fact—each year the late orders are out of luck. Last 
year we mailed back several thousands of dollars worth of orders that were too late. 
This does not apply to the new 1953 Fuchsia Introductions. We keep ‘open book” for 
them and hope to be able to supply orders throughout the season. 
Visitors Please Note: We are CLOSED MONDAYS and on the following holidays: New 
Year, Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving and Christmas. 
We are OPEN ALL OTHER DAYS, INCLUDING SUNDAYS, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
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