Last year our firm celebrated its 40th anniversary. With 
the help of our catalog we are now starting another decade. 
Wouldn’t it be good to know what these next ten years will 
bring us in the way of scientific progress, economic conditions 
and so on? 
We cannot foretell the future exactly, but a glance at the 
past reveals that without a doubt the last forty years have 
been the most disturbing in all recorded history. No other 
period has produced so many changes in the field of science, 
economics and plain every-day living. Our nation—and to a 
large extent, the whole world—has literally been catapulted 
from walking to flying. We now have means of instant 
communication and of remote vision; we have electrical, 
mechanical and chemical advances that defy comprehension, 
and with them has come more than a 50 percent increase in 
population. 
We are of the opinion that much of the confusion, frus- 
tration, despair and fear that seems now to dominate the 
the lives of many individuals is the direct result of this 
technological progress. The unbalanced economy of nations, 
which has generated wars and threats of wars, comes from 
the fact that we have not yet learned to live in a world con- 
trolled by these new conditions. 
In the years ahead we expect to see further substantial 
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progress in scientific develop- 
ments of all kinds. Enormous 
steps have been taken in re- 
cent years in the production 
of new strains of flowers, 
vegetables, fruits, grains, 
grasses and forage _ plants. 
Founder 
And we think that even greater 
gains are ahead, for progress 
in this direction is really just getting started. 
But we believe the world will never again experience such 
widespread changes as the last forty years have brought. 
We should now settle down to a more moderate pace, with 
less frequent and less violent disturbances. Gradually then 
our methods of living and transacting business, of getting 
along together both as individuals and as nations, will become 
adjusted to our new world. 
In short, we truly believe we are headed for a more sta- 
bilized era. This makes us optimistic about the future. We 
have an abiding faith that what lies before us is much brighter 
than most people seem to think. More than ever we are 
convinced that our nation and our economy are strong. 
And with this thought we face another gardening year. 
Surely anyone who plants a crop and harvests it year after 
year will share our confidence. For who 
has greater faith than a farmer? 
WE DO NOT PAY 
POSTAGE 
When making out your order, please bear 
in mind that the prices quoted in this cata- 
log do not include postage, except where 
specifically marked ‘‘Postpaid.”’ 
ER NRT 
For all items not marked postpaid—up to 
the third zone—include for postage and 
handling, as follows: 
Forelepound sence 5 HORI sco) AY 
Bore2 pounds veer eriecret str ie ohalicleretee 25 
Fors3 pounds. crrciererctettiiis sere eerste 28 
Korat pounGss-— hie tice oe oul 
For Sepounds ears nea tee eee 34 
For each additional pound add 3 cts. 
WARRANTY CLAUSE: The Wetsel Seed 
Co., Inc., warrants to the extent of the 
purchase price that seeds or bulbs sold are 
West Market Street Store, Office, Warehouse, looking north, on U.S. Route 33, 
1% block from intersection of Route 11. Three floors visible from east side. 
as described on the container, within recog- 
nized tolerances. Seller gives no other or 
further warranty, expressed or implied. 
Gay Street Warehouse, devoted to the storage of seeds and other merchandise and cleaning of grains and grass seeds. 
