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By Mail from Alfred Moses 
Orders will be acknowledged by postcard as soon as possible after they are received. Keep a copy 
of your order because we will not send any other copy. Your order will be filled from your original 
order to save office expense. 
Discounts: We do not offer any cash discounts but in order to meet competition we will put in 
extras to more than compensate. If you have some particular varieties you would like to try, mention 
it when mailing your order, and you may be assured we will treat you right. Some items, however, 
are in real short supply, so please do not expect us to include such items. All Collections now include 
discount in extras, and sundry articles are naturally net. 
All retail orders are shipped prepaid to any place in the continental United States unless other- 
wise noted, except orders shipped C.0.D. C.0.D. ORDERS ARE SOLD F.O.B., Lima, New York. Out- 
side of continental United States all orders are shipped f.o.b. Lima, N. Y. 
Wholesale orders are shipped express collect unless you specify otherwise. All wholesale or- 
ders are sold f.o.b. Lima, New York. Shipment is made as soon after January first, as weather permits. 
Between March 15th and April 15th, shipments may be delayed as much as a week or ten days due to 
congestion in our various departments. 
GUARANTEE: We make every effort to keep our stock absolutely true to name and free from 
disease and insects, but mistakes do happen in spite of all we can do. Let us know about them and we 
will do our best to rectify them. However, we do not warrant in any way, expressed or implied, the con- 
tents or the description, quality, productiyeness, or any other matter of any seeds, bulbs or plants sold 
by us and we will not in any way be responsible for the crop. If the purchaser does not accept these 
goods on these terms, no sale is made and the goods must be returned within ten days. 
EXPLANATION: After each variety name in parenthesis ( ) is the originator’s name and date 
of introduction. Following that we list the number of days it takes that particular variety to bloom, 
and the last number is the classification number. 
GIFT ORDER: If you wish to give a garden loving friend a gift for birthday, anniversary or holiday, 
send the order to us and we will send a lovely gift card on the date requested and send the bulbs at the 
proper planting time. 
REMITTANCES: PLEASE remit by Check or Money Order. DO NOT SEND STAMPS OR 
CASH. Simply write your order on the order blank in this catalog and mail it to us. We will ac- 
knowledge the order with a postcard giving the order number. Please use this number in writing 
about your order. Better keep a copy of the order as we will not send you any other complete copy. 
The 13th Aunudl 
Empine State Show 
Lima, New York 
Sept. 5 & 6, 1953 
Our own Garden and 
Field Show 
August 1 to October ist. 
VISITORS 
You are welcome to visit our plantings and Show Gardens. Around 500 varieties of Glads and 100 
varieties of Dahlias collected from all over the world will be included in our 3 acre show area. Our 
50 or more acres are a real sight when in full color and something you will long remember. The great 
mass of color is usually at its height in early September. Follow the arrow signs when approaching 
Lima from any direction. 
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