Good Seeds Cheap—Good as Can Be Grown—None Better at Any Price 
Dear Customers and Friends: - May we suggest that you and your good wife 
Shumway’s first Seed Catalog, published in and family carefully look through the Catalog at 
1870, was a 16-page book—size 6 x 9, total edi- your earliest convenience; one writing on the 
tion, 4,000 copies. Today this beautiful Catalog order sheet enclosed the things you need; the 
i other member of your family checking the items 
tured in natural colors—-Garden, Flower and in the Catalog so you will have a copy of your 
Field Seeds, Bulbs, Roses, Gardenias, Carnations, order to check against your list when shipment 
, R. i. SHUMWAY "174 » = 4 A : 
THE PIONEER AMERICAN smeDSMAN ee Bane Hants andy Pee Peren- is received. If you should find a shortage or mis- 
sta ished in ) a a ° - % 
Se Pe en oe el BFoens 10. take in any of your: purchases, feel free to avrite 
fact “Everything for the Garden.” Edition a mil- Fe meveiivo 6 
MY GUARANTEE ; 
lion copies. We refer you to Page 2 for our Com- 
I guarantee my seeds and plants to be plete Index. We are all indeed grateful to Almighty God 
_ just as represented. If they prove other- As we go to press with this, our 83rd annual for his many blessings during those trying years 
cia a seep © 25 ce 8 ne Catalog, we find the world in a period of readjust- referred to above, and likewise appreciative to 
made within nine months of date of pur- ment following the second great World War. you for your valued patronage of many years’ 
chase; but it must be understood I do not There is still a great deal of unrest. As relief . 
: s ~ standing. 
guarantee the crop; thereby, in common from the strain and sadness of war, many people ; 
ee Be oe cere, Aitene Wan have turned to gardening, which is encouraging If you should receive more than one copy of our 
‘oe to the extent of the purchase price as it points the way to a better and happier form catalog, would you please give one to a friend inter- 
that Seeds, Bulbs, Plants, Shrubs or Nurs- of life. ested in gardening. Thank you. 
ery Items sold are as described on the 3 Plant sf Garden 
container within recognized tolerances. : 5 
|. Seller gives no other or further Warranty, A modest Garden will afford you fresh Vege- Yours most sincerely, 
express or implied. Subject to these con- ' 
ditions, purchase i is made at the low prices 
charged. 
R. H. SHUMWAY SEEDSMAN 
tables and Fruit all summer long with sufficient 
quantity to can and store for winter consump- 
tion. This is one very definite way to reduce your 
living expenses, and at the same time enjoy the 
world’s Finest Fruits and Vegetables fresh from 
Culture Book and Canning your own Garden. 
Guide FREE! 
nie With every order amounting to $3.00 or more 
eat will include my 64 page Culture Book and 
- Canning Guide if you request it when you send 
in your order. This book gives you complete 
4% culture di pons: ‘that. are easily understood 
Order early. It is advisable to order early. By doing so you will be sure of imme- 
e diate attention, and you will have your seeds and plants ready when you want to 
How to Order e@ plant them. See Page 2 for our Complete Index, : 
: ' Use enclosed order sheet and envelope if possible. Be sure to Sign Your Full Name 
and Address, giving Post Office, State, your Rural Route number, Post Office Box or Street and Number. 
_ Remittances. Remittances must accompany orders. They should be made by postal or express money order, bank draft, 
or check, If you send your personal check, add 10 cts. to cover cost of banking exchange. If currency is used, the letter 
should be registered. For amount less than a dollar stamps are acceptable. No C.O.D. will be sent for less than $1.50, 
and 25% of purchase must accompany order. Foreign Stamps Not Accepted. Illinois Customers please add 2% to your 
order to cover Illinois Sales Tax. 
"vegetable y flower oe You will also find 
in ns aot Saale planting | and spraying 
To be used in computing required postage in the event that you order from the Not Prepaid wholesale 
gardener prices, pages 6 and 7 or Farm Seed listed at Not Prepaid prices. 
a : RATES” 
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