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Terms of Sale Ww eee 2 
Tree and Shrub Seeds eee 3-20 
Flower Seeds _.....00...220024 21-43 
Vegetable and Herb Seeds _...... 44-46 
Books 2202...40 So a 47 
Lawn Seeds. 23.22... ee ee Bes Oo 48 
Members: 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN 
Eastern New York NuRSERYMENS ASSOCIATION 
Ittrno1s STATE NURSERYMENS ASSOCIATION 
CANADIAN NURSERYMENS ASSOCIATION 
TERMS 
This list cancels all previous offers and is subject to 
change without notice. 
DISCLAIMER: Herbst Brothers Seedsmen, Inc., warrants 
to the extent of the purchase price that seeds or bulbs are 
as described on the container, within recognized toler- 
ances. Seller gives no other or further warranty, express 
or implied. 
PRICES are in U. S. A. dollars, f. o. b. New York, for net 
weights. Packing is charged at cost and is not returnable. 
All shipments travel at customers’ risk after delivery to 
carriers. We cannot accept orders for less than the smallest 
quantity quoted. Prices are calculated for professional 
growers and minimum orders of $5.00. 
PAYMENT net cash upon receipt of invoice. New cus- 
tomers ordering $10.00 or more may secure deliveries on 
open account after establishing credit facilities. Others 
please remit for value of their purchases plus 10% for 
packing, insurance and parcel post charges. 
COMPLAINTS on outward appearance and on the weight 
of the seed must be lodged within a week; those on the 
germination within a month; those on the trueness of the 
purity of the strain within 6 months; all to count from the 
day of arrival at the destination. 
PRO RATA DELIVERIES will be made in case of crop 
failures or shortages. 
FOREIGN ORDERS will receive careful attention. We 
make a moderate charge (Minimum $2.50) for the prepara- 
tion of export shipments, plus actual cash disbursements 
for forms, consular fees and delivery to carrier. 
CLEAN SEED or seed free of pulp of the best possible 
purity and germination is offered throughout our catalog. 
Exceptions are designated as follows: 
(DB) Dried Berries (DH) Hips (P) Pods 
FIGURES IN BRACKETS FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS 
indicate the average number of seeds per ounce (or 
pound where specified). The number of seedlings a pound 
’ of seed will produce will vary with the germinative ability 
of each species and the crop year. 
NOMENCLATURE for Tree and Shrub Seeds is “Stand- 
ardized Plant Names” second edition of the American Joint 
Committee on Horticultural Nomenclature. Copies avail- 
able at $10.50 postpaid in U. S. A. and Canada. 
ORIGIN of all seeds offered is available on request. Our 
aim is to carry seed from the best known sources. No 
attempt is therefore made to include proveniens in this list. 
HERBST BROTHERS SEEDSMEN, INC. 
