INFORMATION ON ORDERING 
TERMS: Cash with order; checks, drafts or money 
orders. Please do not send currency or stamps. No 
C.0.D.’s as this adds cost to you and to us. 
POSTAGE: On all retail orders of $5.00 or more, 
we pay postage in U.S.A. Minimum order $5.00; 
on smaller orders, add 50c service charge to defray 
postage and packing. 
TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN CANADA 
We ship many orders to Canada every year. There 
is a simple procedure which all Canadians must fol- 
low, however, in order to import plant material. Make 
out the list of firm you are ordering from and send 
it to the Plant Import Division of your Department 
of Agriculture at Ottawa. They in turn will send you 
a permit number and labels. Then you send your 
order, including the permit label, to us in the usual 
way. Please remit only by Canadian Postal Money 
Orders. 
ALL FOREIGN SHIPMENTS 
We suggest air parcel post or air freight shipments 
outside of the U. S. A. with the exception of Canada 
and Mexico. Please include shipping charges with 
your order so shipment will not be delayed. 
HANDBOOK OF THE PEONY: A pamphlet which 
has been prepared by the American Peony Society on 
the care and culture of Peonies, including care and 
culture for the Peonies in special regions. Price per 
copy 25c. 
CATALOG: Free to all customers of record over a 
two-year period, otherwise copies may be obtained 
for 25c. 
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We recommend to our customers POPULAR GAR- 
DENING, acclaimed by garden enthusiasts everywhere 
as ‘the best gardening magazine in America today.” 
POPULAR GARDENING brings you ALL the 
articles, features, authors and illustrations on gar- 
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It is no wonder POPULAR GARDENING is the fastest- 
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An order blank featuring introductory rates is en- 
closed in this catalog. 
Time Of Shipment 
Inis 
Iris, last week in June to Dec. 1 (July, August and 
September are ideal months to plant Iris) 
Peanted 
Peonies, from August 15 to following March 1 
(August 15 to Nov. 15 is ideal time to plant Peonies) 
shewteroeauien or Daylilies 
Hemerocallis or Daylilies, shipped any time except 
winter months (ideal time to plant Daylilies is July, 
August and September). 
Daffodils 
Daffodils, shipped from August 1 to December 1. 
If combination order containing Iris, Peonies, Hem- 
erocallis or Daffodils do not total $5.00 individually 
the entire order will be shipped at a later date. 
We schedule your shipment as near the time you 
wish, otherwise the orders will be filled in sequence 
as received. 
We reserve the right to substitute on specials 
when we are out of a variety selected, if you do 
not enclose a list of your second choice. Any 
substitutions will be of equal or greater value. 
NOTICE: Practically all descriptions used in this 
catalog are from the originator, although many have 
been cut down. 
Copyright 1954 by Gilbert H. Wild & Son, Sarcoxie, Missouri. 
CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION WITH EACH ORDER 
We exercise the greatest care to keep our plants 
true to name and are willing at any time to replace, 
on proper proof, all stock that may prove untrue. 
We ship healthy, thrifty roots freshly dug from our 
fields and gardens. Anyone not entirely satisfied 
should return stock immediately and proper ad- 
justment will be made. We CANNOT assume re- 
sponsibility after safe delivery. Of course, you 
would not expect us to replace stock lost due to 
freezing, bad drainage, drought, heat, careless- 
ness, neglect, or lack of experience on the part of 
the planter. The above mentioned conditions are 
entirely beyond our control and we cannot be held 
responsible for stock when lost because of them. 
No complaints can be entertained more than one 
month after delivery. 
