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FINE PREMIUMS 
FOR EARLY ORDERS 
We sure appreciate early orders and these fine 
EXTRAS are our way of saying “Thank you.” 
You are welcome to them if you send your choice 
reasonably early. Be sure to state your choice right 
on your order, otherwise none will be sent. These 
Premiums given only on Vegetable Seed and Flow- 
er Seed orders or orders for a combination of 
Vegetable Seed and Flower Seed from this catalog. 
On Garden or Flower Seed orders of $3.50, select 
ONE Premium. 
On Garden or Flower Seed orders of $7.00, select 
TWO Premiums, alike or different. 
Select an ADDITIONAL Premium with each ad- 
ditional $3.50 you spend for Garden or Flower 
Seeds. 
PREMIUM NO. 20 PREMIUM NO. 21 
Premium No. 20. SIX GENERAL EISENHOW- 
ER GLAD BULBS (illustrated in color on Page 
8). No. 1 Size. A 75c Value. 
Premium No. 21. FIVE TUBEROSE BULBS. II- 
lustrated and described on Page 10. No. 1 Size 
Bulbs. A 75c Value. 
STILL MORE PREMIUMS. See Page 19 for 
extra premiums for early orders of Nursery Stock. 
WATCH FOR 
THESE EMBLEMS 
it ee 5 ¢ to ibe first to cat Varieties especially recom- 
good things from vee gar- mended for quick freezing are 
den, watch for this “EARLY indicated by this “FREEZ- 
BR a OWA DT emblem. Watch for it. 
you the earliest varieties. 
GERMAYTREETED AND 
TRIPLE TESTED 
The ideal combination for 
Vegetable Garden Success ! 
Our Garden Seed program is designed with one 
thought in mind: to bring our customers the finest 
seeds we can. We’ve developed two important 
steps toward that end: 
First, TRIPLE-TESTING. Earl May garden 
seeds are tested in our laboratories, where trained 
experts test for purity and germination, using 
scientifically-designed equipment. Next, they’re 
tested in our 76-Acre Test Gardens, where both 
new and old established strains and varieties are 
grown, measured, weighed and accurate records 
are kept as to length of maturity, reactions to 
climate, productivity, characteristics. Then, the 
vegetables themselves are tested on our tables: our 
families pass on flavor and texture. The varieties 
that rank high in these tests are offered for sale 
to our customers. 
The second part of our program is the GerMAY- 
treeted process; a scientific treatment that pro- 
tects seeds against destructive soil-borne organ- 
isms. It promotes better germination under ad- 
verse soil and weather conditions. The GerMAY- 
treeted process is transparent . . . does not change 
the color of the seed. No poisonous metallic com- 
pounds are used in the process, Tests have proved 
GerMAYtreeted is entirely non-toxic and non-irri- 
tating. 
We have marked the GerMAYtreeted vegetables 
on the following pages. Look for the GerMAY- 
treeted symbol: another example of our continu- 
ing research to bring you better things for yard 
and garden. 
Edward May 
Garden Seed Guarantee 
We Guarantee Our Vegetable and Flower Seeds 
to Be: 
1. Good, Strong, High Germinating Seed. 
2. True to Name and As Represented. 
3. Satisfactory or Your Money Back. 
Our seeds, plants and bulbs are sold subject to 
your test and approval upon delivery to you. If 
in your judgment they are unsatisfactory return 
them to us within ten days and we will make full 
refund. We give no warranty, express or im- 
plied, as to the productiveness of any seeds, 
plants or bulbs we sell and we will not be in 
any way responsible for the crop, Our liability in 
all instance is limited to the purchase price of 
the seed, plants or bulbs. 
Copyright 1949 Earl May Seed Co. 
Fa By ty; 
i FIRST 
IN OUR LABORATORY 
IN OUR 76-ACRE TEST 
GARDENS 
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i THIRD 
ON OUR TABLES 
