To /VlxJ Friends and Patrons. 



HAVINGr been one of the founders, and for nearly twenty years the active president, 

 of The Dingee & Conard Co. , Kose Growers, West Grove, Pa. , during which time 

 I assisted largely in making the company one of the most widely known and pros- 

 perous establishments of its kind in the country, I may fairly claim to be well acquainted 

 with the business of growing and selling Roses, Plants, and Seeds. Being no longer 

 engaged in the management of the above company, but desiring to continue my acquaint- 

 ance with flower-loving people and assist in encouraging flower culture all over our broad 

 land, I have decided to open a new business of my own, hoping to be able to give closer 

 personal attention to the wants of my patrons than has been possible heretofore ; and having 

 secured an ample stock, with special facilities for business, under careful and experienced 

 management, I confidently ask attention to my Spring Catalogue of New and Beau- 

 tiful Flowers — Roses, Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs ; a more varied and attractive stock 

 for home adornment than I have ever been able to offer before. - 



My lists include the best and most satisfactory varieties, both new and old, for general 

 planting. My Roses are all grown by the New Natural Method, which produces plants • 

 of greatest vigor and vitality, and I off'er them in any quantity. / 



My prices are low. I propose to furnish everything I off'er of best quality, true to name, / 

 and exactly as representpd. I deliver everything postpaid at all post offices in the United / 

 States, and guarantee safe delivery and full satisfaction in every case. 



Hoping to hear from flower-loving friends everywhere, and particularly from my old 

 customers, whom I have assisted in serving faithfully for so many years, 



I remain sincerely yours, 



ALFRED F. CONARD, West Grove, Pa., 



Late President of The Dingee & Conard Co. ) 



Card from MR. WILLIAM B. REED, Chambersburg, Pa. 

 To My Old Friends and Customers. 



Dear Friends : — Having transferred my entire Catalogue Mailing business in 

 Roses, Plants, and Seeds to Mr. Alfred F. Conard, late president of the Dingee & Conard 

 Co., Rose Growers, West G-rove, Pa., who has opened a new business of his own, I cor- 

 dially recommend all my old friends and customers to continue the same liberal patronage 

 to him that they have always given to me ; and I am glad to assure everyone that they 

 will be as faithfully and liberally served by him as they could be by myself Mr. Conard' s 

 Neav Spring Catalogue for 1894 is presented herewith in place of my own, which is 

 discontinued ; and I am sure that if you wish the best Roses, Plants, and Flower Seeds, at 

 the lowest prices, and the most careful and liberal treatment to be had anywhere, you 

 cannot do better than send all your orders to Alfred F. Conard, West Grove, Pa. Hoping 

 you will give him an early trial, and wishing you all a happy and prosperous year, 



I remain faithfully yours. 



William B. Reed. 

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