MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 



January 1st, 1909 



SEEDS OF INTELLIGENCE. 



Not intelligent seeds — / will not claim 

 that, though some of my patrons might be 

 willing to agree that Lippincott seeds "grow 

 with intelligence", so many are the compli- 

 ments received every year, particularly as to 

 the beauty and purity of every variety. 



But, I do claim that Lippincott seeds are 

 the PRODUCT of intelligence, from the 

 growing of them, to the opening and the 

 filling of the order. 



I have built up my large business upon 

 a reputation for quality, and it keeps growing, 

 because each year this quality is not only 

 maintained, but improved, by improvement of 

 favorite varieties and the addition of new ones. 

 The old favorites are kept pure in strain, 

 improvements being in the line of clear color, 

 increased size and beauty of plant and flower, 

 and in profusion of bloom. 

 New varieties are carefully described and may be relied upon for exquisite beauty 

 and novelty. 



How can you know when you are getting the choice seeds and when the cheap? 

 Not by the looks, for not even an expert can absolutely judge the quality of seed 

 from looks. 



There is one way, though, that is absolutely safe — one way that will enable you to 

 know you are planting the best seed obtainable. That is, to get your seed from me. I 

 will not send out anything but the best. I might make more money if I did, but we — my 

 mother, my sister and I- — are engaged in this business for pleasure as well as profit, and 

 we enjoy the satisfaction of knowing that in every packet of seed we send out, we are 

 inclosing just so many grains of pleasure for somebody else — grains of pleasure which shall 

 grow into luxuriant plants of satisfaction. 



My own mother opens every order received and her keen interest in your every word 



is reflected in every department where, with intelligence and dispatch, your orders are filled. 



I want our patrons to know us, and to feel that we are working, with them, to prove 



that Americans understand the importance of beautifying home and country and that they 



have the artistic talent to realize their ideals. 



But seeds which disappoint are discouraging — put back your efforts a whole year. 

 Let us help you — with reliable seed, and with our suggestions if you wish them. 

 And may I ask you, should you receive more than one copy of the little catalogue, to 

 pass it on to another flower lover? We want to help all, just as badly as we want all 

 to help us. 



Thanking you for your past good orders, and hoping to serve you in the future, 

 I am yours, for intelligent flower gardens, 



CARRIE H. LIPPINCOTT, 



Minneapolis, Minn. 



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