MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -5- 



ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS IN PRIZES 



£25 BEST PAN5Y_FL0WERS 



To encourage the culture of this beautiful flower and secure the as- 

 sistance of my patrons in extending my business acquaintance, I have 

 taken this amount from my advertising fund, and offer it in prizes for 

 ^ _^ ^"r-j^-^BiMKl tlie best Pansies grown in 1897, from my Royal Challenge Pansy Mixture. 



^Miid>i itjr ^^B LIST OF PRIZES - 



i\ Jar t I ),//r>^. *v&M First Prize. Ladies' Elgin Watch, 15 jewels, nickel move- 

 ment, Boss filled 14 carat sold case $25.00 



Second and Third Prizes. Same as above, only gilt movement 



and 10 carat Boss filled gold case, each - $20.00 



. Fourth and Fifth Prizes. Ladies' Waltham "Skylight" {open 



lace;, 7 jewels, Faj-s filled 10 carat gold case, each $15.00 



Sixth and Seventh Prizes. Ladies 1 7 jew- rt/Yp5-'<£/- 



el, 10 carat gold filled case, a good 

 timekeeper and handsome, each. . . $10.00 



Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth 



Prizes. Cash, each $5.00 



Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth, Six- 

 teenth and Seventeenth Prizes. Cash, 

 each $2.00 



These watches are all the very best of their 

 grade, and the prices given the regular retail 



prices. As I am enabled to purchase them at iSWMttlsflSp^^^SIJ^ 



wholesale, any prize winner who prefers can jyjlljvftl i^Aa^^jy^^ v t 



have the value of the watch awarded in money, less 25 per cent. 'the trade discount allowed me. aB* Tli^S^^lAO ' 



WHO MAY COMPETE? S^wf^fW 



Eaeh one who orders seeds of me to the amount of ten cents or upwards and sends the names ^^J/^ \r ■'' ^A'T W"^) 



and address of two or more persons who plant flowers i names not sent before' will receive cH>5fl -^^fef>^^AS/ «£ ■- i i 



free a package of my Royal Challenge Pansy Seed the best mixture of Giant Pansies I can ^3^|^pB^- 



make), and a certificate conferring the privilege of competition for these valuable prizes. It ifJ^l \fr(L 



is open to every one on these terms, and all have an equal chance. Success depends only on %£VC\£ly 



the pains you take in growing the flowers, and the knowledge you gain in the effort, and the ^^TJi^V / ■- 



pleasure you take will be full compensation for all the trouble. Directions for special treat- ^fe^wvfjTS 



ment will accompany each package. ^feSI&*L^ 



The Awards will be made Nov. I, and all flowers competing must reach me before that date. 

 The successful competitors will be at once notified and a full list published in my '98 catalogue. 



