TO OUR CUSTOMERS 'AND FRIENDS. 



AGAIN WITH the opening of the New Year, we present our customers with COLE'S 

 GARDEN AI^NUAL, trusting therein will be found something to meet their wants. 

 In doing so, wish to express our thanks for their liberal patronage that has been extended 

 to us, and their many flattering testimonials, a few we print elsewhere. And we extend 

 our best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Tear to all our friends and customers. 



WE AIM to supply Seeds of the highest quality at the lowest possible price. Our success 

 depends on the good will of our customers. We use all possible care and diligence to 

 have every seed that leaves our house as perfectly pure and true to name, freshness and 

 germinating powers as it is possible for human oversight to make it. This care and 

 caution, combined with alertness, and love for our business, has enabled us to build up a 

 reputation of which we are justly proud. 



SEED GROWING. — We do not claim to be the largest seed growers, or that all our seeds 

 are Northern grown, as some Seedsmen make great ado about. But we do claim to grow 

 and sell the best seeds it is possible to produce. Our seeds are grown here at home or 

 under special contract for our trade, in sections best suited to their perfect development, 

 and mostly from stock seed supplied by ourselves and under our personal supervision. 



WARRANTY. — While we feel that it is as much to our interest to furnish customers with 

 good seeds as it is theirs to have them, yet we cannot, of course, guarantee a good crop in 

 every case, as this is dependent upon natural causes, which are beyond our control. 

 But wo do guarantee that all seeds sold by us are first class, true and pure, and 

 strong germinating power, in so far that should any prove otherwise we will refill the 

 order free or refund the price paid us. Further than this we cannot warrant, but this is 

 a satisfaction given by but few other seedsmen, and must convince even those who have 

 never dealt with us of the extreme care we exercise in growing our seeds. We know 

 positively that Cole's Seeds are surpassed by none and seldom equaled in high 

 quality. 



TESTED SEEDS. — We test the germinating quaUties of our seeds, and allow no article to 

 leave our hands before being subject to a thorough test. The freshest seed may some- 

 times fail; hence the value of this precaution to send out none but good seeds, can hardly 

 be overestimated. We know with proper treatment our seeds will grow, and by follow- 

 ing the cultural directions given, though brief, the least experienced cultivator cannot 

 fail to have success. 



FAIR PRICES. — We endeavor to meet the competition of equally good seeds. But have no 

 " Cheap Seeds" to offer. If you are offered lower rates than these, and will send them to 

 us. stathig by whom offered, we will try to meet same. 



