ir. F. .ILLKX, Jr., Snlishunj, M, 



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To My Patrons 



LIKRiheffooddeiioonwi i..«k In meeting. I wn... u,,u..r.„. ii h. Tr..,u.-r 



^ yon t« rernl tiilN catnlo-u. ihr...,i:h mnfuHv Iw-ron- n^kli.K **...> .,»!. 

 somt' iM»stai:i- uikI nu- some tiiuic«*(s.«i4iry <orns|Min(|i>iiro l»y tloliii; 

 I l)uv<- uahufi my prononi rust.im l.y mmhUiik u<h.<| plniils «ni« i- nar... hi.., 

 |.aok.d.and wnrrnnle,f to muh ih.lr .hMim.tl..,, l,, Knf.lv. This vr„r I Irnvr » il... , 



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»ir MMit by expn'HM. 



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short tlnrKrowlng.,, Mr , ,, ,.., .;,,, .„ «,.ul .,u. .....l r. i.4*l U my l>nMn.^. ...ul I fwl .nmll 



uinl that I ran Klve Ihii, , „ ||,„„ Kr..u,.n. wl.o make Hum of *«e<x)ii(iHrv lm|>oi taitiT. Il U mix 



s..,.-,.n- wish that ..very t,..:, .(..m.m Xh- to thi- advantax.. ..f ih,. hnv.r a- trnlv as „. mvwlf. 



My Khlppln« faHlUk^ an- vt-ry k-khI. I haxv K,M.,.lal rat-,* with t hr rnltril .Nr„f,.. and Adlinis 



•^'"' «••' "•'•!' 'O* thr'»4' cotnimnhs nnU-ss ..thenvU. .1 ,! j,, .... ,.1,..., i . 



••nipnny hy which yott wl»«h ihoin shipped, 

 on SiiliHltnry. Md., hy refff^tfrr-'t trftt-r. hv r- 

 I iKH ,,r adoMar. 

 •• tilt* ratalouni- an- rciiiicfwU'd to >.. 



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0" "^ """" ' "•""" ^ natnr.- has pn.vld.d for Ih- nn, of tnnn. nuiif. I think, rouialn- 

 "" '•'""''•'- Hs th.- Kiniwhrrry nr so .arly Mils the nMinlronirnli. of u unlv..n.al favorlt.. 



' ' ""i.'»t a llm.-orih.y,.urwluntlu' humanapp.tiu- isln ltHm.iii|raprUlon».«tal.-.ul . 

 monthH of al.».enw of noarly ull ftvi.h fruit hud mal, d a iH.nllar . ravln« for 11 11,.- >.\r^^^^ 

 want which hnt for il would of iiPO«-wlly remain nnsalisll.-.i I%rha|w. thU want inakox II i... 

 prl/i'd than olhrrwlKt. it wo,ild Ih-. Htlll. I cannot ladUve II would lakt- u lower pla<v If || mnie a. .„. 

 oilM-r s..«Mm of th,. yoar. It Im t« frull*. what the mm- Im to flowerK; not so «.nH|druoiii. .m< H.,me. n.., h.. 

 hard lo «row as son,,., hnt Mill the,,ueen. .So laautllnl In form and color hh |„ |«. an ornam.nl to anv 

 iJiMe. so ,n.»:r.n,i as (.. pU-ase the rno^t fa*.tldlous n.-sirll. In flavor so delhlouH and In liealthfuliic^i. m, 

 K.Kid a>s to ai.jHHl to til.- m«.s| eaprlelouH last,, or delloile moma.h. it o.m.- an a w..|<N,nie v|i.||or U. Ih.- 

 liMiiM-wlfc. rpirure and Invalid, and KrieveN no one unle.H II he th.' doctor. 



But not ail il»i chormH are in the entluK of it. No hraneh of hortlcnilure ofTer* more Indm-emenl- 

 thaniheKrowlnKofHtrawherrie,.. Thrlvinir more or le«« .,n any H.,il. in any place fn.m Newr.aindlan.l 

 to ( alil.,rnia. Il hIIII r.payH high culture an xveil «« any fruit kh.wu in Ihin ialllude. |{e.,ulrlnK neither 

 nni.h lan.i. expenslv,- hh.Is. mucli capllnl. n..r much phyHl.al .strcn«th. It« culture n-.-ominend* Itwif at 

 .mcc to iHM.r men wno have ^mall places, city men w ho lonir lo hreak I.k»h4. from the .lenk and delve h. 

 Mother Fjirth. old men, women, boyji and Kirls-all. ind.ed, who I.. vc to till t»5 ..Mi, 



of plants. HiudytlieirliahiiM.fiupply their wants, and reap their faults. Hun> i . ,,' 



l<».sell at paying prices. exhauMiing neither to the lund nor tlie itrow.r, hut I _ .4, ,, 



n.und them, this fruit of!..,-s to ih..He who raise il empl.,yment at once ple«Mani.en/y. rennlUK and p'ro'ni 

 hri.Vth^ujr^*-''-*'- f^rdoine u'o.Kl hy tfivln;f work to many a child and w. man and hy .MMullna 



