Stoulliftton. Cl.. Auff.'fS. "I bare four Urfio bi'ils M plunls Ironi Ihi; Sur- _1 
prlie p4rket, tnA take icreat pleaiore iu ilitsm.*' Mrs. ^Ihmit* K. Main. 
$300. in Prizes 
FLOWERS 
Grown from my "SURPRISE PACKET." 
The general interest taken by my pairons in this finnu.a.1 distri- 
btxtion of prizes in connection with the growing of plants from uiy 
variety '-Surprise Packet" has decided n-.o to continue it for the lifth 
time^ and this year prizes are offered as follows: 
LIST OF prizes: 
1st prize $100,00 SIOO.OO 
10 prizes eacli 4.00 "' $1.00 *" i» 50.00 
25 prizes each 1.00 1.00 50.00 
100 " " 1.00 " 100.00 
186 prizes, amounting to Total ... §800.00 
The great success in growing flowers from this packet of twenty var- 
ieties is found by my patrons more tnarn sufficient reward, 
and the above prizes are offered only as a means of keeping '*in toucli" 
with them. 
As heretofore, the.se prizes will be awarded to those growing and 
naming correctly the largest number of varieties of choice An- 
nuals from the Surprise Packet (500 seeds, mixed), all of them 
listed and described in this catalogue. 
Thoro aro no conditions or restrictions iu counootiou with tliis prize contost other 
than hero stntctl, except that tho-^o to wliom x>rize.'i of $5.00, or over, hiivo boon awnrdod 
in my previous similar prize cuntosLs aro barrod from tnkiut; part in this cootost. 
SENT ABSOLUTELY FREE. 
"THe Surprise PacKet" and Certiticato of Competition are 
sent absolutely free to every purcha.sor of anything in this cat- 
alog to the amour.t of 50 cents or upwards, if addresses of two 
ilower growers c.ro sent and if it is asked for in connection with the order. 
Not otKerwise, 
Tho addresses may bo written on tho order .slicot in the pliico indicated. 
NOT FOR SALE, 
Tho "Surprise Packet" is positively not for sale, and only u slufflu one will bo sivoa 
to each of my patrons. 
MINNEAPOLIS, Min n. 
Thoro having been nn imusuallr larwo 
number, contestants for tho Surprise 
Packot who wore porfoct, fairness seemed to 
compel the folKiwiutf urranpnmeut; 
The first olevou cash pri.:cs aud$l.t>0 worth 
of Ilower seeds ench. nmouiitinc to ^^2.00, 
were divided nmonii tho sixteen who pavo 
correct listi;, as foUuwsr Mrs. H. IT. Brooks, 
Elmirn, N. Y. ; Mrs. M. I'. Urown. l-niro, Mo.; 
Mrs. Chirn B. Brow Mt. Giloud. O.; M's. 
M. B. FroKKO, Harrison^ Ida.; Mrs. D. W, 
HoukIi, Perry, N. Y.; i\lrs, Alice lun^rsbury. 
Klmini, N. \.; Mrs. K ^V. Mnco, No. L.eban- 
on. Me.; Mrs. h. Mohler, I'rinooton, J 11.; 
Mrs. Uoury Nicklns, l^iiriind, M'is.;Mrs. T. 
E. Payne, Howard. Mo.; Mnry E. Patten, 
Morton. Minn,; Miss Alnm Stupploboon, 
Ghent. N. V. ; Mrs. A. F. Srhlumpf, Burand, 
Wis.; Mrs. Geo. Stanley, Rusliford, Minn.; 
Miss Emily ZaiHc, Aiiynstn, Wis.; nornico 
I*ayno, Bogard, Mo. 
There wore twenty-six who kad nineteen 
varieties of tho Surprise Packet correctly 
named, who received one dollar onch and a 
certinoato for $1.00 worth of flower seeds, 
and one hundred nrizfs of $1.00 worth of 
Ilowor seeds havn alsi* been nwnrded. A full 
list of the U'2 pri/o winners in llHXi 1ms been 
printed and will bo sent to any of the pnr- 
tieipnnls in lust year's "Surprise Packot" 
contest who ask for it when sending; this 
year's order for seeds. 
SI. rmil. AHmi., Oi-t. "Tlui Surprlm' liixl wun ilio 
niily ntiwvrlu-tl I liml, hiltlbwiin lu'iiiitidil. 1 naituru 
yini II ImB hiuinnvitry linjiiiy. iia ivoll na n tint'tul vk- 
ptirloncu." 
Mrs. A, LoMiiy. 
Aiitlor. N. l>.. Oct., 'at. "TIiu AntiMii. OoUWw llulli. 
On). ruppli<«, Mnrlftoliln, I'lntin. KiiitlltivvLMH, /Iniilna,, 
111 (net mont nf thu plniilii tram ymir stirhrliin I'm-Kut 
miirti innuntncflniliidtto*),'* Xlri. Knlpli W. i^inllh, 
l.ynliroHk, N. Y., Aug.. '05. "I ilihik 1 ilerkiMl 
iiioro plnnmiro from your SurprUo I'm'kci thnii from 
nil lliu rust tif my icnrUini." 
Mary Rankin, 
Itoyiihtto, AVIfl., Ki.pt., 'OTu "If I do lint rt-ri«lvn nuy 
prfzu I linvt< Itimii iitimly ropiiftl (itritiy tninlilis (urilio 
lliiwiT* Imvc iHicu a(t iioniitUiil fiint hnyv pr"vi-ii ini In* 
ItiniurliiiT (itmiy. 'j'liu Hwi-ut I'l-iiii 1 ortttirtHl from 
you Imvii Dunmaai'd iitiy 1 «Viir nr«w Imfiir*'." 
Sarah Murray, 
