BABCOCK PEONY GARDENS, JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK 
A FEW WORDS BY WAY OF 
INTRODUCTION 
"VJ^^^^ill-^ soiuliiiy out (il u new caLaloL;" 
M Rives us an opi)ortunity fur grcct- 
I J ii^g' nian\- friends, and we al\va)'s 
like lu ha\e a little tall^ l)ef()re 
l.)eg"in]iing' business. W e thank 
you all for )'Our patronage, and also for the 
good words that _\^ou have spoken of us. W e 
are receiving man\' applications for catalogs 
from people to whom )'ou have mentioned 
ns, and it is ver\' jdeasant to l)e tlnis remind- 
ed of the loyal kindliness of those with 
whom we have had l)usiness dealings. Many 
of 3^ou know us and our ways nearly as well 
as though we ^^'ere ]jersonalK' ac(|uainted, 
and we know' many of you almost as welk 
Years of agreeable business relations tiave 
established mutual confidence, and }'ou ex- 
])ect of us a continuance of fair dealing, 
\v'hile A\'e, in lurn, de]:»end upon recei\'ing in 
the future tlie same bearl)^ support which 
has been accorded us in the past. ( )ur ac- 
(piaintance with some of }'ou is nu)re re- 
cent, l)Ut we hoi)e and ex])ect that it will go 
on and ripen into settled trnst. d'here are 
those \\\w will deal with ns this \ ear for the 
first time, and we intend that our service 
shall be such as tn merit their permanent 
patronage. d'o all our customers — the old, 
the new, and the pia )specti\ e — w e extend 
our l.)esl wishes for this new year and all 
the future. 
Visitors — W e are always glad to welcome 
visitors who are interested in hard\' ]}lants, 
and those who contemijlate i)lanting 1 ris, 
Peonies, Hardy Phl(.)x, (dadioli, etc., for 
the^' can make their selections in, the field 
from the blooming plants, witli much great- 
er satisfaction than from catalog descrij)- 
tioiis. h^rom the first to the middle of June 
the 1 ris are at their height, together 
\\'ith the earl}-blu(uning Peonies. d'he 
late-blooming Peonies and j apanese 1 ris 
bloom the last of the month, and lirst of 
Jul}'. The late-blooming Phlox come the 
last of Jnly, and are at their height in \ug- 
ust. ddie (dadioli are at theii" be^U in -\ng- 
ust and earl\' Se])tend'er. 
J^\)r sixteen \-ears we liave been growing 
and testing Peom'es. W'e now ha\ e all our 
stock free from rogues and know same to 
be true to name and desciupt ions. \ our 
orders will ha \ e our ])ersonal attention. 
W'e will be pleased to show ])arties Irom a 
distance all the sorts listed in the l)looming 
season. 
GUARANTEE 
We guarantee that all plants sent out shall leave here in first-class condition, and if, 
through error, any should prove untrue to name, to replace them without charge. All di- 
visions are strong three to five eyes. One year and two years have been grown one and two 
years from the division. In growing plants we take the greatest care to keep the varieties 
separate, and are perfectly sure that those grown from stock of our own raising are pure and 
true to name. We have been growing and testing for over sixteen years, and hope all who 
receive this book may find in it some inspiration and rely on it as a safe guide to all that is 
best in hardy plants and bulbs. 
Terms, Cash, mdess si)eciall\' arranged. co\'er the order, or satisfactor\- re I ere nee. 
( )rder.s from md<nown correspondents All ]) rices (pu)ted are sid*iect to the stocl\ 
should be acc(un ] )an i ed b\- rendttance to being unsold on receipt ol order. 
If wanted b\' Parcels Post send |)ostage to pre])ay. 
BABCOCK PEONY GARDENS 
G. B. BABCOCK, Proprietor, JAMESTOWN, N E V/ YORK 
R. F. D. No. 79 PHONE 8010-F-21 
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