To My Friends and Patrons — 
I am coming to you again for the season of 1918, offering as good 
a list of flowers and vegetable seed as my 24 years’ experience 
can suggest, last year was no doubt the greatest ever known for the 
small garden, and I hope the present one will be even greater, no 
matter how small your plot of ground, use it, if you met some little 
discouraging things last year it will help you to do better this year, 
and remember your flowers are just as necessary as your vegetables, 
for we surely need all the beauty and refining influence we can 
bring to bear in these most trying times. See that there are at least 
a few flowers somewhere in your garden. 
I want to suggest that you all plan your garden very carefully, 
order just enough seed to plant well, but waste nothing, then there 
will be a plenty to go all the way around. 
On account of the very great shortage of peas, beans, and com 
due to the unfavorable weather conditions during the summer, I 
have been obliged to raise my prices a little, but I think you will all 
understand this. 
I want orders, big orders and little orders, early orders and 
late orders, and will endeavor to give all prompt attention in the 
future as in the past, but please bear in mind that orders for plants 
and bulbs cannot be filled as promptly as orders for seed, but must 
be booked and held for proper shipping time. 
I have tried to avoid all unnecessary expense in arranging this 
year’s catalogue, and still cover all wants for the home garden. 
Please read descriptions carefully where there are no illustrations. 
Our small boy comes again with his greeting, and with myself 
wishes it were possible to answer personally all the many kind and 
loving messages sent to him the last season. 
Thanking you all once more for the support of the past 24 years, 
hoping the 25th may be a better and bigger one still. 
Fresh Cut Flowers Always On Hand 
Very truly yours, 
FUNERAL SPRAYS FROM .$3.00 TJP 
Save your catalogue and remember flowers for next Christmas. 
If in a hurry 
Telephone or Telegraph your 
Order in. 
MISS C. H. LIPPINCOTT 
3010 Hennepin Avenue 
Minneapolis, Minn. 
