TO OUR PATRONS 
In presenting our catalog for 1934, we wish to express our appre¬ 
ciation for the patronage accorded us in the past. 
It will be our endeavor to maintain the same confidence and good 
will in all transactions. 
We have been unusually successful in producing excellent new 
varieties the past few years. Enumerated herein will be found twenty- 
eight new varieties, all of which possess special merit and should be 
given full consideration. 
Varietal descriptions give plain facts such as, date to reserve bud, 
color of bloom, date of flowering and height of plant at maturity. Super¬ 
fluity of adjectives imparts little or nothing. In reality merit is generally 
governed by individual taste. 
Appreciating past flavors and soliciting continued patronage, we are 
Very respectfully, 
ELMER D. SMITH & CO. 
NO ORDER ACCEPTED FROM THIS 
CATALOG FOR LESS THAN $2.00 
Except Manual and Sample Package of Chrysaline 
READ THIS BEFORE MAKING ORDER 
Remember, we do not supply less than 5 plants of a kind at ten, and 
25 at hundred rate. This means you must order 5 or 25 of a kind in 
order to secure the ten or hundred rate. 
KEEP THIS CATALOG FOR REFERENCE 
This catalog is really a book of reference, giving the height the 
plants attain, and the best bud to reserve for the many sorts offered. 
Such information is eagerly sought each year, and especially so as the 
time for securing buds draws near. Every word in this catalog from 
cover to cover is worth reading and may throw light upon some subject 
important to the recipient. 
