A IN I send my floral messenger to you as a reminder of the 
jljp^ *' near approach of Spring; and thank you all most cordially 
for your hearty support and encouragement this last season, in ad- 
^ dition t° the many preceeding years, in which you have given me 
^ ^ your hearty co-operation. We have had another most discourage- 
i-Ving Y ear to work in, particularly so for the amateur and hard for us 
. <■ : '- xoMall, but still in spite of cold and rain, we have seen most beautiful 
v§r? ' fir , ^ flowers everywhere, and never have I seen Pansies more beautiful 
^Sgml and profuse; their bright faces smile a welcome on all sides. This 
V*' Tj/ year I open my catalogue with my four favorite annuals, Sweet 
\ %£' Peas, Pansies, Nasturtiums and Asters and would bespeak 
a trial °* them to a ^ new customers, my old friends know them so 
well, for me to plead for them is unnecessary. 
The small list of Roses and plants I handled last year were such a marked success that I feel doubly en¬ 
couraged to offer them again; they were well received and I have hundreds of letters telling of the fine condi¬ 
tions they were received in, and how well they have done during the past Summer. On the last page of this 
catalogue will be found a list of Hardy Vines, the remainder of the list and Roses, will be found in Floral Cul¬ 
ture, the same as last year.—Once more thanking you for your patronage in the past, and hoping to serve you 
in the future, I am, Very sincerely yours, ^ 
