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GEO. W. PARK 
Seedsman, Florist, Publisher 
Began 1S6S, still at it. 
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Y Dear Patron-friends: I am pleased to meet and greet you once more on the entrance 
of a new year, and it is a special pleasure to me this year to hand you my Flower 
Book, revised, enlarged and improved in various ways, making it more att racti ve and 
more useful to you in the selection of your seeds and the care 
of your plants. I have considered every line with a view of 
making the statements truthful and reliable and have written 
and added new pages of matter that I trust will be helpful 
and of interest to you all. The past year, to me, has been 
one of success and real enjoyment. The liberal orders and 
friendly letters that have reached me have been fully appre¬ 
ciated and the sentiments expressed are warmly reciprocated 
and I may say they act as a stimulus to renewed energy and 
enthusiastic devotion to the service of my flower-loving 
friends, a service that has been a joy to me for more than 
three-score years. I am more than thankful to my friendsfor 
the greatly increased patronage they have accorded me dur¬ 
ing the past year and for the delightful letters of friendship 
and confidence accompanying their orders. I would be very 
ungreatful not to acknowledge and value their favors know¬ 
ing that they were often the result of faithful effort and earnest endeavor. My friends, it has 
been my earnest effort throughout my long business career to deal justly, honestly and fairly 
with every patron. I would not willingly take advantage of any patron. I have a friendly 
feeling for every one and aim always to accord such treatment as will secure the confidence 
and friendship of those who packets $2.00 and77 packets 
favor me with their patron¬ 
age. I have never aimed to 
be wealthy, as riches in my 
opinion do not promote 
happiness and yet my busi¬ 
ness methods and friendly 
sentiments have brought 
me a good share of the wealth 
and good things of life which 
I daily enjoy. For this reason 
I do not care for an exorbi¬ 
tant profit or to exact prices 
that are far beyond cost. 
These facts have resulted 
in hosts of friends who appre¬ 
ciate my efforts and recom¬ 
mend me to others, thus 
adding greatly to my pat¬ 
ronage and the prosperity 
of my delightful avocation. 
My seeds; .re all sold at 
the uniform price of 5 cts. a 
packet, 22 packets $1.00, 50 
$3.00. At these prices I pack 
and deliver the seeds by 
mail, guaranteed to reach 
you in good condition and 
in due time. If mistakes 
occur they will be cheerful¬ 
ly corrected. I aim to fill 
all orders within 24 hours 
after they reach me. During 
the height of the busy sea¬ 
son, however, there may be 
a little delay, but special ef¬ 
forts are made to get all 
orders off promptly. Sums 
under $1.00 can be sent in 
postage stamps and larger 
sums by money order, reg¬ 
istered letter or check. I 
guarantee the receipt of the 
money. Now, notwithstand¬ 
ing my generous prices and 
terms, I wish it distinctly 
understood that I do not 
handle cheap seeds or seeds inferior in vitality or quality, the best are not too good for my 
esteemed patrons. My seeds are all of the new crop or that bear such a test as will satisfy 
and please those who sow them. The finer strains are all the growth of famous specialists 
who excel in some particular flower. They come from the celebrated growers of England, 
France, Germany, Holland and America. They are not the product of one firm, you can there¬ 
fore rely upon getting the very best seeds that can be produced throughout the world. The 
many enthusiastic letters about my seeds attest these facts: “You never err in buying my 
seeds,” and I challenge a comparison with those of any other seedsman, regardless of price. 
With every package I send full directions for the preparation of boxes and beds, soils, sow¬ 
ing, and treatment to insure success. I guarantee my seeds true to name and sure to grow 
under favorable conditions. Can anyone do more? My friends I fully appreciate and thank 
you for your efforts to introduce my seeds among your neighbors. This is an evidence of 
friendly feeling that I would be very ungreatful not to acknowledge, but where a patron 
visits her neighbors and secures orders at 5cts. a packet from them, a liberal reward is offer¬ 
ed in the lower terms at which large orders are accepted. For instance, an order for $3.00 of¬ 
fers a selection of 77 packets, which at 5cts. a packet would be $3.85. The solicitor would be 
allowd to select 85cts. worth of seeds or 17 pts. for her trouble, for a $2. order 10 extra pkts. 
My friends I await your favored orders and will give them my best possible attention. 
Very Truly, Geo. W. Park, Greenwood, S. C. Jan. 1, 1935. 
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