Interesting Letters from Pleased Patrons 
NOTE! I began business when a farm boy, sixty-six years ago. My first advertisement was a seed collection offered lothe 
Rural American then published at Clinton, New York by T. B. Minor. The next year I selected four papers from the list 
of Geo. P. Rowell, then starting in the advertising business at New York. In 18701 began the monthly publication 
of Park’s Floral Magazine which I continued to edit and publish for 47 years, the circulation attaining 600,000 
monthly. During that long period of business I made many warm friends, whose friendship was feelingly re¬ 
ciprocated. Many of these valued friends are still living, and my life pleasure is often enhanced by their 
interesting letters, a few of which are here published. GEO. W. PARK. 
Fascinating. Dear Mr. Park: A friend got two 
copies of your flower book and gave me one, the first 
I had seen. I have been pouring over it all afternoon. 
It’s the most fascinating flower catalogue I ever saw,- 
and I see a great many. I should like six copies of 
your catalogue for members of our club who order, 
seeds as I would like them to be benefited by your 
large and varied stock as well as prices. Mrs. J. P. 
Metzer, Washington Co., Tenn., March 15, 1934. 
Will Order No Others. Dear Mr. Park: Last year 
a friend wrote me of your good seeds at such low 
prices, and I ordered a good many from you. They 
gave me such satisfaction that this year I shall order 
no others. X am glad to have my friends receive the 
same information that I feel most grateful for myself. 
Mrs. W. D. Kauffman, Rockingham Co., Va., Mar. 24. 
A Great Pleasure. Dear Mr. Park: Many, many 
years ago when I was a girl my mother bought seeds 
and plants from you, and it has been a great pleasure 
for me to buy seeds of you for the past few years. I 
am also glad to find so many kinds that are not in 
usual seed lists and at so moderate a price. You sure¬ 
ly are helping to make the world more beautiful and 
a better place to live. C. McIntosh, Summit Co., O. 
50 Years a Patron. Dear Mr. Park: I want to say 
I bought seeds of you 50 years ago, later I lost track 
of you, but a few years back some one sent me one of 
your catalogues and I’ve ordered seeds of you ever 
since, and have found them equal, if not better, than 
the higher priced seeds of other seedsmen. I find your 
packets are large enough for home use. C. M. Arm¬ 
strong, Mercer Co., Ill., March 10, 1934. 
Park's Magazine. Dear 
Mr. Park: I have been your 
patron for 40 years, and enjoy¬ 
ed your floral magazine during 
that time. It was a companion 
to me for many years, and I 
was with you in imagination 
in your travels, and always en¬ 
joyed your letters about them 
so much. I regret that Park’s 
Floral Magazine is not still 
published, as it was truly ap¬ 
preciated. Mrs. R. McIntosh, 
Adams Co., Colo.,Feb. 16,1934. 
An Old Patron. Dear Mr. 
Park: An appreciative custom¬ 
er of yours handed me your 
1934 Flower Book, and I am 
glad to get in touch with you 
once more, as I had lost your 
address. I bought seeds from 
you when you were at LaPark, 
Pa., and read your floral mag¬ 
azine for years. I am glad to 
know you.are still selling good 
seeds and publishing a Flower 
Book. You will have me for a 
regular customer in the future. 
S. Bolling, Matagorda Co., 
Texas, March 15, 1934. 
Nemesia Strumosa Nana Compacta 
This supremely handsome annual was 
found in South Africa and improved and 
introduced by Sutton’s of England. I offer 
further improvement in Nana Compacta 
the flowers of which are large, showing a 
wonderful range of colors and variegations 
and produced in huge clusters in marvel¬ 
ous profusion. It rivals Annual Phlox for 
beds, and inspires the most enthusiastic 
admiration. I offer a splendid mixture of 
the best strains that will give untold sat¬ 
isfaction and pleasure 
70 Years. Dear Mr. Park: ions alone are worth many 
Germination. Dear Mr. 
Park: Your seeds show mar¬ 
velous germination. Some I 
sowed on March 27, setting 
the box aside, and within five 
days I chanced to look at it 
and to my surprise it 'was green 
with tiny young plants. I have 
transplanted Asters, Pansies, 
Stocks, Carnations, and nearly 
all are ready. Think of it! And 
planted Mar. 27. I surely wish 
your Flower Book had been 
mine earlier in the season. H. 
Rees, Peoria Co.,111. Apr., 1934. 
Wonderful. Dear Mr. Park: 
Your catalogue is wonderful. I 
have never seen so many vari¬ 
eties listed by one place, and 
it is a mine of information. I 
am looking forward with great 
pleasure to trying your seeds. 
Mrs. J. B. Hawley, Nassau 
Co., N. Y., March 1, 1934. 
Instructions. Dear Mr. 
Park: Due to your very care¬ 
ful coaching I am having most 
excellent results^ with your 
seeds. I have never before had 
such teaching. Your instruct- 
I had the loveliest flowers from your seeds last year 
and such lovely big Dahlias! But you know how 
pleased I have always been with everything I bought 
of you, the first more than 35 years ago at Belvidere, 
III., and every year since except two. I have so many 
different kinds, which I could not have afforded if I 
had to pay the high prices most seedsmen charge. I 
will be 70 my next birthday and hope to be able to 
buy seeds of you for a while yet. Inclosed find money 
order for $4.90. Mrs. J. Konzelmann, Outagamie Co., 
Wise., Feb. 14, 1934. 
Complete. Dear Mr. Park: I saw your catalogue 
this year for the first time and to say I was delighted 
would be putting it far too mildly. It is by far the 
most complete flower catalogue I ever saw. I wish 
your catalogue had reached me sooner. A. Windsor, 
Macoupin Co., Ill., March 31, 1934. 
Happy. Dear Mr. Park: You can never know how 
happy your Flower Book made me. I was five years 
old when you went into business. Thank God for 
such a man as Park. Here’s wishing you many more 
years of service. F. A. Miller, Los Angeles Co., Calif. 
times the cost of the seeds ordered. Be' sure if failure 
results, I think neither you nor I will be to blame 
because I intend to follow your instructions as reli¬ 
giously as you have given them. J. S. Holt, Butler 
Co., Pa., May 5, 1934. 
Better than a Novel. Dear Mr. Park: How I have 
enjoyed your comprehensive and delightful catalog! 
It is better than a novel, really you should charge for 
it. I just can’t see how you can offer seeds for 5cts a 
packet of such varieties as Saintpaulia Ionantha, 
Gloxinia, Cineraria, etc., that I have paid 35 to 40cts. 
a package for of others. You are doing a really won¬ 
derful thing for us flower lovers. May God bless you! 
While this is my first acquaintance with you, Mr. 
Park, I feel as if I had known you for many years. 
D. Crittenden, Bristol Co., Mass., Feb. 20, 1934. 
Plants Galore! Dear Mr. Park: Your seeds are 
coming up wonderfully. I never saw so many small 
seedlings and plants from each package of seeds. I 
have told many friends about them and some want 
your catalogue, so I am giving you their names. W. 
Wilkins, Middlesex Co., Mass., May 25, 1934. 
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