1935 Springtime Greetings 
to My Garden-Loying Friends 
If the plants and bulbs that I have sent out in the 
past have had some part in bringing added happiness 
to the recipients, and certainly that is what fine flowers 
are intended to do, it also brings me much happiness to 
realize that I am engaged in the business of spreading 
sunshine throughout the world; for my plants are shipped 
annually to every nook and corner of the globe. Gar¬ 
dening is one of life’s greatest tonics and those who 
have tried it know that nothing pays greater dividends in good health and good cheer. 
So my hope is that you will get the greatest possible good out of your garden this 
year, that new flowers may bring you new joys and new hopes. 
M AY the coming spring and summer season bring you 
much happiness, good health, good luck, new friends 
and many fine flowers; and may fortune smile upon you 
throughout the year and for many years to come. That 
is my wish to all of my friends for 1935. 
Those who have known me only as an Iris Specialist may not be aware that I 
have wide experience in gardening, that while I have been making a special study 
of the Iris, I have also been growing and studying almost every other kind of flower 
and am prepared to supply garden lovers with a wide range of the world’s choicest 
plants and bulbs at attractive prices. My fine Irises are famed the world over and 
my other fine plants and bulbs are of equally high quality. 
As a result of the confidence established through many years of conscientious 
effort to furnish my customers with only the finest quality of bulbs and plants, my 
business has grown to large proportions, the year 1934 having passed all previous 
records in point of sales. My business has been built upon a foundation of quality, 
and I never offer anything for sale until I am able to offer the best. Therefore you 
can close your eyes and order anything from my catalogues with the assurance that 
you will be pleased. The collections I offer are selected with such great care that 
it would be difficult to improve upon them. 
With this booklet I return to the use of natural color illustrations, which my older 
customers have missed during recent years. This free use of color indicates my 
confidence in returning good times. While the use of the finest color illustrations 
can give only a faint idea of the great beauty of these lovely flowers, these illustra¬ 
tions do afford you some opportunity to visualize the amazingly handsome flowers 
you can produce from plants and bulbs bought from me. Everything I ship will be 
of full flowering size, sound, plump, healthy, vigorous and full of pep, superb quality, 
the best obtainable at any price; and of course everything is guaranteed by me to 
be true to name. 
All Collections, and all orders of $2.00 or over, will be delivered anywhere in the 
United States, CHARGES PREPAID. On smaller orders please add 15c to cover 
postage and packing. 
COMPLETE CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ACCOMPANY ALL SHIPMENTS. 
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