INTRODUCTORY 
H EAR PATRON-FRIENDS: As this memorial catalogue goes to press it be¬ 
comes our privilege to write to you this New Year's Greeting. The pic¬ 
ture inclosed (upon a separate sheet) is a reproduction as it appeared, to¬ 
gether with an editorial, in the April 1935 "Fortune" magazine. We have felt 
- that it would please you to know this and to have this splendid likeness. 
Memories crowd in and hope beckons forward and so, Dear Friends, we pre¬ 
sent to you our catalogue for 1936. 
Through the year just passed the links of friendship, welded so strongly between 
you and the founder of this company, have been expanded and re-welded by orders 
received and seeds sent out; by kindly, sympathetic, encouraging letters coming in 
and being answered, and by tokens of friendship that attested to the genuine ap¬ 
preciation accorded the life and work of Geo. W. Park. Friendly warm letters have 
been exchanged and the golden chain of his friendships has been extended to us. 
Not only so, but new friends have joined the ranks of our esteemed customers. 
The year with its sorrows has carried its joys. The spirit of the founder of the 
Geo. W. Park Seed Company hovers over us. His policies have been our guide. The 
friends we have dealt with were not new names and individualities to the writers; 
but were personalities whom, as we worked by his side, we have come to recognize 
as friends. And now, Dear Friends, Greetings! 
In planning this catalogue for you we have held in mind one goal: to give to 
you that which will bring to you the greatest pleasure in your gardens. We want you 
to have lovely gardens and the Best is our desire for you; therefore, we continue to 
spare no pains to secure the best seeds in the finest quality and strains to send out. 
Our seeds are all sold at the uniform price of 5 cts. a packet, 22 packets $1.00, 
50 packets $2.00 and 77 packets $3.00. At these prices we pack and deliver 
the seeds by mail, guaranteed to reach you in good condition and in due time. If 
mistakes occur they will be cheerfully corrected. We aim to fill all orders within 24 
hours after they reach us. During the height of the busy season, however, there may 
be a little delay, but special efforts 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. We guarantee the receipt of the money. Now, not withstand¬ 
ing our generous prices and terms, we wish it distinctly understood that we do not 
handle cheap seeds or seeds inferior in vitality or quality; the best seeds are not 
too good for our esteemed patrons. Our 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, therefore, rely upon getting the 
very best seeds that can be produced throughout the world. The many enthusias¬ 
tic letters about our seeds attest these facts. You never err in buying from "Park", 
and we challenge a comparison with those of any other seedsmen, regardless of 
price. With every package we send full directions for the preparation of boxes and 
beds, soils, sowing, and treatment to insure success. We guarantee our seeds true 
to name and sure to grow under favorable conditions. Can anyone do more? We 
fully appreciate and thank you for your efforts to introduce our seeds among your 
neighbors. This is an evidence of friendly feeling that we would be very ungrate¬ 
ful not to acknowledge. We thank you and wish to encourage you to continue do¬ 
ing this as a mutual help to you and to us. We sell 50 pkts. for $2.00 and if you 
do not wish to order that many and your neighbor or neighbors join to-gether, you 
may still secure the 50 pkts. for $2.00, 77 pkts. for $3.00 or 130 for $5.00. 
Tell your friends, get up your clubs and share in the joy of "good seed sown in 
good ground" that will bring forth an abundant harvest of lovely flowers. 
We look forward to your favored orders and will give them our best possible 
attention. 
Truly yours, Geo. W. Park Seed Co., Greenwood, S. C., Jan. 1, 1936. 
Dear Friends: I have used Park's seeds for years and sincerely hope, for the sake of others as well 
as myself, that you will carry on the business. Ferris D. Gaskill, Cook Co., Ill., Feb. 22, 1935. 
Dear Friends: I want to thank you for your personal consideration and good seeds. Mrs. Floyd 
Beardsler, Oakland Co., Mich., June 17, 1935. 
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