HOW TO ORDER 
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING 
ORDER EARLY. It is most important that your order be in our hands early 
in the season, as in May and early June we are very rushed. If you wish our 
prompt attention and want to get your plants in early, order in February or 
March. 
USE ORDER BLANK. Please do not give your order on the same sheet 
with your letter. We can give you much quicker service if you use the order 
blank for the order, and letter paper for questions or comments. Give your 
name in full, together with street or rural route, and city and state. 
IMPORTANT—PLEASE NOTE 
SHIPPING TERMS: 
Hardy water lilies, aquatics and plants, Lotus, iris, and snails 
will be shipped parcel post prepaid, on orders of $1.00 or 
more. If less than $1.00, add 10c for postage. 
Tropical lilies, goldfish, tadpoles, aquariums and all other 
supplies will be shipped by express, charges collect. 
On all orders for goldfish, add fifty cents for shipping can. 
All fish are shipped express, collect, including those in collec¬ 
tions. 
SHIPPING TIME. Hardy lilies and aquatics can be shipped at any time of 
the year, but we ordinarily do not take them from the pools until the end of 
March. They may be planted as late as August first. 
Tropical lilies are not shipped until the first of June except in latitudes south 
of Kansas. 
Goldfish, aquariums, and supplies can be shipped at any time of the year. 
REMITTANCES. Please make all checks and money orders payable to Smiley’s 
Water Gardens. We prefer stamps to coin for small orders. Please do not send 
loose coin. 
GUARANTEE. All plants are guaranteed to be true to name and in good 
condition when shipped. Due to conditions over which we have no control— 
weather, and care, we do not assume any responsibility for results after 
planting. Complaints, if any, can be considered only when tendered at the 
time when plants are received. 
SUBSTITUTIONS. If it should happen that we are out of one or more of the 
varieties you order, we will substitute, with your permission, another variety' 
equally good or higher in value than the original order. 
WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT OUR GARDENS 
Our Water Gardens are open at all times to public inspection, and we 
are proud to welcome many thousands of visitors during the spring, summer, 
and fall seasons. Our collection of water lilies includes practically every 
variety of hardy lilies in existence today. We have nearly 600 varieties of the 
very best and newest Iris; many of our lilies and Iris are not listed in the 
catalog due to the fact that they are very rare, and our stock is too limited 
to list. We have acres of beautiful lily pools, large dahlia and gladioli beds, 
and other flowers in profusion. 
The following sketch is for your convenience in locating our Gardens, 
which are at Beaver Crossing, Nebraska. 
