LAKESIDE DAHLIA GARDENS, NEW BALTIMORE, MICH. 
Ws A Gift.,. 
This catalogue is yours, with our compliments, and we are 
happy to have you own a copy. Each year we endeavor to 
improve upon it, and to make it as attractive and authori¬ 
tative as anything in its field. 
But... 
like most good things in life, it costs real money. We’ll go 
further than that, and tell you exactly what it costs: 
25 cents per copy. Now, our files show that several 
thousand people on our mailing list have never favored us 
with a single order. Some of them are either catalogue 
collectors, or have long since given up flowers and taken up 
golf, or have gone into the chicken business. Thus, we are 
annually spending a lot of money which is wasted on blind 
eyes and deaf ears. Economy and sound business demand 
that we do something about it. 
WHAT THEN? 
If I knew you and you knew me, 
’Tis seldom we would disagree; 
But never having yet clasped hands, 
Both often fail to understand 
That each intends to do what’s right, 
And treat each other “honor bright.” 
How little to complain there’d be 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
Whene’er we ship you by mistake, 
Or in your bill some error make. 
From irritation you’d be free. 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
Or when the checks don’t come on time. 
And customers send us “nary” a line. 
We’d wait without anxiety. 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
Or when some goods you “fire” back 
Or make a kick on this or that. 
We’d take it in good part, you see. 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
With customers hundred thousand strong. 
Occasionally things go wrong — 
Sometimes our fault, sometimes theirs — 
Forbearance would decrease all cares. 
Friends, how pleasant things would be. 
If I knew you and you knew me. 
Then let no doubting thoughts abide 
Of firm good faith on either side; 
Confidence to each other give. 
Living ourselves, let others live. 
But any time you come this way, 
That you will call, we hope and pray: 
Then face to face loe each shall see 
And I’ll know you and you’ll know me. 
And So... 
The time has arrived 
when we are obliged to 
place a limitation on the 
number of seasons that 
we can send our cata¬ 
logue gratis to those who 
do not respond in any 
manner. Henceforth, we 
shall withdraw from our 
files the names of all 
those who have not or¬ 
dered after the second 
catalogue has been 
mailed to them. 
To our host of customers 
and friends who, through 
loyal and continued pa¬ 
tronage have made pos¬ 
sible this and prior cata¬ 
logues, we extend warm 
and sincere appreciation. 
LAKESIDE GARDENS. 
R. O. Printing Company 
510 S. Washington Avenue 
Royal Oak, Mich. 
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