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We are happy to send our 1939 catalogue to friends old and 
new. You have made it possible for us to issue this new catalogue, 
and we thank you for it. We hope that it may bring the feeling of 
spring into your hearts while it is yet winter. We have worked 
very hard on it, and hope that^ although it is la very modest one, 
with no pictures or elaborate ’descriptions, that it will give you 
an adequate idea of the plants listed. We have not indulged in 
superlatives or highly colored adjectives, but have tried to give 
you as adequate la word picture as we possibly can in the small 
space at our disposal. 
We have built up our collection of plants over a period of 
more than twenty years, by the process of trying new things as 
we were able to get them, and discarding all except those which 
seemed good enough to be admitted to even the finest gardens. 
If you find a plant listed in our catalogue, you may be sure that 
it is a good one, even if we have not praised it to the skies. 
Whenever it is possible, we would like to have you visit our 
garden. We sincerely hope that all of our friends and customers 
who plan to visit the west coast this summer will find time to 
come and see the garden. We are situated on a paved road one 
half block east of the four lane Portland-Oregon City highway. 
No. 99E. If you are approaching Portland from the south, turn 
to your right at Hull Ave. crossing, which is about a mile north 
of Oregon City. If you are coming from Portland, turn to your 
left one block after you pass the interurban grade crossing at 
Jennings Lodge. If you become confused^ ask anybody in the 
neighborhood where we live—we have been here nearly twenty- 
five years. We live at the garden, so there is almost sure to be 
someone to welcome you, no matter what time of day you chance 
to come. 
If you live too far away to drop in on us, try visiting by 
letter. We are always glad to get letters, and are pleased to an¬ 
swer all questions to the best of our ability. We grow a great 
many choice plants in quantity too small to list in the catalogue. 
If you are interested in any particular type of plant, write us about 
it. We may be able to supply your needs. 
We have decided, after trying several ways of making up the 
catalogue, that it is simplest and most satisfactory to list all 
items alphabetically rather than to make different sections for new 
introductions, shrubs, etc.; so we have made no separate section 
except for the irises. 
We have been able to add quite a number of fine new plants 
to this year’s catalogue, but in some cases we have found it 
necessary to withdraw plants in order to increase our stock. We 
have not found it possible to include cultural directions, but have 
appended a simple key, which we hope may be a help in planting. 
