A WORD TO THE GARDEN WISE 
Plants cannot be regarded as mere merchandise. They must be con¬ 
sidered as living, growing, changing things that you invest to create a 
beautiful home. 
PLANTS are still grown in nurseries but customs of trade have 
changed much. Dime stores, corner stores, and department stores every¬ 
where display plants for sale. They are capitalizing on a seasonal demand 
for a particular kind of merchandise. 
But to be successful with plants and to have beautiful grounds, plants 
cannot be regarded as merchandise. They must be considered as living, 
growing, changing things in which one invests to create a beautiful home 
picture. 
Only those familiar with plants, their habits, soil conditions, and with 
principles of landscape gardening can help you achieve beautiful home 
grounds, of healthy, thriving plants. Plants can be bought when you buy 
other goods from a department store, but more wisely you go the doctor 
who prescribes the best treatment for your particular case. As specialists, 
we are in the position of the doctor. Our interest in not centered in the 
sale of plants but in prescribing the right plants to use and in helping you 
get results from them. This is a service you need but cannot get from 
store counters. 
DON’T DELAY! PLAN SPRING PLANTING NOW. 
Ferdinand J, Wiener. 
Wiener Nlurser}) 
Sauk Centre, Phone 1F30 Minnesota 
