MARYLAND—AQUATIC PLANTS AND GOLDFISH 
Please read carefully these two pages. They give 
you an idea who we are. Tell you how and when 
to order. Give you our terms, and policies which 
have made us the outstanding waterlily producers 
of the world. 
^^UR FIRM is composed of three brothers who 
devote practically their entire time to this busi¬ 
ness. Every order receives the personal attention of 
one of the owners of this enormous plant. There is 
no other plant in the world like it—no other where 
you can see such an expanse of waterlilies and mil¬ 
lions of gold-fish. Words simply cannot describe the 
vastness, or the gorgeousness of the masses of lily 
blooms during the blooming season. 
Our business has been steadily growing. Year 
after year we show increased production and in¬ 
creased sales. The demand for our product has 
been steady and largely due to the praise of our cus¬ 
tomers, and the personal attention of the owners 
who have their customers’ interests at heart. While 
other firms have been doing less business, our busi¬ 
ness has been going forward. 
Our marvelous growth from a small beginning to 
the World’s Largest Producers is due to our liberal 
policy. In dealing with us you are the judge. The 
customer must be pleased. We absolutely guarantee 
our lilies to grow and produce blooms. On the back 
of our order sheet for years has appeared the slogan 
“We guarantee to our customers complete satisfac¬ 
tion.” Is it any wonder that our business has shown 
such growth? With this liberal policy, while other 
producers are telling you what they will not do, we 
have been telling the public what our plants will do, 
and backing it up with the most liberal guarantee, 
“you must be satisfied,” year after year, until we 
are the outstanding waterlily producers of the world . 
Pick up the average catalogue and read “We do 
not,” or “We will not be responsible,” or “We 
cannot,” and then compare it with our positive, 
definite statements such as, we guarantee safe ar¬ 
rival, we prepay all charges, we guarantee our lilies 
and all aquatic plants to grow, and then that last 
guarantee “You must be satisfied.” Compare these 
statements of ours with “We cannot be responsible 
for loss in transit,” or “We are not liable,” etc. 
Why not? Who knows how to grow and pack the 
goods better than the producer? If the producer 
has not faith in his product, or his packing, or the 
transportation, why should the buyer? Buy from 
the producer, the Three Springs Fisheries, who 
stand back of their product, is the answer. Our 
catalogue tells you what we do. It does not waste 
space and your time trying to discourage you by 
showing you how little faith we have in our product. 
Being the World’s largest producers of hardy 
waterlilies and aquatics, we have the largest stock 
from which to make selection. Any and all small 
inferior roots are discarded. Your plants thus 
chosen from the World’s largest acreage assures you 
of the very best obtainable and enables us to make 
the unqualified guarantee, “You must be satisfied.” 
The personal attention of the three owners, the large 
production from which your roots, only the best are 
chosen, assure you of lilies which will grow and 
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The best lily roots from the best acreage in the world. Especially selected for size , quality , and bloom. 
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