GEO. W. 
MY DEAR FLORAL FRIENDS: 
For seventy-five years we have 
had the pleasure of greeting you 
annually through the pages of Park’s 
Flower Book. These repeated greet- 
ings and the. many pleasant letters 
that come to us every day have 
brought us into the happy relation 
of friends, and as such, we. feel- 
ingly and truly address you. We 
want, first, to thank you for your 
past esteemed and repeated orders, 
your kind words of appreciation and 
encouragement, and your ever-con- 
tinuous efforts to increase our big 
floral family. We gladly greet you, 
for we know that in due time there 
will be a pleasing response that will 
renew our friendship, and make us 
both happier and better during the 
weeks and months and years to 
come. Jan. 1, 1943. Floricordially 
yours, GEO. B. PARK, 
Greenwood, S. C. 
PARK SEED CoO., 
Here is a beautiful poem written 
to us by Mrs. James Olson of 
Stockton, Calif., and enclosed in a 
friendly letter: 
MY WISHING WELL 
Your seed book is my Wishing Well; 
{ scan. it’s depth’s and dream, 
Of Lilies tall and Snowdrops small; 
And grass of vivid green. 
if I might have my wish come true 
I’d choose a background bold, 
Of lovely blue Deiphinium 
And Foxglove, white and gold. 
Next the velvet Salpiglossis 
in all their colors rare; 
And graceful, petaled Asters. 
in their pastel beauty fair; 
There’d be Phlox and Baby Zinnias 
For the borders at their feet, 
Also Pansies, Aubrieta, 
And purple Violets Sweet. 
1 would want a bed of glowing 
Cannas 
And Carnation’s fragrant bloom 
For Petunia’s ruffled Chantress 
1 could always find some room. 

CONTEST WINNERS CONTEST 1942 
Ist Prize $10.00 each 
ashe W. J. Kittredge, N. Andover, 
ass. 
Mrs. Byron Kinkade, Houston, Tex. 
Mrs. Ethel Atkins, Grand Rapids, 
Mich. 
Mrs. F. Douglas, Terrace Park, O. 
Mrs. S. C. Kauffman, Cheraw, Colo- 
prado. 
Miss Lucile Hord, Central City, Nebr. 
Miss Irene Seybolt, Burdett, N. Y. 
Mrs. John Young, Port Royal, Ky. 
2ND PRIZE $5.00 EACH 
Mrs. O. E. Martin, Aberdeen, S. D. 
Mrs. R. F. DuRant, Burlington, N. C. 
Mrs. Maria Kurtz, Holly, Mich. 
Mrs. V. M. Herr, Lodi, Wisc. 

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ft. 
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hhp. 2 
outside with protection. Pkt. 5¢; 
Pkt. 10c; Giant Pkt. 25c. 
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= MA, ) TRICYRTIS HIRTA 
Sometimes called Toad-lily, 
this striking native of the Orient has large 
white flowers delightfully spotted purple 
and black. Of the Lily family it may be 
used as a pot plant or will winter over 
Jumbo 
Miss Margaret Condron, Dayton, Pa. 
Mrs. Finley Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn. 
Mrs. Glen E. Davis, Elmira, No» Y¥ 
Mrs. J. N. McClure, Washington, Mo. 
3rd Prize $3.00 each 
Wirs. G. E. Moore, Sullivan, Mo. 
WMirs. J. T. Smith, New Virginia, fa. 
Miss Bertha Hipp, Charlotte, N. C. 
NVirs. C. M. Piskac, Cedar Bluffs, Nebr. 
Mrs. J. B. Snider, Rushviile, ind. 
Mrs. H. G. Baker, Des Moines, fa. 
Mr. Geo. O. Simon, Johnstown, Pa. 
Mrs. M. C. Rogers, Bridgewater, Mass. 
4th Prize $2.00 
Mr. Lewis Rowley, Rochester, N. Y. 
Mr. Dean Kuntz, Winterset, fa. 
Miss Mildred Hudson, Tuttle, Okla. 
Miss Maude Sherman, Corbett, Ore. 
Miss J. Humpheries, Fairbanks, 
Alaska. 
Sister Mary Teresa, Holy’ Trinity, 
Ala. 
Miss Grace E. Lenfest, Lincoln, Nebr. 
irs. W. T. Foyen, Duluth, Minn. 







OTHAKE 
‘SPHACEOLATA 
Polypteris hookeriana. 
hha, 2 ft. A rare and 
handsome robust an- 
nual 
flowers of bright rose 
color in delightful bell 
shaped clusters. 
grown, 
in warm sandy soil in 
the border. Sow seed 
in cold frame in April 
GREENWOOD, 
| The Friendship Page 
Limited supply order early. 
with decorative 
Easily 
it thrives best 
set in the open in June. 
GOLDEN AGERATUM 
It’s really and truly a golden 
yellow clusters in fluffy effect. 
an Ps forbs USS pst Sate by rie oie pe 
riches the family. Botanically it_is Lonas in ¥/ 
culturally it will always be the GOLDEN AGERATUM. 
inches high. Pkt 5¢; Jumbo 10c; Ct. 25c. 

GEO W. PARK, Founder 
Rows of trailing white Alyssum 
Like the gauze of Fairy lace, 
Saucy Blackeyed Susans, 
And a Daisy’s upturned face. 
Your Seed Book is my Wishing 
Well; 
I scan it’s depth’s and dream. 
Oh, there’s so much wondrous 
beauty 
In this Wishing-Wellt of Mine. 

A FEW OF THE PRIZE WIN- 
NING ENTRIES. 
I like the Geo. W. Park 
Seed Co., because: 
Your. seeds are tops 
Your plants are rare 
Your five-cent packets 
Are Never spare. ~ 
Your friendly service 
Is on the square 
f love your garden 
For God is. there. 
Park’s Seeds have been a must 
have since 1900. In my _ family 
for three generations, Grandmother, 
Mother, and myself all planted 
Park’s reliable seeds. 

FOUR BEAUTIFUL, RARE FLOWERS 
CLIVIA MINIATA—rare and most glorious 
This rare and most glorious of all house plants is some- 
times known as the Kafir-lily. Giant trumpet shaped flowers 
of bright scarlet with yellow throats are borne in umbels _ 
atop a1 ft. stem. Strap-leaved foliage reminds one of the 
Amaryllis family of which 
it is. a member. Easily raised 
from seed which should be dehusked upon arrival and 
pressed into light rich loam’ to which charcoal has been 
added. Keep moist and warm. Seed 20c each; 3 for 50c. 

yellow, 
but horti- 
10-15 
Order your seeds early, before the rush. Park’s seeds are sure to grow. 
rich, deep, wide 
It is not, though, as truy 
a step-in-law that en-. 





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