THE HOME OF YOUR 
PLANTS—A PART 
OF OUR GARDENS 

We Appreciate 
your patience and understanding during the past season. The lack of help and ma- 
terials combined with a very late Spring handicapped operations. The necessary re- 
organizing, which accompanies a change in ownership, is mostly past and will not 
again consume valuable time. We are looking forward to making many new friends 
and wish to thank our old friends for their consideration. 
Something New 
We are pleased to include in our first catalog a considerable number of worth- 
while plants not offered before. We were very fortunate in obtaining some of these 
(listed in the collector’s section) from a non-professional grower of rarities who has, 
probably, the finest collection in America. More from the same source will be offered 
you as they reach saleable sizes. May we point out, however, that it is our policy not 
to list species and varieties of dubious value merely to increase our collection. Nor 
do we retain the names of kinds which are ‘‘sold out’’ or which are superseded by 
better varieties in order to print an impressive catalog. New plants are carefully tested 
and judged before we ask you to try them. Of course, a few of the plants in the col- 
lector’s section are more rare and interesting than beautiful. This does not detract 
from their value to an enthusiastic plant collector. 
You will find many favorites not listed in this catalog. Circumstances have forced 
us to drop temporarily many species and varieties of plants and all seeds. The best of 
these plants will be offered again as soon as we have propagated them. Seeds will be 
listed when conditions permit. Stocks of some plants are still lower than we wish but 
are much improved over last year’s. Early orders must necessarily take precedence over 
late ones, so do not be disappointed if you order late and find we are “sold out” of 
certain varieties. Despite the difficulties of the past few years our collection is still 
recognized as one of the finest in the country. : 
