
HIS is the year for reconversion in the garden, when some of the space devoted to 
Victory Gardens in the war years will be returned to flowers and decorative 
gardening. 
After your patriotic concentration on vegetables, it’s natural that the rest of your 
plantings now need looking after. And this is the year! 
This is the year, too, when we bring you a better catalogue, with more pages and 
more pictures, and brimming over with good things for the gardener—old favorites 
and the newer presentations, many introduced for the first time, as well as adjuncts for 
gracious living; distinctive grills and picnic equipment, games, gadgets, and superlative 
products from our Epicure Food Mart. 
If your interest is roses, they are shown in this catalogue in vast array. The old- 
fashioned flowers are here also—bleeding-heart, Canterbury bells, and hundreds of 
companions. Gladiolus, dahlias, and the more exotic bulbs are included, together with 
shrubs and fruits. 
And, of course, you will still be interested in some vegetable sowing, to produce 
high-vitamin vegetables for the daily table, canning or quick freezing. For years to 
come food will be scarce, and to grow your own for a constant supply is a ‘“‘must.’’ This 
catalogue shows the newer and better varieties. 
Featured, too, are Staigreen and other special mixtures to solve your lawn problem; 
the new mowers, garden implements and modern equipment of all kinds are here also. 
My father and Mr. Walter published their first catalogue nearly a half century ago 
and this is our forty-eighth annual spring-time request for your patronage. 

Respectfully, 
President 
January 15th, 1946 
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