FRUIT TREES, SHRUBS 
PERENNIALS, ETC. 
FOR FALL PLANTING 
If you want Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Perennials for fall 
planting, you can order from our Spring 1947 Catalog. 
Of course, some items like Cannas, Dahlias, Gladiolus, 
Strawberries, Clematis, and a few other items cannot 
be planted successfully until spring. 

INTER-STATE’S 
GUARANTEE 
Every item in this catalog carries our usual guarantee 
that it must be satisfactory to you. If it is not, just 
return at once and we will either replace free of charge 
or refund the amount you paid us. 
Our Dutch grown bulbs are the finest quality we 
can get in Holland. We know that they will not only 
please you when you get them, but also when they 
bloom. 

FREE PLANTING GUIDE 
With every order we send a 24-page Planting Guide 
which tells you in a simple way how to plant so that 
even if you have never done any planting you can have 
success. 
WE PAY POSTAGE 
Every item in this Fall 1947 Catalog is delivered to 
you postpaid. 

HOW TO ORDER 
Write plainly your full name and complete address, 
street or rural route and also zone number if you live in a 
city which is zoned. You can send check, money order, 
postal note, draft or currency. But if you send currency, 
wrap it carefully and register your letter. PLEASE DO 
NOT ASK US TO SHIP C.O.D, It costs you extra as the 
post ofice makes an extra charge on C.O.D. shipments. 
Sales Tax 
Custemers living in Iowa will add 
their order, which the Iowa Sales T 
collect. 
MTER-STATE MURSCRIES 
HAMBURG, IOWA 
2% to the amount of 
ax Law requires us to 

FREE GIFTS 
with your order 
With orders from this Fall 1947 catalog received by 
us not later than December 15, 1947, you may select Free 
Premiums as follows: 
With every order of $5.00, you may select any 
One of the Six Premiums listed below. 
With every order of $10.00, you may select Two 
Premiums, alike or different. 
With each additional $5.00, you may select One 
more Premium. 
No. 1—-2 Estate Lilies worth $1.00. 
No. 
2—3 Poppies, our choice, worth 
$1.40 or more. 
3—10 Tulips, Rainbow, worth $1.00. 
4—1 Peony, our choice, worth 
$1.00 or more. 
5——-3 Phlox, our choice, worth $1.00. 
6—-10 Daffodils, mixed, worth $1.00. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
No. 
The Premiums you select must be written on your 
order or none will be sent, because we want to put all 
in one shipment. Also, in case we should run short of 
some items, we reserve the right to change premiums, 
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sending you stock of equal or greater value. 

SEND LIVING GIFTS THAT 
YOUR FRIENDS WILL CHERISH 
FOR YEARS—SEND THEM 
For Birthdays 
For Anniversaries 
For Mother's Day 
For Any Occasion 
Each year more and more people wish to send their friends 
and loved ones Living Gifts. It is very easy to do. Just select 
from our catalog whatever you wish us to send and give us 
the complete address of those to whom you want it shipped. 
We will send them a suitable Gift Certificate, giving your 
name as the donor, and listing the stock (without prices) 
they will get. At the proper time we will send the stock to 
them. 
