It’s a joyous time of the year when we yearn to get 
our hands in the soil preparatory to awaiting the promise 
of colorful flowers and bountiful fruit. No matter how 
large or how small your place there are sure to be beauty 
spots which can be developed through planting. 
If our orders and correspondence reveal anything they 
give a definite clue to the ever-increasing interest on the 
part of gardeners in newer and better plants. It is our - 
pleasure to help you create or renovate your gardens, and 
your hearty response in turn encourages us to continue the 
search for the best that is being produced today. 
We believe you will want to keep thi . Garden 
Guide for reference time and again. In addition to bring- 
ing to your attention a comprehensive collection of new or 
noteworthy plant material and especially our modern, im- 
proved methods of handling this material we have included 
a more thorough briefing in “garden savvy,” from basic 
fundamentals that may well be frequently reviewed to some 
of the results of the most recent research, trials and ex- 
perience. 

__ Selection, sowing, cutting, transplanting, grafting, spe- - 
cial feeding, pruning, irrigating, staking, culling—we have 
- made: all the moves we know to get the best possible plants 
from the best parent stock we know. 
_ It has never been our custom to apologize for the 
prices asked for our plants. Considering the size, quality 
and health of the plants we sell; the skill and patience and 
labor that goes into their production, the years of experi- 
ence behind the labor; it must be apparent that such stock 
can never be had at bargain-counter prices. 
_In nothing else you buy or use is quality, and ancestry, 
so important. We offer only one grade of nursery stock— 
the finest. We unconditionally guarantee every plant we 
sell to be of finest quality, true to name and class, sturdy 
and free from disease or pest, and to reach you in perfect 
condition. 
Frank Richard 
Lee Richard 


