
THE DANIELS NURSERY 

MEET THE “FAMILY” 
Most folks like to know what the people they do business with 
are like and look like. 
So—here’s the Daniels ““Top-Brass”—the bunch of Horticultural 
enthusiasts that make us “‘tick.” 
We will all be glad to meet you any time when you drive out 
The Daniels Nursery is owned and operated by Franc P. Daniels. 
facts about him will explain in part the widespread customer confidence in our 
nursery: 40 years of Horticultural work; 36 years operating The Daniels Nursery 
at Long Lake; 23 years part time lecturer on Horticultural subjects at the 
Minnesota School of Agriculture; 2 years President Minnesota State Horticultural 
Society; 3 years President Hennepin County Agricultural Society; 14 years Presi- 
dent Minnetonka Fruit Growers Association; 36 years an extensive fruit and 
vegetable grower; author of the Northwest’s leading book on Horticulture and 
Gardening for the Northwest. 
Mr. Daniels’ long and practical experience makes it possible for us to offer 
to the Nursery, and to give you all the helpful service that we can. 
These 
you the very best in nursery stock, and landscape materials and services. 
FRANC P. DANIELS, Proprietor 
His counsel and advice on any of your horticultural problems are free for the asking—and bring to you_the 
knowledge and understanding gained through forty years of technical and practical horticultural exnerience. You 
are as near to him as the telephone, the mailman or thetravels 

JOSEPH W. BAKER 
Office Manager and 
General “Right Hand” 
“Joe” is the quiet, helpful fellow you 
meet at the office. You'll find no one more 
capable or willing in helping you select 
your varieties of nursery stock whether in 
the office, in the perennial field or in our 
Garden Shop. 
Besides taking care of you folks when 
you visit us and keeping the complicated 
book work of our organization running 
smoothly, Joe finds time to answer many 
of your inquiries that come in by letter 
and phone. 
Has a farm background and is author of 
several published short stories. 
MANSFIELD A. WATTS, B.S.A. 
Landscape Department 
and Sales 
For the past two years ‘Manny’ has 
played an important part in our landscape 
operations. Many of you will recognize 
him as the quiet.spoken fellow who has 
been so helpful to you in solving your 
landscape problems. 
“Manny” came to us witha wide and 
excellent nursery and landscape _ back- 
ground. After graduating in Horticulture 
at the University of Minnesota he spent 
several years in Landscape work in the 
east. With the advent of World War II he 
joined the services and after three years 
of service in Europe returned to Minne- 
sota, joining our organization in 1947. 
of your car. 
Telephone Long Lake 174. 

EDWIN H. CRONK 
Production and 
Packing Manager 
“Eddie” is the genial, smiling ‘young 
fellow’ those of you who call at our stor- 
age cellar know so well. Besides having 
charge of our storage cellar and the pack- 
ing department, Eddie is in overall charge 
of our production. With us, production is 
quite a job, entailing all the steps in 
propagating and growing the vast quanti- 
ties of nursery stock, fruits and vegetables 
we raise on our 125 acres devoted to 
Horticultural crops. Before joining our 
organization Eddie worked as a Profes- 
sional Gardener. 


Cc. ED SWEENEY 
Landscape Associate 
His long experience and excellent landscape performance of 
the past is proof positive of his ability to furnish top performance 
and satisfaction in design and workmanship. 
as a reward for long and excellent service, 
Sweeney was set up as an ASSOCIATE of THE DANIELS 
NURSERY in landscape work. While still working in close con- 
junction with us, officing with us and using only our nursery 
stock, Mr. Sweeney is actually operating his own business and 
crews independently. 
“C. Ed” is well known to most of our local customers, as for 
17 years he has been an important part of our organization—the 
past 8 years in charge of our Landscape Department. 
Last fall, 
DANNY DO-IT 
Mr And last but not 
: least, a picture of our 
little “Pardner in 
Crime” Danny, who 
for 21 years has been 
our constant compan- 
ion and helper in “get- 
ting out” our catalog 
and other publications. 
He’s still ‘‘on his toes,” 
ready to help in any 
way he can. 
