GREETINGS 
To our many gardening friends—and those we hope to make through this little 
catalog, we extend our greetings and best wishes. May your gardens be a never 
ending source of beauty and enjoyment. 
Since it is said that one picture is better than ten thousand words we are again 
featuring pictures taken in our gardens in 1948. The present crop of plants give 
every indication of being just as fine and many fine varieties have been added to 
keep abreast of the times. 
Our garden is always open to visitors and especially at blooming time, usually be- 
tween May Ist and 20th. The location is North 16th Avenue, two blocks north of 
Fruitvale Boulevard, directly in back of the furniture factory, or we may be 
reached at our home by telephoning 3-3935. 
Many thanks for your orders—and—-COME AND SEE US SOMETIME! 
Sincerely, 
JACK G. LINSE. 
TO OUR CANADIAN CUSTOMERS 
All that is necessary to order plants is to submit your list of desired items and our 
name and address to:—The Plant Import Division, Department of Agriculture, 
Ottawa. 
us with your order. 
TERMS OF SALE 
Cash with Order, check, draft, or money 
order. Residents of Washington State 
kindly add 3% sales tax. 
Postage Prepaid on order of $3.00 or 
more. On smaller orders add 35c to 
cover packing and postage. 
Shipment during the months of July, 
August and September. 
No Substitutions unless second choice is 
given, and if stock is sold out, refund 
will be made promptly. We reserve the 
right to accept or refuse an order, or any 
part thereof, depending on the amount 
of stock on hand, and whether at ship- 
ping time it is in good condition to be 
sent. 
CHOOSE YOUR OWN EXTRAS 
To avoid sending you duplicates of 
something you already have, we will al- 
low you to choose your own extras on 
all orders of $10.00 or more. For $10.00 
choose $5.00 worth of extras, for $30.00 
choose $15.00 in extras, and so on. This 
covers every item in our catalog but the 
very few marked NET. On smaller or- 
ders, extras of value will be included of 
our choosing. List your extras sep- 
arately and name several acceptable sub- 
stitutes to avoid needless correspondence 
and disappointment. This is a necessary 
and mandatory part of this offer. 
Dealers: Substantial trade discounts, 
write your wants. 
They will issue you a permit and shipping labels, which must be sent to 
GUARANTEE 
We guarantee that you cannot buy finer 
true-to-name, disease free, State in- 
spected rhizomes anywhere. This covers 
general quality, size for the variety, 
firmness and livability. If not fully sat- 
isfied with your shipment return any or 
all immediately for refund or replace- 
ment. In addition, if any of our plants 
should fail to grow and you will notify 
us to that effect before October 1st, year 
of planting, we will replace them free 
of charge. Liability limited to the net 
cost of plants. 
PLANTING AND CULTURE 
Our Tall Bearded Irises are among the 
easiest of all garden plants to grow. 
Plant in any good, well drained garden 
soil, in full or at least half sun, two to 
three feet apart, covering the rhizome 
with about an inch of soil. Firm well, 
using the feet; water, and keep moist 
until well established. Water occasion- 
ally thereafter, if too dry, but not too 
late in the fall. Safe fertilizers are bone 
meal and well rotted compost. Others 
may be used, but cautiously, keeping 
well away from the plants. Clumps 
should be divided when they become 
crowded, in perhaps three years, shortly 
after they have bloomed. 
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