This book is a 
Complete Guide 
To Better 
Gardens 
Do you know exactly how much 
lettuce seed to plant for the number 
of feet of row you want? 
- . .- or what kind of soil you need 
for cucumbers? And how to get it? 
- .- . or what are the reasons behind 
inter-cropping, catch-cropping, and 
succession cropping? 
... or the special fertilizer needs of 
dahlias? 
In this ‘'Garden find the 
answers to hundreds of questions like these! 
Annual" you'll 
Unlike most seed catalogs, this book devotes 
nearly half its space to the ''How-when-where- 
why'' of gardening. 
You see, we want your garden to be a rous- 
ing success! We want you to get the most 
results with the least effort. We want your 
gardening to be fun. 
So, in this book as in our store, we do 
everything possible to help the gardeners we 
serve. 
Our job as seedsmen, we believe, is to pro- 
vide know-how, as well as merchandise. We 
provide it through our Spring Garden An- 
nuals. We keep on providing it in our store, 
throughout the year! 
YEAR-ROUND! 
We offer a 
year-round, local 
service. 
We offer only’ good, 
fresh seeds—packet or bulk. 
complete, 
garden 
We offer a complete sup- 
ply service. 
We offer cheerful, expert 
garden counsel. 
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Just between us home folks— 
As you've already noticed, this “Garden Annual” comes to you 
from a neighbor. Unlike most seed catalogs, it's a local affair. 
That's very important, we think. 
For one thing, it means that this book tells about local gardening 
—and offers you seeds and garden materials suited to your own 
area and your own growing conditions. It means, also, that you 
don't have to send a thousand miles away to get what you want 
for your garden. You can get the very best, right here in your own 
neighborhood! 
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Another very important point—as you know, there are many 
flower and vegetable seed varieties which do well in some 
areas, but are uncertain in other parts of the country. So we 
always make sure the seed we offer is truly suitable for use 
hereabouts. Often we rule out very attractive varieties, because 
we want your garden to be successful, from start to finish! 
Isn't it just good sense, then, to do your garden shopping here— 
where your needs are understood! Certainly it's easier—and 
safer! 
PRICES: All prices in this catalog are subject to change without notice. 
MAIL ORDERS: On mail orders, all packet seeds are sent postpaid. On all other items, 
add parcel post charges to your remittance. 
NOTE—If any of your gardening friends have not received this catalog, and 
would like to have a copy, just let us know. But please do so early, as the 
supply is limited. And, incidentally, if you, yourself, have any comments to 
make on our book (good or bad) we hope you'll let us have them—in person 
or by letter. We like a pat on the back—and we appreciate constructive 
criticism, too. 
