pages with beautiful 
full color illustrations. Packed 
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Inter-State’s Prize Winning Roses 
In our new catalog, we offer one of the greatest and largest 
rose selections in America today. Our roses have long been 
a bright spot in our Nursery operation. We have selected 
fine, new varieties, and outstanding and improved roses year 
after year. Our display at the great World’s Fair in Chicago 
was judged the finest of all. We are proud to offer some of 
the world’s greatest roses, and at prices that every one can 
afford. Hundreds of thousands of flower lovers have bought 
Inter-State roses. You can order roses from Inter-State with 
confidence and your satisfaction guaranteed. Our new catalog 
carries fifteen pages, eleven in full color, picturing these 
tremendous All-America Rose selections. 
America’s Finest Complete 
Nursery and Seed Catalog 
You will find page after page of flowers and new and improved 
nursery offers that you have never dreamed of. So beautifully 
illustrated and described that you will immediately sense the 
quality of our nursery stock, and the tremendous help this 
spring catalog can be to you. Just think of it—84 pages of 
values. Each page is devoted to you and your garden. Before 
you ever order from Inter-State Nurseries, we want you to 
know we sell ONLY first quality merchandise. Our stock is 
guaranteed and it is backed up so completely that we never 
hesitate one moment to ship it through the mails to you. 
Remember this! If you are looking for nursery stock and 
seeds for your garden—Inter-State can serve you best. 
In The Quiet and Privacy of 
Your Home—Plan Its Beauty 
After you have read this little circular, we want you to send 
for your catalog—and then follow this suggestion. During 
these winter and early spring evenings, why not sit down 
with Inter-State’s new spring catalog and start to plan the 
things you have always wanted to do in your yard. You will 
see many selections that you have always wanted, to add 
more beauty to your home. Try some of Inter-State’s nursery 
stock this year. You will be delighted and thrilled at the 
results from your planting... great beautiful Gladiolus or 
the wonderful fruit and tree offers we have. Maybe you have 
thought of a small garden in that empty back yard spot. 
Well, if so, we have it for you—whatever you want to plant. 
Let Inter-State help you enjoy the great outdoors more than 
ever before. Send for your free catalog today. 
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Page After Page of REAL VALUES 
We have just what we say—pages of real nursery values. 
We have such a large business that we can sell at 
reasonable prices and still give you quality. That is 
why we are the largest direct mail order nursery in 
America. We have always sold the best at a fair price. 
Send for this colorful catalog and find out what we mean. 
Complete Nursery Selections 
For Your Home 
We present, in our Spring 1952 edition, a wonderful 
pictorial and descriptive list of everything for the 
garden. Yes, we serve more than a million families out 
of our 84 page catalog. Think of it—84 pages devoted 
to gardening for your home. We sell almost everything 
you might want to plant in and around your home. 
Someone once said: “‘It isn’t a home until it’s planted,” 
and Oh, how true that is! Nursery stock can do wonders 
for a home, regardless of where you live. A beautiful 
yard well planned and planted is truly “the spirit of 
America.” Beautification starts at home. Get your 
nursery items well in mind, then sit down and order 
them from this wonderful catalog. 
Many Premiums and Free Gifts 
If you get your order in early from our catalog, you 
can select any of the number of items on page three of 
the catalog, and they will be shipped right along with 
your nursery offer without additional cost. Many 
premiums, including roses, lilies, gladiolus, and other 
items. The catalog contains two pages of order forms 
and self-addressed envelopes. Don’t forget that Inter- 
State offers you over 1,000 guaranteed Nursery Items 
to choose from. The latest in new and improved garden 
flowers, seeds, shrubs, trees, fruits, and roses—all to 
beautify your home and make it a finer, nicer place 
for you to live. 
If you want us to send you a catalog for spring 1952, 
use the coupon to the right or merely send the enclosed 
postcard. If you use the coupon, won’t you please 
hand the postcard to a friend of yours? You'll be doing 
them a favor. 
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THIS ORDER BLANK 
AND MAIL IT TODAY! 
INTER-STATE NURSERIES - 10 E St. - Hamburg, lowa 
Send either cash, check, or money order. 
Check each item listed you want, be sure to sign name and 
address—use the enclosed, self-addressed envelope. Thank you. 
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2 for $4.25 
Our very special Lily offer—3 plants $1.15 
Everblooming Color Roses—3 Roses—$2.65—6 Roses $ 4.95 
12 Roses—$9.45—25 Roses $18.25 
If you order more than 6 use separate sheet of paper and list color preferences. 
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