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Hey! Turn Around A Minute, Please! 
Before you read this book, there’s something we feel 
you should know. 
Here’s the story — we would like to be sure that our 
friends understand that this catalog is something more 
than a price list: that we have worked long and hard to 
prepare a little book which you can use as a Gardener's 
Guide. 
Just what do we mean? Well. this. Many many hours 
are spent here at our Nurseries in the winter. when you 
probably picture us asleep with our feet on the desk, 
doing research to obtain information about the trees, 
shrubs and flowers we are going to offer you. In fact, we 
have found by actual comparison, there are very few 
nurseries in the whole country that offer catalogs which 
give the complete information we do, including maximum 
height, flowering seasons, color of flower and fruit, sug- 
gestions for best planting locations and facts about rela- 
tive hardiness, etc. 
We've tried to make this catalog helpful to you. We 
are always glad to have your suggestions as to how we 
can improve it — Won't you give us yours? 
So please make sure YOU get OUR MONEY’S WORTH, 
by reading carefully, and noticing the little symbols which 
tell a big story. 
So, here’s our 1952 catalog, sent to you with every good 
wish for your well being and gardening success this year 
-and every year. 
Now sit back, relax, and enjoy yourself, — the lecture 
is over. 
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