GREETINGS FOR (95! 
A new year and a new list of lovely flowers including many new introductions. We 
endeavor to sell flowers to cover the complete season so you may have bloom in your 
garden at all times during the growing season. 
We have added a new hybridizer to our list. Mr. Becker is surely making a name in 
mums. We still list the new introductions of Bristol, Dr. Kraus, Lehman and Yoder 
Bros., so you should have no trouble finding mums suitable for your gardens or for 
that fall show that you are planning to win blue ribbons with your entries. 
Do you realize that the new flower that is taking the country by storm (The Hemero- 
callis or Daylily) will never take the place of the IRIS that blooms in the spring or 
the CHRYSANTHEMUM that blooms in the fall, but will take its own place in the 
carden to fill in that much needed bloom through the summer months when bloom 
is so badly needed. 
We have listed an extensive list of the SIBERIANS that are coming back into 
popularity, especially for the shows. Some are new and some are rare collector’s 
items. 
The Japanese or Iris Kaempheri were a sight to behold in our gardens last fall and 
customers and visitors could not resist placing orders for fall delivery. We have 
since added many new varieties but in fairness to our customers we are listing the 
requirements of these beautiful flowers. They must never be planted near a side- 
walk, driveway, foundation or wall that would allow lime to leach into the beds. 
They are strictly an acid plant and lime is fatal. They must never be allowed to dry 
out from early spring to blooming time and then they go dormant and water can be 
withheld. 
We thank all of you for your past patronage and feel that if we can help you in any 
way on your cultural problems, please let us know. 
Our Mums are rooted cuttings, soil grown for a time before shipment. We still treat 
them with BLACK GOLD for better plants. 
Be sure to read our liberal cash discount at the back of catalogue. 
Yours for better flowers, 
HARRY AND OPHELIA SHOEMAKER. 
