° With orders from this fall 1952 catalog 
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1952, you may select Premiums as follows: 
With every order of $5.00, you may select any One of the Seven Premiums listed below. 
With every order of $10.00, you may select Two Premiums, alike or different. 
With each additional $5.00, you may select One more Premium. 
No. 1—25 Dutch Iris, mixed, worth $1.00. No. 5—7 Red Emperor Tulips, 
No. 2— 7 Parrot Tulips, worth $1.00. worth $1.00. 
No. 3—10 Tulips, Rainbow, worth $1.00. | No. 6—9 Daffodils, mixed, worth $1.00. 
No. 4—50 Muscari Hyacinths, worth No. 7—3 Mrs. R. O. Backhouse Daffo- a8 
$1.25. dils, worth $1.00. 
The Premiums you select must be written on your order or none will be sent, because we want to put all in one 
shipment. Also, in case we should run short of some items, we reserve the right to change premiums, sending 
you stock of equal or greater value. 
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: Last spring on account of the serious Missouri flood, we were delayed in shipping some orders. 
If you received your order late and any of the stock did not grow, PLEASE WRITE US as we want to make it satisfactory to you. 
FRUIT TREES, SHRU BS, ELG: For Fall Planting If you want Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Perennials for fall planting, you 
can order from our Spring 1952 Catalog. Of course, some items like Cannas, Dahlias, Gladiolus, Strawberries, Clematis, and a few other 
items cannot be planted successfully until spring. A copy of our 1952 Spring Catalog will be sent free upon request. 
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INTER-STATE S GUARANTEE: Every item in this catalog carries our usual guarantee that it must be satisfactory to you. 
If it is not, just return at once and we will either replace free of charge or refund the amount you paid us. 
FREE PLANTING GUIDE. With every order we send a 24-page Planting Guide which tells you in a simple 
way how to plant so that if you have never done any planting you can have 
success. 
SALES TAX. Customers living in Iowa will add 2% to the amount 
of their order. 
HOW TO ORDER 
Write plainly your full name and complete address, 
street or rural route and also zone number if. you live in 
a city which is zoned. You can send check, money order, 
draft or currency. But if you send currency wrap it care- 
fully and register your letter. WE DO NOT SHIP 
C.O.D. 
Madonna Lilies, Poppies and Iris are ready for ship- 
ping early. Shrubs are not matured enough until October 
15th. Bulbs and Lilies are ready in between these. So if 
you get part of your order, remember that the balance 
will come as soon as it is ready. 
King Alfred 
King of the Daffodils 
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