“To Our Customers... 
Your patronage has been truly appreciated and we have taken pleasure 
in serving you. We wish to acknowledge and! say “Thank You”’ to all 
who have written to tell us you are pleased with our plants and service. 
We shall endeavor to merit your continued good will. 
DESCRIPTIONS OF PLANTS are intended to 
help you select those most suited to your needs. 
If no soil preferences are stated, you may know 
that that plant will thrive under a wide range of 
soil conditions. Detailed information is given 
where necessary for the success of the plant. We 
make every effort possible to insure sending 
plants that are true to name. 
PLANTING TIME. While most wildflowers 
will live when planted in either spring or fall, 
we strongly urge planting the early-blooming 
varieties in the fall when they are dormant. 
Growth is advanced and sometimes the bloom- 
ing season is past before weather will permit 
planting in the spring in some parts of the coun- 
try. When ordering for spring planting, it is 
advantageous to order early so that plants may 
be sent as soon as weather permits. 
SHIPPING TIME. Weather determines the 
date of first spring shipments. Most years we 
can ship through all or most of March but not 
always. We continue to ship until June 1. By 
that time the plants are so far advanced and the 
weather so warm that shippmg can be done only 
with considerable risk. The fall shipping season 
begins in early September and continues until 
winter sets in, usually late November. 
LOBELIA cardinalis 
(Cardinal-Flower) 
See page 5 
POSTAL RATES were increased again on Oc- 
tober 1, 1953. Our prices were not raised to cover 
this additional cost, and the increase is too large 
to be absorbed. We must continue to ask 25c for 
postage and handling, on orders less than $2.00. 
On orders over $2.00, please add 10 per cent 
for postage and handling. 
OUR GUARANTEE. We guarantee plants to 
arrive in good condition. The most careful 
packing does not insure shipments against 1m- 
proper handling or delay in transit. Should 
your plants arrive in poor condition, please 
notify us within 10 days and send us a signed 
statement from your postmaster, showing the 
extent of damage. AIl plants that do not reach 
you in good condition will be replaced or a refund 
will be made. It is understood that after the 
plants are set out, continued growth depends on 
soil, weather and care, for which we cannot be 
responsible. Please report at once any unsatis- 
factory condition, giving full particulars. 
REMITTANCES are best made by money 
order, bank draft or personal check. Please do 
not send cash or stamps unless necessary. We 
cannot accept stamps of large denominations. 
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