LA FAYETTE, ILLINOIS 
Dear Friend: 
Sixty-seven years ago the HOME NURSERY was 
started by the late Irwin Ingels, and from a very 
modest beginning it has grown until, to-day it is 
one of the oldest and largest retail nurseries in 
this area. There have been good years and there 
have been lean years during this span of time, 
but we look back with pride over our accomplish- 
ments and we are proud to meet the many cus- 
tomers who came here for their plant material 
forty or fifty years ago. 
During these many years it has been our aim to 
produce the finest so our customers could enjoy 
the best that could be produced. And during this 
time it has been a pleasure to see the changes 
and the progress made in developing new plant 
material. Many new varieties have appeared and 
many old varieties have disappeared from pro- 
duction in the various nurseries of to-day. 
So we are presenting our 67th Annual Catalog, we 
wish to express our hearty thanks to the many 
thousands of old customers as well as the many 
new ones that have come from year to year, for 
the fine patronage they have given us and have 
helped to make our work a pleasure. 
Very Cordially, 
