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GARDEN LOVERS MODERN METHODS, IMPROVED PRODUCTS, NEW IDEAS TO HELP YOU HAVE A BETTER LAWN! Here is a sensational new guide to show you the EASY WAY TO GARDENING SUCCESS! FREE... TO EXAMINE AND READ FOR 10 DAYS ALL ABOUT LAWNS

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And it may be some time before a new printing order can be placed. That's why we urge you to accept this invitation NOW and take advantage of the outstanding benefits Charter Membership will bring you. Please mail your reservation card today and avoid disappointment. TO RECEIVE YOUR COPY OF "ALL ABOUT LAWNS" FOR 10 DAYS FREE EXAMINATION MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY TO: Leland Garden Society, Dept. SB-01 P.O. Box 119, Buffalo, N.Y. YES... I am interested in "Better Gardening". Please send me for ten days FREE examination the first important volume "All About Lawns" postage pre-paid and without obligation. If I decide to keep this book I will pay only $1.98 (plus a few cents for shipping and handling) and you may then confirm my membership reservation to receive future volumes of the Complete Guide To Better Gardening, each at the same special member price of only $1.98. It is understood that future volumes are to be sent to me automatically on approval, and I may return any volume within 10 days after receiving it, and I may cancel my membership at any time. If, after examining this first volume, I do not choose to keep the book or become a member, I may return this volume within ten days and owe absolutely nothing. My reservation for membership will be cancelled, and I am under no further obligation. NAME ADDRESS CITY ZONE STATE. A PRODUCT OF LELAND PUBLISHING CO.