EFFICIENCY, the power to thrive in 

 average or difficult conditions, and 

 in a rigorous American climate, is the 

 preeminent quality of our little trees. 

 All of the twenty million are raised here, 

 from seed collected in specified regions, 

 largely by ourselves ; are grown here on 

 adapted natural soil without undue pro- 

 tection ; are scientifically transplanted ; 

 and finally, are dug absolutely fresh 

 when the order is to be shipped. 



WE IMPORT nothing; store noth- 

 ing ; broker nothing ; our little 

 trees are home-seeded, home-grown, 

 hardy, clean, vigorous and well de- 

 veloped. They give economical results. 



RESULTS from little trees can never 

 be obtained unless the plants are 

 grown with a definite application of the 

 principles of seed origin. Ours are. 



NOR can good results follow plants 

 raised on commercial fertilizer, 

 stimulating abnormally tall, lank tops 

 to make a good showing of height in the 

 nursery catalogue ; nor plants raised 

 shaded and crowded, as is the common 

 custom. Ours are neither. 



THE foundation of success in planting 

 is the origin of the seed from which 

 the little trees grew. You know this, 

 but it is not a matter of general knowl- 

 edge, and so the greater part of the trees 

 are raised from any seed that can be 

 bought cheap. Plants from such seed 

 are often totally unfitted for growth in 

 this climate, and predisposed to too rapid, 

 or too slow, growth, and a tendency to 

 grow out of season. 



"C^VERY one of our little trees is grown 

 •'-' from seed collected by ourselves, or 



by tested experts, seeds of hardy, vigor- 

 ous trees, in regions specified by our 

 foresters. 



OUR little trees are well grown ; they 

 are well balanced, with an abun- 

 dance of fibrous roots and with stocky 

 tops. 



OUR plants are the very best. We 

 are not amateurs, but growers 

 whose scientific excellence is recognized 

 by the leading nurserymen of this coun- 

 try and by the visiting foresters and 

 growers of Europe who so often come to 

 our nurseries. 



HELP us in the battle to establish an 

 adequate American production of 

 hardy, well-grown plants suited for 

 American conditions, and we will help 

 you get successful results and build a 

 reputation for something better than 

 surface cheapness. 



YOU are most cordially invited to 

 visit " Little Tree Farms." If you 

 will telephone in advance of your com- 

 ing, one of our foresters will meet you 

 and show you what we have here. If 

 you cannot come, we shall be glad to 

 have your inquiry for photographs of 

 our plants, just as they grow here, and 

 as they look after a few years in our 

 own forest plantations. Write us ! 



AMERICAN FORESTRY 

 COMPANY 



Theodore F. Borst 



Forest Engineer 

 South Framingham ( near Boston ), Mass. 



