J. T. Lovett Co.— Items. 



(6) Orderiiift-.— A certain class of people will wait until they are all ready to set plants or trees and 

 then on comes the order. '"Fill at once as my ground isready," forgetting that we may have many orders 

 on hand that must be filled first, and that their tardy orders must take their turn. Don't do this, please 

 don't ! While there are many advantages to be gained by ordering early, nothing is to he gained hy order- 

 ing late. As we have been put to much trouble and expense by persons ordering goods to be reserved for 

 them, and failing to remit, thus throwing the stock upon our hands at the close of the season, a total loss, 

 iu the future it will be an invariable rule to accept no order from those unknown to us, unless at least 10 per 

 cent, of the amount accompanies the same. 



(7) Lost Orders,— Should you not hear from us in a reasonable length of time after sending an 

 order, please write us giving all the particulars— when forwarded, the amount of money sent, and in what 

 form remittance was made— and enclose a duplicate of the order, giving name and address plainly and in 

 full. Once in a great while an order is lost; but it more frequently occurs that the person ordering fails to 

 give the full address. Tlurcfore. no matter how lately or how often you have written, always give 7iame, 

 Post Offlce. County and State in fidl. 



(8) Additions and Clianses.— We will do our utmost to comply with the wishes of patrons to 

 pack additions to an order, or subsequent orders, in one package; or to make reasonable changes in orders, 

 but we cannot promise to do so. During the rush of the shipping season, when several hundred orders are 

 received and dispatched in a day, it would, in some cases, be almost impossible to comply. No change or 

 countermand of an order can be considered as final without our written consent. 



(9» New Varieties for Testing.— We are constantly testing new varieties of Fruit from all 

 parts of the country. If you or any of your neighbors have anything promising in the way of new varieties, 

 we shall be pleased to have a few plants of it for testing, which, of course, will not be allowed to go out of 

 our hands under any circumstances without instructious from the owner. In sending put the name of the 

 variety upon it. if it has a name, and the name and address of the sender always. This is allowed by the 

 Post Office in sending Plants by Mail. Please send notice by mail also the same day they are sent. Forward 

 in the early part of the week always, that the plants will not be laid over on the road during Sunday. When 

 moss and oiled paper are not at hand, use wet chaff or other material that will hold moisture, and wrap 

 tightly in wet rags. Always ship by U. S. or Adams Express (when sending by express) if possible. 



(lO) Agents.— TTe desire to impress ufjnn purchasers tlie great advantage of ordering direct 

 from us, as we employ n'^ agents and are rntly resprmsifAe fnr orders sent direct to us. Thus our rela- 

 tions with our custoniers are on a proper oasis and we endeavejr to give perfect satisfaction to each one 

 who so orders. Some think hecause our prices are so low that our stock cannot be good. This is owing 

 to the fact thaA i'n many cases the cost of traveling agents in soliciting orders and delivering stock is 

 more than double the value of the Trees, Plants, Vines, etc., ichilst we, dealiiig, as we do, direct with the 

 'planter, can sell at these low rates the very best stock to be had anywhere. 



FALL PLANTING. 



We wish everybody knew the important fact that with the exception of Strawberries, Cap Raspberries, 

 Evergreens, and a few other kinds of plants— which should be removed direct from the nursery row to 



where they are to fruit— the very best way to handle nursery stock is to have 

 it shipped in the autumn and either heeled in on one's own grounds for early 

 spring planting, or planted at once in the orchard, field or garden. Our springs 

 are treacherous. If the procuring of trees and plants to be planted, is deferred 

 until spring the preparing of the soil where they are to be set is liable to be 

 also; and by the time the stock can be obtained and planted it is so late that 

 growth has started and dry, hot weather almost always follows before it has 

 had a chance to get a hold on the soil and established, causing a good share of 

 the very best plants and trees to die. Not only this but those that live become 

 more or less sttmted and make only a feeble growth compared with those 

 planted in early spring or atitumn, for these have the advantage of the early 

 and heavy spring rains to settle and firm the soil about their roots and the first 

 warm days to make growth which ^^-ill not be checked. In the autumn the 

 planter has more time to prepare his ground carefully and thoroughly than in 

 %e spring and the rush upon the nurseries during March and April is often 

 such as to render it practically impossible to make shipments promptly. When 

 trees are planted in autumn a small mound of earth should be made at the 

 base of each one to prevent swaying, as shown in the accompanying figure, 

 which should be reduced to the level in the spring as soon as the ground has 

 become "settled." A similar but smaller mound of either soil or manure 



should be made at each Blackberry, Raspberry, &c., after planting, to prevent repeated and severe freezing 

 at the roots, and removed as recommended for trees. The best and most thrifty fruit growers throughout 

 the.country— the progress! ve.forehanded ones— practice getting in their supply of nursery stock in the fall. 



A Rule to find tlie Number of Plants Required for an Acre. 



Multiply the length by the breadth, in feet, and see how many time the number is contained in 43,560, 

 the number of square feet in an acre. For instance, plants set 2x3 feet, each plant would require six square 

 feet— 43,560 divided by 6 gives 7,260— the number of plants required for an acre at the above distances. 



