MOON'S    ORNAMENTAL   TREES        k  "'""-G^en'^S  STsS 
Morrisville,  Pennsylvania 
Boxes  of  trees  and  shrubbery  for  the  Parks  of  Seattle,  Wash.,  leaving  our  Nurseries  on  March  17,  1910. 
Arrived  on  April  5th. 
ABOUT  THE  SHIPPING  OF  NURSERY 
STOCK 
IN  this  progressive  day  of  improved  transportation  facilities,  nursery  stock  may  be  safely  transported 
from  our  nurseries  to  any  point  in  the  United  States  or  Canada.    We  even  have  successfully  shipped 
our  pioduct  to  far  off  China  and  to  European  countries. 
The  care  that  is  exercised  in  all  of  our  packing  and  the  moist  material  put  about  all  roots  makes  it 
practical  to  ship  trees  long  distances.  It  also  makes  it  possible  to  leave  stock  unpacked  a  few  days  if 
inconvenient  to  plant  it  immediately  when  received;  it  is,  however,  best  to  unpack  promptly,  even  if  only 
to  "  heel  "  or  trench  the  stock  temporarily. 
The  cost  of  freight  transportation  of  trees  and  shrubbery  is  surprisingly  low.  Seldom 
does  transportation  to  points  within  a  radius  of  300  miles  of  our  nurseries  amount  to  more  than  10%  of 
their  value,  often  it  is  very  much  less.  At  distances  greater  than  300  miles  the  freight  costs  range  from 
10%  to  20%,  while  of  course  to  isolated  places  or  to  very  distant  towns  they  may  be  more. 
One  of  the  shipments  we  made  last  season  was  across  the  Continent  to  the  parks  of  Seattle,  Wash. 
Of  this  shipment  the  Superintendent  of  Parks  of  that  city  said:  *'l  have  had  the  planting  foreman 
!:heck  your  stuff,  and  he  claims  that  it  was  the  best  packed  we  have  received  this  season, 
[t  was  received  here  on  April  5th  and  shipped  by  you  on  March  17th  (18  days  in  transit). 
The  shipment  came  through  rapidly  and  the  stuff  is  extremely  satisfactory." 
California,  New  Mexico,  Montana  and  Alabama  also  had  large  shipments  last  season,  from  us,  to 
)oints  within  their  borders. 
Shipments  of  light  weight  and  where  quick  delivery  is  imperative,  we  make  by  Express.  We  are 
^ery  glad  to  have  customers  request  the  mode  and  route  for  shipment,  but  as  it  is  impossible  to  foretell  the 
veight,  these  details  are  best  left  to  our  discretion.  Evergreens  are  especially  heavy,  and  freight  is 
)rcferable  with  all  but  the  smallest  sizes. 
At  Trenton,  N.  J.  (our  shipping  point),  we  are  fortunate  in  having  the  benefits  of  low 
ates  and  prompt  service,  that  competing  freight  and  express  companies  afford. 
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