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Extraordinar}^ 

 Guarantee — 



c:to inspire confi- 

 dence IN OUR PATRONS, 

 TO ASSURE THEM THAT THEIR 

 CONFIDENCE WILL NOT BE MIS- 

 PLACED, AND TO SHOW OUR UN- 

 BOUNDED FAITH IN THE EXCEL- 

 LENCE OF OUR HARD Y NORTHERN 

 GROWN NURSERY STOCK, WE ARE PREPARED, 

 ON PROPER PROOF, TO REPLACE ANY STOCK 

 FREE OF CHARGE, UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE ORIGI- 

 NAL SALE, THAT MAY NOT SURVIVE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE 

 YEAR FROM TIME OF PLANTING. L, L. MAY & CO. 



What man would spend $10,000 on a building and leave it uninsured? The wise man these days 

 insures not only his buildings but his stock, his machinery and his automobiles. Why then take a 

 chance with nursery stock? Why not insure that as well as other stock, especially when it costs you 

 nothing? We are this year prepared to take the chance for you, to shoulder the responsibility of all 

 stock you purchase, to insure results for you. 



For forty years we have been successfully catering to the needs of the growers of the Northwest 

 and for forty years we have made their conditions of soil, climate, etc., our constant study, so that, at 

 last, we feel we have so far perfected the science of growing and propagating for the peculiar needs of 

 this section, that we can guarantee our stock to grow under all ordinary conditions, or if it does not, 

 will replace it absolutely free of charge upon satisfactory proof. 



The attainment of^ this- degree of perfection has cost much in time and money. We have had to 

 employ the highest priced labor of the most skilled growers and propagators; we have had to devote 

 years to experiment and trial of different varieties under varying conditions; each tree and shrub has 

 had individual attention to secure symmetry of form, and each fruit tree has had the careful pruning and 

 training necessary to make it the most productive of its type. But we feel that the end has justified the 

 means and we are able to place on the market absolutely first class stock of whose worth we are so 

 sure that we will replace it free of charge if it does not grow. Producing all our own stocks, as we do, 

 you can readily see how in price and quality we can do better than can other dealers who are jobbers 

 only. We know that first cost is little or nothing to the man who has expensive land involved and who 

 wants results, and we would urge all to get their orders in as early as possible as there is a great scarcity 

 of nursery stock this year throughout the entire country. 



One of our clients in Iowa two years ago wished to purchase apple trees for an orchard from us. 

 Our price was $1.00 a tree for first-class stock. He bought his trees from another nursery man at 60c, 

 gave up two acres of land and a man's time to setting them out; and the next spring 40% of the trees 

 were dead, entailing a loss of 40% of the land and time. His trees were not guaranteed, so he lost them 

 also. He came to us, after having profited by his expereience, purchased guaranteed stock and last year 

 had a 100% stand on our trees. This is only one case, but its significance is patent. It is better to 

 pay $1.00 for a shrub that you know will grow than it is to pay 50c for something which may not only 

 prove worthless next year, but which will delay your effect .a year. 



How to Order — Terms of Business 



WE DELIVER FREE all seeds by the packet, ounce, quar- 

 ter pound, pound, pint or quart, postage paid at the prices 

 quoted in this catalogue. 



C. O. D. SHIPMENTS. Our terms are strictly cash with the 

 order. We must decline to ship goods C. O. D. unless the 

 purchaser remits in advance sufficient money to pay trans- 

 portation charges and cost of -packing, etc., or at least one- 

 third the amount of the order. 



HOW TO SEND MONEY. Money can be sent safely by P. 



O. order, bank draft, express order or registered letter. If 

 your order amounts to $1.00 or more, it is best to send by one 

 of the above methods. If local checks are used they must be 

 certified. We receive postage stamps the same as cash. 

 NAME, ADDRESS, ETC. When ordering, give name and 

 full address. Many orders reach us every season in which 

 the name or postoffice address is lacking. It is, of course, im- 

 possible to fill these orders until they are identified. 

 ORDER EARLY. We earnestly request all customers to place 

 their orders early, as it will assist us greatly in getting 

 everything out promptly. 



USE" THE ORDER SHEET in this book. If you wish to 

 order a second time, write your order on a separate sheet of 

 paper and do not mix it up in the body of a letter. This will 

 assist us greatly in filling your order. Blank order sheets 

 will be sent at anv time upon request. 



IN ORDERING GOODS forwarded by freight or express be 



sure to write plainly your express or freight office, county 

 and state in full, giving the express or railroad company you 

 prefer to have them sent by. This saves time and delay and 

 disappointment at your end of the line. 



PREPAID STATIONS. Many small railroad stations are 

 prepaid stations, and the railroads will not accept freight 

 for such points unless charges are fully, paid. It will save 

 delay if you ascertain if your station is a prepaid one before 

 sending your order and include enough money to coyer freight 

 charges if it is. ■ 



IF SHIPMENTS DO NOT ARRIVE promptly after being 

 notified by us, please advise and we will have them traced 

 at once. Our plant and fruit department are entirely sepa- 

 rate. Often the seeds or plants on a combined order_ mav be 

 sent 24 to 48 hours before the balance of the order is filled. 

 If only part of order is received, please wait two or three 

 days . for balance before writing us. 



OUR GUARANTEE. While we guarantee all seeds which 

 we ship out to~ be of strictly fresh growth and to have shown 

 with us a high germinative test, still crops are contingent 

 upon so' many, conditions of soil and weather, time and man- 

 ■ ner of planting, ctiltivation, etc., over which we have no con- 

 trol, .that we can not be responsible for the product, and give 

 no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the description, 

 quality, quantity or productiveness of any seeds, plants or 

 bulbs which we send out. Every order received for goods 

 enumerated in this catalog will be executed and sent out 

 only on these conditions. 



A certificate of inspection from the State Inspector of Nur- 

 series, showing our stock to be free from San Jose scale and 

 all other injurious insects and diseases, will accompany each 

 shipment. 



