BRIDGMAN NURSERY COMPANY, BRIDGMAN, MICHIGAN 
Hints 
About Ordering 
^ New Customers 
If -this should be your first order, and perhaps 
you are not sure of the varieties you think will be 
best for you, and your locality, or if in doubt about 
your soil, or its conditions or anything you do not 
understand, our service expert will give you any 
information you desire. 
Express Office and Post Office 
Give us the name of the Express Office to which 
you want goods shipped, and also the Postoffice 
where your mail goes. Postoffice and Express 
Office are not always the same, and mistakes will 
occur if both are not given. 
Mention Order Number When Writing 
When writing us about an order that has been sent 
us, always mention order number. Always write 
your name just the same, and give your address, 
no matter how many letters you may write us. We 
can always trace your order in a few minutes if you 
give the number. If you do not we may never be 
able to find it. 
Shipping Season 
Our soil and situation enable us to make early 
shipments. If you will look at the map you will 
see that we are very close to the Indiana State 
Line, and being close to the lake, which is one of 
the greatest bodies of fresh water in the world, 
our soil never freezes very deep, and when a few 
warm days of spring come we are ready to go to it 
and fill your orders. We can ship earlier than any 
nursery not situated as favorably. The cool winds 
coming from the lake make our season a long one. 
Our shipping season commences the latter part of 
March and should end the middle of May, but we 
fill straggling orders as late as the middle of June. 
How to Send Your Money 
Sign your name plainly, your express office, and 
postoffice. Write them carefully. You know the 
name of your town, \>tit we do not. Send us Ex- 
press Order, Money Order, Draft, or Personal 
Check. 
Need Not Pay in Full 
Our custom has been to receive one-third cash 
with the order, and the balance when you order 
it shipped. 
No C. O. D. Shipments 
We can pay but little attention to requests for 
C. 0. D. shipments. We are here to supply you 
with plants of the finest quality and at the lowest 
price possible, and cannot afford to gamble on any 
C. 0. D. shipments. It is on a strictly cash basis 
that we can sell as we do. If sold on credit our 
prices would be much higher. 
Complaints 
Complaints, if any, must be made within ten 
days after receipt of stock. 
Packing 
We make no separate charge for packing and 
boxes. 
Reference 
We refer you to the Union Bank and Commercial 
National Bank of St. Joseph, Mich., and the State 
Bank of Bridgman, Mich. 
Second Choice 
If you have any second choice please mention 
this in your order. This will not be necessary 
until late in the spring, when perhaps we may be 
sold out on some one variety you want. 
True to Name 
We ship you plants that are true to name. 
Should any prove untrue we will gladly replace 
same free of charge upon proof upon arrival, but 
will not be held responsible for any greater amount 
than was originally paid for the plants. If plants 
are not as guaranteed let us know upon arrival, 
also if railroads have not done their part either by 
slow delivery or getting the packages to you in 
poor condition let us know right off. 
Weight of Plants Per loo 
Plants. 
Strawberry, Dun lap 3 lbs. 
Belt, Pocomoke, Gibson 4 lbs. 
Red Raspberries 5 lbs. 
Black Raspberry tips 6 lbs. 
Dewberries ..■ 4 lbs. 
Grapes 12 lbs. 
Gooseberries -15 lbs. 
These weights vary some, but it will give you 
an idea of the amount of postage it will require. 
No. of Plants Required to Set an Acre 
3% by 18 8,297 
24 by 3% 6,222 
30 by 3V4 • 4,356 
24 by 48 5,445 
When you buy our plants you are starting right. 
They are perfect in every way, and the results 
will be more than satisfactory. You can look back 
with gratification and pride when you have realized 
what wonderful success you have had with them. 
Nowhere will any person be able to produce a finer 
crate or box of berries than you can from our Lak.e 
Zone plants. We want you to know this. 
Rush Orders 
We have Western Union Telegraph and Long 
Distance Telephone in our office. 
We accept your order for as small amount as 
one dollar. It is not profitable for us to book orders 
for less than a dollar. 
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