L. 1,. MAY *i CD. rl.AMS. SKEDS. KRLI TS AND TUKliS 
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OUR NURSERY DEPARTMENT 
"Most Northern in America" 
HARDY, IRONCLAD, PRODUCTIVE FRUITS, 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, 
CLIMBING VINES, ROSES, 
ETC. 
Our nurseries, situated IS miles east of St. Paul, are the most northern in America, and admirably located in a pleasant, 
fertile valley, an ideal spot for growing nursery stock. Tlie soil is a ricl,. deep, dry bliick loam, which by careful and systematic 
i;ullivation has been brought to the highest state of fertility and productiveness. 
The old-time theory, that fruit cannot be grown in the Northwest, has been thoroughly exploded, and each year more and more 
is being produced in this section. The varieties we grow are hardy here, and being thoroughly acclimated are much more 
suitable for this section tlian trees grown further south. Our soil and climate especially suited to growing hardy fruits, shrubs, 
etc., giving them that toughness of fliirc and vitality of root, which <-uables them to withstand with equal vigor the blazing sun of 
the South, the dry, scorching winds of the prairie and the severe freezing of the North. 
Advantages of Fall Delivery 
N\trcfi^rir Stock is com- 
UrSCry pietcly dor- 
mant in the fall, and therefore 
oan be easily and safely 
handled, while in the spring 
the weather comes off warm 
so early as to start the bud so 
riously before the custonK-r 
ran receive and plant, liven 
if the cuslomer is not able to 
plant until spring, or the cli- 
mate is too cold, it is wise to 
have the stock delivered 
in the fall, so that he can 
trench it in carefully, and 
seize the earliest moment in 
the sprinf? to set itout, instead 
of losing valuable time in the 
spring waitiuK for the over- 
worked nurserymen and rail- 
roads to fret the stock arountJ. 
Nursery stock planted in the 
fall gets well established in 
its new position and so gets an 
early start, and niakes a large 
growth the first season, while 
stock plunt(--d in the sprini; 
loses ctmsiderable valuable 
time in gt ttins established in 
ILs new^ quarters. 
Fruit is produced the first 
summer when Grape Vines, 
Currants, Raspberries, Black- 
berries, Gooseberries, etc., are 
planted in the fall. 
Rose Bushes and Shrubs set 
out in the fall bloom profusely 
tbe first summer. 
A Field of Two Year Old Apple Trees. 
Nursery Stock 
planted in tliefall gets the ben 
cfttof latefnii and early upriug 
rains, which is of vital im- 
portance; on the contrary, 
stock set in the spring fre- 
quently has to worry through 
a dry suunner, which it is ut- 
terly unprepared to do after 
having been so newly trans- 
plante<]. The result is that 
its growth is stunted. 
Farmers 
more time to attend to stock 
in the fall, and can therefore 
give it better care, which ia 
very imiwrtant. Much stock 
is lost by farmers wlien plant- 
ed in the spring because their 
farm work presses so the» 
that the stock is neglected. 
Nursery Stock'^l^'/J 
in the fall arrives in better 
order, because nurserymen 
have more time in which to 
handle it; but in the spring 
it comes otfvvarm so suddenly 
that it is time to plant before 
the stock can possibly be dug. 
packed and delivered to all 
the thousands of customers 
scattered over the country. 
Prinf'c K\T IV/f o I'l Pnct-na ir) Means we .leliver all trees, shrubs, vines, etc.. to your address by niai' and it will be 
IIUCS uy irXd.H r Uolyd-lU thrifty stock, well rooted and established and sure to grow under ordinary care and 
<»nditions. 
PnVpc Kir 'Rt-pirrK*- nr TTvrirpcc Means that purchaser pays all transportation charscs upon receipt of stock. 
IICCS uy X IClglll. Ul X^AJJICSS wc make no charse for boxing, packing and delivering to express or 
freight office. 
All Qf-r>/^l- Tirill K*» 'Pnnh-pA in the most approved manner, so as to reach our customers in the best possible con- 
Jr\ll OlUt^ts. will UC JTclL-K-CU dition. All heavy packages should be sent by freight to avoid excessive charges. 
T n Pillinrr Orr)f»ro we reserve the right to substitute varieties consirierecl by us of equal merit, provided we are sold 
in X lllllJ^ Vj'lUClS out of the variety ordered. In such cases wo label the variety substituted with its true name. 
But if cuslomer wishes no substitution made and so states in his order we will fill order as far as possible and return money for the 
unfilled portion. 
Oil r no ro ntpf guarantee all our stock to be up to size and grade specified in list, and to be in a healthy living 
t^t V_r UttI dlllCC condition when it leaves our hands. This guarantee holds good only when we are notified promptly 
on arrival of goods, stating any errors or cause for complaint. We al.so guarantee stock to be true to name, with the understandins 
that in case it does not prove so, we will replace such stock free of charge. 
WITH EVERY ORDER FOR NURSERY STOCK RECEIVED BY US. WE WILL SEND FREE OF CHARGE, ONE OF MAY'S 
HANDY BOOKS, SHOWING HOW TO OBTAIN SUCCESS WITH NURSERY STOCK. 
