E. W. REID 
ALFRED JERVIS 
Spring, 1898 
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Business Announcements 
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AGAIN have much pleasure in expressing our heartfelt, thanks to our many patrons 
and friends, who have favored us with generous orders and testimonials in past seasons, both 
indicating that we do just what we promise : supply good and reliable stock, at fair and 
reasonable prices. We have no hesitation in saying that no better stock can be supplied any- 
where. Double our price is often charged by agents for stock that is never reliable ; but dealing 
direct witli producers you get just what you order, saving the agent’s expenses, and you deal with a respectable 
business firm, that has a reputation to maintain and that can be found, whenever wanted. Can any agent give 
you these guaranties ? And where would you find him, if wanted ? 
In offering our Catalogue, we strive to help you in making selections of stock that will be a blessing in 
after years, and we offer you a lifetime of experience in selecting varieties that we know will be for your benefit, 
as we discard all inferior and unworthy sorts after thorough trial, ^-often at a heavy expense, — knowing that the 
confidence of our customers is of more value to us, than any immediate profit. We know of nothing more impor- 
tant to the purchaser than good Nursery stock, hence nothing is more important than buying from a 
reliable Nursery. Leave cheap and undesirable stock alone, is our advice, for what is more disap- 
pointing to the planter, after years of care and waiting, than to find that he has been imposed upon with unrelia- 
ble and worthless varieties not adapted to his climate, market, or any useful purpose. This we often find has 
been the case with people who have been tempted into buying from agents. 
The stock we offer this Spring is as fine as was ever grown in any Nursery. We feel sure our 
patrons will bear us out in this, after receiving the stock. We have the frequent pleasure of seeing many com- 
mercial orchards in profitable bearing, with trees supplied by us years ago, all proving true to name, showing 
a pleased customer, and that our trees and plants are just as we describe them in our Catalogue. 
We often feel surprised at the neglect of tree planting by our intelligent and progressive farm- 
ers, for what is more profitable or gives surer returns than a good orchard ? Usually they can be managed 
with a very little expense, and the returns fkom Orchards are far in excess of any other crops grown 
on the farm. With a little care and attention in making a proper selection of fruits, it is impossible to make a 
failure, but at the same time it is very desirable that the land should be carefully prepared, and selected with 
regard to the different fruits to be grown. Frequently failures result from this, and from indifference to the stock 
after it has been set out. It pays many times over to keep orchard land in good cultivation, as for any other 
growing crop. Our aim and desire is to help you all we can to be a successful fruit-grower, and to select varieties 
which we know from experience will be profitable to you. 
In this Catalogue our customers will find many new and desirable varieties offered, which 
we can recommend for trial. These we introduce after testing, and retain only those that we consider valuable. 
We discard all old varieties as soon as better kinds are introduced. These you will find under their respective 
headings. 
Our prices are no criterion of the quality of stock which we supply. We have put prices down to 
meet the times, often at cost, as we have an immense stock to dispose of this season, and planters have an 
opportunity to get their wants supplied lower than ever before. We give special rates on large lots, and 
correspondence is invited from all intending buyers. 
Our many testimonials will bear us out in stating that we supply only bright, clean stock. 
We have no scale or insect pests in our Nursery, nor have any ever been seen here. We 
will guarantee all our stock to be healthy, clean, well rooted and fully up to grade. 
We hope this season to welcome many new patrons, and can assure them that they will re- 
ceive fair and liberal dealing, with personal attention to all orders entrusted to 11s, as it is our aim and inten- 
tion to supply only reliable stock, which we know will give good satisfaction and be appreciated. All intending 
purchasers will confer a favor by sending in their orders early. There is everything to be gained 
by this : stock is unbroken, early orders have the preference, and their senders have no fear of disappoint- 
ment. Then, too, the stock is in a dormant condition, and bears transplanting better. 
