Special Notices. 
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. 
SITUATION. The Arcadia Nuiseries are partly within the corporate limits of Monticello, 
Florida, and are within 200 yards of both the S. F. & W. and F. C. & P. R. R. depots. We can 
therefore ship directly, North, South, East and West. 
THE SOIL AND CLIMATE of middle Florida are peculiarly adapted to the highest develop- 
ment of vegetable life ; we have frequently had customers complain that our tree’s were too large. 
Parties buying trees from us may rest assured that their stock has the desirable quality of “ a 
good start in life its subsequent growth will depend upon its after treatment. 
TERMS. Our terms are strictly cash with order. Unless by special agreement, positively 
no exceptions to this rule. To parties who may not think it safe to send cash with order, we refer 
to the Jefferson County State Bank, of Monticello. 
C. 0 . D. We will send goods in this way, provided one-fourth the amount is sent with order, 
but this is an expensive way to ship, as you have the return charge to pay on remittance. Goods 
will be sent in this way by freight, if requested. No orders from entire strangers will be booked 
unless one-fourth of the amount is paid on them as a guarantee. 
RESERVING TREES AND PLANTS. If trees and plants are desired to be reserved for 
future shipment, an advance of one-fourth is required with the order, the balance to be paid at 
shipment. 
OUR STOCK IS TRUE TO NAME, and carefully 
labeled, and every care is taken to keep it so, and should 
any prove otherwise, we will replace it with other stock, or 
make it satisfactory — claims not to exceed cost of goods. 
We guarantee satisfaction. Upon your satisfaction depends 
our success. 
WHEN YOU ORDER, 
and post office address of those that 
you know are interested in fruit culture, 
we will see that enough extra plants 
are added to your list to pay well for 
your kindness. 
INQUIRIES AND INFORMATION. We will take great pleasure in answering any inquiries, 
and giving any information or advice requested. 
ORDER EARLY. This advice is especially enjoined on Southern customers, where the dor- 
mant season is short. If you want to make a failure, wait till March to order your trees, and then 
hurry them pell-mell into the ground to save time ; this receipt is infallible. 
FREIGHT OR EXPRESS. In ordering, please state how you prefer trees shipped ; small 
orders should go by express, heavy packages by freight. 
REMITTANCES should be by check, express, P. O. money order or registered letter. 
PREPARING THE TREES FOR PLANTING. The broken or mutilated portions of the roots 
must be cut off, so as to leave the ends smooth and sound, and the ends of all the other roots should 
be pruned. From the ends the new fibrous roots usually start. Use a sharp knife, and be care, 
ful to slope from under side, so the cut surface will face downward. 
PLANTING. Dig the holes wide enough to admit the roots in their natural position, without 
cramping, and deep enough to allow the tree to stand the same depth it stood in the nursery ; 
throw the surface and sub-soil in separate piles ; cut off smoothly from the under side all broken 
or bruised roots, and cut back the past season’s growth of top one-half to two-thirds, leaving two 
or three good buds to each branch. At all times keep the roots carefully protected from the sun 
and wind. Place the tree in the hole, fill in with fine surface soil, working in among the roots, 
placing them out in their natural position ; when the hole is half full pour in a little water and 
press firmly with the foot, filling all cavities and air spaces with earth, so that it will come in con- 
tact with all the roots ; continue to fill up and keep pressed until the hole is full, when it should be 
covered with loose dirt, to prevent baking. Be careful not to get too deep. 
ALL PACKING is executed with the utmost care. Special pains are taken to pack lightly , 
thereby reducing the expense of transportation to a minimum. All goods are packed free of 
charge, except that on trees at 100 or 1,000 rates, we charge actual cost of bale or box. Every- 
thing is carefully labeled. 
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