A. B. Hood 6 Co.’s Descriptive Catalogue 
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Testimonials 
“ I liave liaiulled trees as a business for tvventj -four years. I have never seen any trees 
that I thought better, and Init few that I thought as good as yours, and in addition to this 
I have planted trees by the thousand for myself, and the trees 1 bought of you have done 
better than any I ever planted. I would also like to refer to vour system of packing — I 
think it the best I ever saw.”— J. L. Millan, Fairfa.\, \a., Ju/v i6, 
" 1 wish to compliment you on the size and (piality of trees bought of you last spring. 
Out of 175 trees 1 find at this date all growing e.vcept one apple and one peach. Amsden 
June I’each trees purchased of you spring of 1903 are bearing this year."— John Hoaglanij, 
Falling Spring, \V. Va., Ju/y iS, 1904. 
' I have been buying trees and shrubs from your agent, Mr. Livesay, and find them al 
O, K. No one need hesitate to bny your trees.” — J. \V. BicARt), Falling Spring, West 
\a.., July /<V, 1904. 
" f have been delivering your stock in Union county. 111 , for the last fourteen years, 
and have come in contact with a great many men who have brotight your trees to maturity 
and are perfectly satisfied, as the trees have proven true to name and I have yet to find it 
man who is not satisfied since his trees commenced to bear. Your stock is always fine- 
looking on arrival and thrifty in growth, and always pleases the purchasers, who remark 
when they first look at their trees: ‘Well, they are the finest-looking trees I ever saw-.’’ 
There are hundreds of men and women in this county who are ready to recommend your 
nursery stock.” — J. W. Rov, Anna, 111 . 
'’Will say that all the nursery stock 1 have sold for you has given entire satisfaction. 
I am selling many of the customers again.” — ^J ohn Wai.i.is, Fort Payne. Ala.,_/K/j' 17, 1904. 
“ I will just say in behalf of your nurseries and myself : I am a fruit-grower and am 
selling nursery stock — have made it a business for the last fifteen years — but have never 
had any stock to give my customers and myself so much s.atisfactioii and pleasure as jour 
trees have— both in (juality of stock sent out and fruit produced.” — J. R. Crist, Le.vington, 
V a.. July 2S, 1904. 
” I have now been handling your trees for fifteen years and during that time have come 
in contact with many other nursery agents delivei ing their stock at the same time, and find 
yours superior, both in average size and the fresh, healthy condition in which they arrive — 
because of the better care e.vercised iu packing— to any I have yet seen.”— J. W. Krh h- 
BAUM, Birmingham, Ala., y«/r iS, 1904. 
"1 have handled your trees for a number of years and consider them the best on the 
market. They have given universal satisfaction in this section,” — 1 .. N. Fostkr, Pen- 
dleton, Va. 
"My trees have borne fruit — Red June. Early Harvest, Buckingham and Winesap. 
The apijles were the largest and best colored I ever saw, and the trees show that they are 
grafted on whole roots. The fruit was just what 1 bought.” — ^J. N. Mangrum, Gadsden, 
Tenn , March 2$, 1S91. 
"The trees received from you for delivery were as fine as any nursery sends out — no 
<lnestion about that — and the packing e.\tremely good, the roots being splendidly taken care 
of and per.'ectly mossed.” — F. R. Johnston, Idj mouth, N. C. 
" I take pleasure in saying the fruit trees I bought of you have been very fine. It has 
been rare for me to lose any. I have planted alongside of tho.se bought of you trees from 
other nurseries. Yours are by long odds the best.” — J. M. I. hake, .Ashlatid, Va. 
"Of your stock compared with others, 1 will say I made two deliveries this fall and 
assisted in another for yon, and think I have had a fine opportunity of comparing yours 
with other nursery stock in and out of this state, and I find your stock to be far superior to 
any 1 have seen. All customers say your trees are far ahead of those bought from other 
nurseries. Yon park your trees in such a way that they are as nice and fresh when the bo.v 
is opened as when dug. I also find where they have borne that they are true to name.” — 
B. I. Bickers. Stanardsville, Va. 
" The trees were e.vceptionally fine and healthy and are all growing very well.” — 
joKKi'ii M. Brown. Atlanta, Ga. 
