. FOREWORD . 
Interest in nut culture is increasing very rapidly, in 
fact, so rapidly that it is somewhat discouraged by the 
insufficient supply of grafted trees. Grafted nut trees 
have broadened the range of many species of nut trees 
and their early bearing habit has lifted them to the 
same plane as fruit culture. 
In order that a person may make a thorough study 
of any subject it is necessary to specialize on the one 
subject. We are nut tree specialists and strive always 
to supply the very best stock. 
This nursery is owned and operated by myself (H. 
Burgardt) and Mr. Oliver T. Healy. This catalogue 
should convey to you the possibilities of northern nut 
culture and also give you an idea of what we have to 
offer. 
OUR NURSERY IS LOCATED 
Within the village limits of Union City near the 
Free Tourist Park on M-60. We are always glad 
to have anyone interested call in and inspect our 
stock. 
WHY WE DO NOT GUARANTEE TREES TO 
GROW. 
If you stop to think a moment you will agree with 
us. For, in order to sell trees with a guarantee to 
grow we would have to raise the prices to take 
care of the losses incurred by careless planters. 
Some people would plunge trees into small holes 
and neglect them just because they were guaran¬ 
teed. As we know you would not want to pay 
for other people’s losses we are not warranting 
them to grow to give you the benefit of lower 
prices. Although we do insure their arrival in 
healthy condition. Upon opening the package, 
should you find them otherwise, notify us at once. 
OUR HARDY MICHIGAN GROWN TREES 
May be planted at any time while dormant — 
either spring or fall with equally satisfactory 
results. However, we do not advise planting 
much later than the first of June in the spring. 
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