Our Main Packing House at Ashford 
NOTE TO CUSTOMERS 
NEW LOCATION 
Is in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, “the most beautiful mountain region 
on the continent,” in western North Carolina, nearly 4,000 feet above sea-level. My 
permanent headquarters is Ashford, McDowell County, North Carolina, on the scenic 
Clinchfield Railroad. 
QUOTATIONS 
This list cancels all previous offers. Please do not order from old catalogues 
All offers of stock are made subject to conditions beyond my control 
PACKING AND GRADING 
Will be done in the most careful way. Orders will be packed to insure arrival in good 
condition. Shipments will be delivered to the local freight, express, or post office at 
prices named in this Catalogue. All shipments delivered at cost and risk of customer. 
Certificate of inspection attached to all shipments. We specialize in carload lots. 
REMITTANCE OR REFERENCE 
Should accompany orders from unknown correspondents. Discount of 5 per cent on 
cash orders. All bills due and payable 30 days from date of invoice. Interest charged 
after 30 days. 
SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS 
Should always be given fully, unless you prefer to leave to our best judgment. In 
this we assume no risk, our responsibility ceasing upon receipt of signed bill of lading 
by forwarders. All claims for damages in transit must be handled by consignee. 
CLAIMS 
All claims for errors must be reported upon receipt of goods and will be rectified 
promptly. Unless this is done we can accept no responsibility of any kind. 
No GUARANTEE is made that stock will grow, whether planted by us or not. As 
we have no control over after-treatment or weather conditions, the purchaser must 
assume all risks after stock leaves our Nursery in good condition. 
1 up In no case shall we be held for damage exceeding original purchase price and only 
to this extent when proper proof is furnished that stock has been wrongly labeled. 
All orders are accepted and filled on these terms, unless otherwise agreed 
SPRING SHIPMENTS are forwarded according to customers’ wishes and subject 
to conditions beyond our control, March 1 to May 15. PLEASE ORDER EARLY. 
FALL SHIPPING SEASON begins late in August and extends usually till about 
December 1, according to weather conditions. 
