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JOSEPH H. BLACK, SON & CO. 
When We Say 
SUPERIOR QUALITY 
We mean just that and as you read you will know upon what grounds we 
base our claim and the common sense in our growing methods and in the planter 
buying it. 
It costs us more and is worth more but because we sell direct it costs you less. 
HOW TO ORDER 
WRITE order very carefully and keep a copy. 
SION your name with extra care. The best writers often dash 
off their signature so that it is difficult to be sure of the real 
spelling. 
REMITTANCES should be made in some perfectly safe way. 
We have made the prices so close to cost that we ask that 
all send remittances with order or when they are to be sent 
C.O.D. at least one-half the amount must accompany the order. 
RESPONSIBILITY. We are responsible for only those or¬ 
ders placed directly with us. 
WARNING TO PLANTERS 
DO NOT USE ANY FERTILIZER OR MANURE when planting, if your 
ground is poor either broadcast it or apply it to the top of the ground after the 
trees are planted. 
Dig a hole big enough to allow the roots to take their natural position, make 
it about six inches deeper than necessary. 
Wet the roots of the tree immediately before planting. 
Place the roots in the hole and fill about half full of loose top soil. 
Pull the tree up until it is the same depth in the ground that it stood in the 
nursery row, tamp the soil firmly and then finish filling the hole and continue 
to tamp it until the last two inches which should be left loose. 
DISTANCE TO SET STOCK 
Apples, large growing varieties . 36x36 
Apples, small growing varieties . 30x30 
Pears, standard . 24x24 
Peaches, Plums, Apricots . 18x18 
Strong-Growing Cherries . 20x20 
Duke and Morello Cherries . 16x16 
Grapes . 6x12 
Asparagus . 1/2 X ® 
Currants and Gooseberries . 2x4 
Raspberries, Blackberries . 1x3 
Strawberries . 1x3 
ft.34 trees per acre 
ft.48 trees per acre 
ft.75 trees per acre 
ft.135 trees per acre 
ft.110 trees per acre 
ft..170 trees per acre 
ft.-600 vines per acre 
ft.4,840 roots per acre 
ft.5,450 bushes per acre 
ft.-...2,420 plants per acre 
ft..14,500 plants per acre 
GUARANTEE AND CONDITION OF SALE 
We have no connection whatever with any other nursery, and our responsi¬ 
bility extends only to the persons purchasing direct from us. We also disclaim 
any responsibility for failure arising from defective planting, or from subsequent 
faulty treatment or cultivation, and we are not in any respect responsible for any 
loss or damage arising from any failure therefrom. 
While we exercise the greatest care to have all trees, shrubs and plants sold 
by us true to name and free from disease, and hold ourselves prepared to replace 
on proper proof, all that may prove to be otherwise, we do not give any warranty, 
expressed or implied, with respect to them; and all such goods are sold upon the 
express condition and understanding that in case any of them prove to be untrue 
to name, unhealthy or otherwise defective, we shall not be held responsible for a 
greater amount than the original price of the goods. 
CLAIMS.—All claims must be made immediately upon receipt of goods r at 
which time they will be carefully considered and adjusted, 
