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Thomas Meehan & Sons 
A NOVEL PROPOSITION. 
Here is a proposition we made last Spring, and on the 
strength of it, several large orders were placed with us. 
“If you knew that you could get Sweet Gums, a hardy 
strain, grown from seeds col¬ 
lected as far north as Phila¬ 
delphia, and get 90 to 100 out 
of every 100 to grow, would it 
interest you? 
The great objection to using 
Sweet Gums is the difficulty of 
getting them to grow. It is 
the most beautiful tree in cul¬ 
tivation, either as a specimen 
lawn tree, or for street plant¬ 
ing. It would be largely used 
if successful transplanting 
could be assured. 
We can dig our Sweet Gums 
with a solid ball of earth 
sewed in burlap, reducing risk 
of transplanting to a min¬ 
imum. See illustration. 
Following letter is interesting: 
Grand Rapids, Mich., 
December 14, 1914. 
Thomas Meehan & Sons. 
Gentlemen: — 
The 50 Sweet Gums, 8 to 
10 ft., purchased of you 
last Spring, balled in bur¬ 
lap, arrived in the very best 
possible condition, every 
tree having made a very 
substantial growth during 
the Summer. Every tree 
is alive. 
Very truly yours, 
Eugene V. Goebel, Illustrates how we Ball and. 
Supt. Parks. Burlap Sweet Gums 
When ordering trees be sure to say if you want them balled, 
as we also offer them dug without ball at regular list price. 
Cost of packing trees in bales or boxes would be additional. 
If sufficient quantities are taken to warrant shipping in car, 
the freight would be proportionately less, and the cost of box 
and packing would be saved. 
PRICES OF SWEET GUMS BALLED AND BURLAPPED. 
Per 
10 
Per 100 
1% 
to 
2 
in. 
cal. 
. IS 
50 
185 
00 
2 
to 
2% 
in. 
cal. 
. 21 
50 
200 
00 
2% 
to 
2% 
in. 
cal. 
. 24 
50 
220 
00 
2% 
to 
2% 
in. 
cal. 
. 27 
50 
250 
00 
2% 
to 
3 
in. 
cal. 
. 30 
50 
280 
00 
3 
to 
3% 
in. 
cal. 
. 36 
50 
3% 
to 
4 
in. 
cal. 
. 40 
00 
See Price List of Specimen Trees, Pag'e 18. 
