A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY 
In the spring of 1884, E. H. Bur- 
son, then a young man of 21 years 
applied to Chas. A. Green, founder 
of Green’s Nursery Company, at 
his little home office at Clifton for 
a position. He was given a chance 
to see what he could do, and on 
April 1st of that year commenced 
work at $18.00 per month to board 
in the house. At this time, Mr. 
Green was writing that book which 
has had a nation-wide circulation, 
and is being called for even to-day, 
CHARLES A. GREEN “How to Propagate and Grow 
F^.mricr Fruits which later was revised 
and a new title given “How We 
Made the Old Farm Pay.” At that 
time also, “Green’s Fruit Grower,” then 
a quarterly was being published,—later 
it was made a monthly and had about 
125,000 subscribers. 
It is now 1935—this boy now a man 
has spent 51 years amongst fruit and 
flowers, — first a general workman, 
after, two years as Superintendent of 
the Packing House, and for over 40 
years as General Superintendent of the 
Nurseries. When Green’s Nursery e. H. BURSON 
Company was incorporated he invested 
his savings in the Company, securing a number of the 
shares and later on was a majority Stockholder, also 
a member of the Board of Directors, and Secretary. 
He it is who now succeeds to Green’s Nursery Company 
business, and, if experience, the desire to serve all new 
and old patrons counts, then you have the assurance 
that the enviable reputation of Green’s Nursery Com¬ 
pany will be upheld in the fullest extent. I am 
Yours Faithfully, 
E. H. BURSON, President 
STATE OF NEW YORK—No. 4085 
Department of Agriculture and Markets 
C. H. Baldwin, Commissioner 
Certificate of Inspection of Nursery Stock 
This is to Certify that the nursery stock of The 
E. H. BURSON NURSERIES of CLIFTON, County 
of Monroe, State of New York, has been duly ex¬ 
amined in compliance with the Agriculture and 
Markets Law and has been found to be apparently 
free from all injurious insects and plant diseases. 
This certificate is valid until Oct. 1, 1935. 
Dated, Albany, N. Y., Aug. 22, 1934. 
C. H. BALDWIN, Commissioner 
B. D. VAN BUREN, 
Director Bureau Plant Industry. 
He Was a Pioneer 
Charles A. Green was the first nurseryman to sell 
direct to the planter on the cash with order basis. 
This method makes it possible for the HOME OWN¬ 
ER or ORCHARDIST to purchase direct from Green’s 
the highest quality nursery stock at the lowest possible 
cost. It eliminates agents’ commissions of thirty to 
forty per cent, the cost of carrying open accounts, 
making collections, and other unnecessary expenses that 
the purchaser has to pay in the end. 
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