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To Customers. 
The “Information,” “Suggestions” and “Conditions” given below are intended for the enlighten 
ment and guidance of patrons, and should be read carefully before ordering. 
INFORMATION 
For purchasers, as to our stock and methods: 
Location. The Glen St. Mary Nurseries are one mile southwest of Glen St. Mary, Baker county, 
Florida, a station on the Florida Central and Peninsula Railroad, 30 miles west of Jacksonville. 
Invitation to Visitors. We take pleasure in showing* our stock to persons wishing to purchase, and, 
if notified in time, will meet visitors at the station on arrival. 
Purchasers Who Cannot Inspect the Stock can rely upon all orders and correspondence receiving 
our personal attention. We make every possible endeavor to give satisfaction to each customer. 
Quality of Stock. Our soil and natural conditions are exceptionally favorable to the growth of fine 
stock, which receives painstaking care, and is marked, graded and packed under a system which secures 
accuracy. Our reputation has been built upon the high standard of quality in the stock sent out, and patrons 
can depend upon receiving vigorous, healthy, well-grown, well-rooted specimens, true to name. 
Packing. The stock is boxed or baled, whichever best meets the requirements of the shipment, and is 
packed in the best possible manner. This insures safe carriage for long distances, and in case of unexpected 
delay in transit, purchasers can rest assured that their stock will keep for several weeks without injury. 
Shipments are annually made to the most distant parts of the United States, Mexico, Central America and 
the West Indies, and invariably arrive in good condition. 
Cost of T ransportation. Upon another page will be found a table showing the express and freight 
rates to many principal points, from which the approximate cost of carriage to most places can be easib 
computed. 
No Agents. We employ no agents, and no one is authorized to represent us, or to sell stock for us. 
We hold ourselves responsible only for trees purchased direct from the nurseries. Stock sold to nurserymen 
and dealers must be resold by them upon their own responsibilty. 
Prices. Our prices on some kinds are less than last season. Pears and plums particularly, which we 
grow in very large quantities, have been very considerably reduced. We cannot sacrifice the quality of our 
products to compete with inferior stock ; but, propagating upon a large scale and by improved methods, we 
have reduced the cost of production to a minimum, and we believe discriminating purchasers will agree that 
our prices are very low for high-class stock. Value as well as price should be considered in purchasing trees. 
An inferior tree is dear at any price. Well-developed root and top, vigor, stamina and productiveness are 
essential, and depend upon proper conditions and methodsof propagation and growth in nursery. Tree-plant 
ing for profit involves years of outlay, care and waiting. No planter can afford to handicap himself by be¬ 
ginning with inferior specimens. 
The Shipping Season. We do not begin shipping until the trees are in proper condition for trans 
planting, usually about December first, continuing until March. Our trees and plants are all open-ground 
grown, and cannot be lifted during the growing season ; therefore, we do not send out stock, except during 
the shipping season. 
Complaints. While, as above stated, we use every precaution to prevent errors, by any possibility 
should cause for complaint arise, we shall deem it a favor to have it reported at once, and will see that it is 
corrected. 
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SUGGESTIONS 
To facilitate the execution of orders and promote subsequent satisfactory results: 
Order Early. We have touched upon the very great advantages of early planting, under the head of 
“ Care and Management of Fruit Trees.” Too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of ordering 
