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OERMAIN FRUIT COMPANY’S 
Introductory Remarks. 
Plants are a necessary and natural adjunct of seeds; indeed, the latter is a comple¬ 
ment of the former. They serve an economic as well as an ornamental purpose,— 
economic in the sense of time saved to planters in their growing by means of budding, 
grafting, or seeds, thus gaining on nature’s ways by man’s intervention, thereby secur¬ 
ing new varieties and a better quality of plant as well as of product. Our fine assort¬ 
ment is on a par in quality with our superior grown seeds: both are the product of 
California soil. Unlike the eastern grown plants, ours are grown with but slight pro¬ 
tection, without artificial heat, and in many cases in the open; hence are vigorous, 
hardy, and free from injurious insects and disease. As a consequence will give better 
results than the sensitive and tender hothouse grown stocks produced in the East. Bear 
in mind we sell no cheap plants badly grown in a haphazard manner; nor do we substi¬ 
tute. Every specimen in our establishment is accurately and plainly labeled. All we 
ask is a trial order, feeling assured that we can furnish patrons superior values. 
Concerning Transportation Charges. 
All plants sent by express at the expense of the purchaser , unless specially ordered 
otherwise; or, where in our judgment, the expressage would be too costly. We ear¬ 
nestly request our customers to always have their plants sent by express (except, perhaps, 
in the case of heavy balled shrubs or trees, or where express charges are very high), as 
our system of light packing makes the charges comparatively low, and they almost in¬ 
variably arrive in perfect order when thus sent. In the case of small plants we will send 
by mail if desired, but larger and finer plants can be sent better by express than by mail, 
which will more than repay the expressage. Our packing and labeling is carefully at¬ 
tended to, and we charge for the same only to cover cost of material. All goods are 
delivered at railway or express office free of charge. 
Important Notice. 
BSTPay only special rate on boxed plants, which is one-third less than ordinary merchan¬ 
dise rate. The express companies are glad to bill out all our boxes at this new rate, unless 
there is no special rate to the shipping point; but even then there is a special discount 
allowed of 20 per cent. See that no mistake is made at your end of the line. Goods do 
not need to be prepaid to secure either reduction. When prepaid, express companies give 
special low rates on plants, roots and bulbs, at eight cents per pound for three to ten 
pound packages to any point in the United States. 
