A NURSERY 88 YEARS OLD 
Since the year of 1817 I. L. llgenfritz’ Sons Company has been a reliable 
source of fine nursery stock for the home and orchard. 
Today we have more trees, shrubs, roses and other plants in greater variety 
than ever before together with an extensive organization built to assist you 
THE ILGENFRITZ' GUARANTEE 
We guarantee our stock to live and be true to name. We will cheerfully replace 
any tree, shrub or other plant at any time should it prove untrue to name. 
We will also replace any stock, except evergreens, that fails to grow after b ing 
properly planted and cared for if we are notified before the first of the following 
August ami the stock is allowed to stand as planted so we can examine it, 
should we so desire. 
We hold ourselves liable only for the original amount paid us for the slock 
and replace only stock which has been paid for in full. 
SEE OUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE 
lie is trained and experienced in assisting customers in their problems. He can tell you 
the. habits of growth of the stock we sell. He knows where each tree and shrub should be 
planted so it will flourish with the greatest beauty. He can tell you how to plant your 
grounds to hide undesirable features or views you do not want to see. He can tell you how to 
improve the appearance of your buildings, soften the appearance of a corner that is too 
abrupt or accent a beautiful door way. He knows how to plant to give your home privacy 
or the effect of broad open lawns. 
Lastly, he can advise you as to the care of trees and plants, when it is best to plant 
them, how they should be fed, trimmed and tended, and how they should be protected 
in the winter. 
W. F. ILGENFRITZ, President 
A Nurseryman of 56 Years Experience 
A SIGHT WORTH SEEING 
Visit us. Let us show you our nursery grounds and the 
many fine blocks of trees and plants growing in our fields. 
We particularly urge you to view our blocks of Roses. 
Perennials, Evergreens, Peonies and Shrubs. In addition 
we have acres upon acres of fine fruit trees of interest to 
the orchardist. 
RENNIAL GROUNDS 
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STORAGE CELLARS, 
PACKING HOUSE, 
PROPAGATING DEPARTMENT 
AND GENERAL OFFICES 
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LET US HELP YOU PLAN 
Our Landscape Department 
Our Landscape Department makes it easy for anyone to have beautiful grounds. 
Experience has taught us just what type of service the home owner needs. All 
over the United States you will find beautiful home grounds made so by our 
Landscape Department. 
Our Method Makes It Easy for You. 
Our plan is simplicity itself; we send one of our representatives to anyone 
interested in making improvements and make first-hand observations and certain 
preliminary measurements necessary for making a plan. This representative also 
establishes a contact which enables us to give our customer personal service and 
to work up his ideas in the most appropriate manner. Our representative will then 
send in the information and the complete plan will be drawn by our trained land¬ 
scape experts. The cost of this service is nominal. 
In the case of small plantings we have a special cross-section paper which will 
be furnished upon request. By tilling in this sheet, which is very simple, and for¬ 
warding it to our office you can obtain a plan enabling you to make an excellent 
planting. 
Our Orchard Department 
Our Orchard Department assembles data of interest from a large number of 
the most successful orehardists and from State Experimental Stations. The 
benefit of this knowledge and our wide experience is yours for the asking. 
There are many things to he considered before planting a commercial or¬ 
chard. Among them are type of soil, air drainage, proximity to various mark¬ 
ets, condition of the ground. These and many other factors affect the proper 
selection of varieties and mode of planting. 
Each shipment is accompanied by a certificate of Inspection which assures you of 
receiving stock free of all dangerous plant diseases and insects. 
MICHIGAN STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Orchard and Nursery Inspection 
No. 5744 
CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY INSPECTION 
This is to certify that Nursery Stock of I. E. llgenfritz’ Sons Co., Monroe has been 
examined and found to be apparently free from dangerous insects and danqerouslv conta 
9 ious tree and plan, diseases. JA M E S F. THOMSON 
Fee Paid Commissioner. 
THIS CERTIFICATE TO BE VOID AFTER SEPTEMBER 15, 1936 
Bureau of Agricultural Industry, £ q MANDENBERG 
A. C. CARTON Director !n Charge of Orchard and Nursery Inspection 
Lansing Mich., September 24 1935 
HOW TO REACH US 
The hulk of our nursery stock is now located on both sides of the Telegraph 
super-highway known as U.S.24 between Toledo, Ohio, and Detroit, Michigan. 
On this road one mile south of Monroe we have located a salesground and gas 
station. Call there, a courteous attendant will serve you or. if you choose, call 
at our main office and storage grounds on Front Street in Monroe, close to the 
New York Central R. IL tracks. 
