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THIS IS NO TIME TO GAMBLE! 
Buy From a Reliable Concern 
100*000 Satisfied Customers— (n Every State in the Union 
Plant Our Hardy Stock. WHY ? The Reasons are Simple 
O many customers cannot be wrong—they buy from us year after year, for they 
know our stock can be depended upon. Here are some of the reasons: 
We sell only the best hardy, northern grown stock at lowest possible prices. 
We promise a fair and square deal to everyone—and make good our promise. 
We ship stock subject to examination before payment. 
Why can we sell fine stock at such low prices? Because— 
We sell direct from our catalog only—you have no agents’ commissions to pay. 
We do not spend thousands of dollars on colored pictures in our catalog. We 
pass that saving on to you. 
We purchase no large advertising space—we depend largely upon our friends 
R. C. Whitten and customers to advertise our stock. 
Due to the severe winter and terrible drought, there is a great shortage of nursery 
stock this year. The Whitten-Ackerman families have been in the nursery busi¬ 
ness for over 50 years, and know that always after a serious drought there has not 
been enough stock available to fill the demand the following year. 
Our prices this year are slightly higher than last, not because of the law of supply 
and demand but because on our farms we have produced only a fraction of our 
normal supply at a much higher cost to us than in previous years. In other words, 
it has cost us as much to raise one million hardy, healthy strawberry plants of the 
quality we handle as in other years it cost us to produce three million plants—and 
this applies to trees and other stock as well. This condition is general throughout 
the United States. 
We are going to take care of every order we can. We don’t want to fail anyone. 
We cannot urge you too strongly, however, to order early, so that we may reserve 
the stock for you. The disappointment of not securing your needs is too great a 
risk to take this year. 
Note our extra discounts for early orders, as offered below. The money you save 
by ordering early, plus the satisfaction of having your needs reserved, should not be 
overlooked. 
R. W. Ackerman 
We Aim to Tell You the Truth—We Are Farmers. Too. and Don’t Try to Sell 
You Any Uarieties We Ourselves Would Not Plant 
No Cash 
Payment 
Before 
Shipment 
You Examine Stock 
Before You Pay. 
This offer applies on¬ 
ly on orders amounting 
to $3.00 or more, for 
shipment on or before 
April 25th, 1935. 
We were the first 
nursery in this section 
of the country to adopt 
this unique selling 
plan, whereby it is pos¬ 
sible for customers to order without sending any money. 
Make out your order at full prices listed in catalog, and 
instruct us to ship by C. O. D. Express or Parcel Post, 
subject to your examination by Express only, as the 
postal authorities do not permit examination of parcel 
post shipments. 
Look over the shipment and see for yourself whether 
the stock is in good condition. If shipment is satisfac¬ 
tory, pay your express agent the amount due and the 
plants are yours—still covered by our guarantee. What 
could be more fair? We simply must furnish good nursery 
stock, or we couldn’t possibly afford to make this offer. 
We would advise all small shipments sent by mail, 
and will send your order by Parcel Post C. O. D. for 
purchase price, plus postage, if you prefer. All such 
shipments are fully covered by our guarantee. 
NOTICE: The above offer does not apply on orders 
amounting to less than $3.00; on Special Bargain Col¬ 
lections; Special Quoted Prices; nor on any orders 
specifying shipment later than April 25th, 1935. Cash 
in full must accompany all orders under $3.00, or those 
calling for shipment later than April 25th; but on such 
orders customers will be entitled to our cash discounts 
from regular catalog rates, as explained at the right. 
WE GUARANTEE SAFE ARRIVAL OF ALL SHIP¬ 
MENTS MADE ON OR BEFORE MAY 25TH, 1935. 
Order Early and 
Make a Big 
Saving 
ZO% 
DISCOUNT on All Cash Orders 
received during January, 1935. 
IS 
DISCOUNT on All Cash Orders 
received during February, 1935. 
io 
DISCOUNT on All Cash Orders 
° received during the balance of 1935. 
To those who wish to send all cash with order, we 
offer these special cash discounts from our regular 
printed prices (except on bargain offers and special quo¬ 
tations), applying on orders received for shipment any 
time during 1935. Order must be accompanied by cash 
in full to secure the benefit of these discounts. This is 
your opportunity to effect a material cash saving, espe¬ 
cially on larger orders. Remember, we guarantee safe 
arrival of shipments made on or before May 25th, 1935. 
You take no chance whatever. 
You may deduct the amount of the discount from your 
order, or include more stock for the amount. 
See pages 26, 27, 35, and 52 for SPECIAL BARGAIN OFFERS. 
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