INDEX 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING 
LOCATION. Bridgman, Berrien County, Michigan -The World’s Largest Fruit Plant 
Center. 
ORDER BLANK. Be sure to use Order Blank and Return Envelope provided. It prevents 
errors and insures prompt attention. If you do not have an Order Blank, you may order by 
letter. 
ORDER EARLY. By ordering early you will find us with a full line of stock, and your 
order will be shipped when you want it, with no chance of delay. Early cash buyers receive 
a Liberal Gift Planting. Be one of them. (See page 2 for details). 
TERMS. 10 per cent discount on all orders accompanied by cash in full, except Special 
Bargain Offers or Special Quotations, which are net, C. O. D. Express or Parcel Post ship¬ 
ment if you prefer. (See page 3 for full details). 
CLAIMS. All claims covering condition on arrival, shortage or errors, must be made 
within 5 days after arrival. If stock arrives in bad condition, be sure to furnish signed 
statement from express agent or postmaster, showing extent of loss or damage. All claims 
will be taken care of under the terms of our Guarantee printed on page 19. Claims not made 
in accordance with the terms and conditions of this paragraph cannot be considered. 
EXPRESS AND PARCEL POST SHIPMENTS. On express shipments, be sure there is 
an express office at destination you give. When ordering by Parcel Post be sure to follow 
our instructions below at right. 
If the size or weight of the bundle is too great to comply with Parcel Post requirements, 
or contains nursery stock difficult to handle by parcel post, we reserve the right to change 
the routing to express ; but in all such cases, any money advanced for the payment of 
postage will be immediately refunded to customer. Do not ask us to send 5 to 6 ft., or 6 to 
7 ft. fruit trees by parcel post, as in order to meet parcbl post requirements these trees 
must be cut back so far that they are very likely to be injured. If you insist on parcel post 
delivery of these large sizes, we cannot be held responsible for damage to trees. 
Express shipments of nursery stbek now travel at 2nd class rates, making charges on all 
packages and bundles about 25% cheaper than formerly. 
HOW TO REMIT FOR YOUR ORDER: 1.—By postal money order. This can be pur¬ 
chased at your postoffice, or if you live on a rural delivery route, carrier will attend to send¬ 
ing it for you and bring you the receipt. 2.—By registered mail. In this way you enclose 
the money itself with the order, taking the Government’s receipt, which is your protection. 
3.—By express money order. Can be bought at any express office. 4.—By personal or cash¬ 
ier’s check. Make it payable to The Whitten-Ackerman Nurseries. Money Orders Preferred. 
Do not send cash unless you register your letter. Cash or stamps when sent by ordinary 
mail are likely to be lost, in which case we are not responsible. We do not pay duty to 
foreign countries. Please Do Not Send Postage Stamps. 
BARGAIN COLLECTIONS—Cannot be Altered, Divided or Changed in Any Manner: 
Neither Can They be Shipped C. O. D. for Purchase Price, as They are for Cash With 
Order Only, and are Priced Net, Subject to No Discount or Free Plant Offer. 
SUBSTITUTION. In ordering be sure to state whether or not we shall substitute some 
other variety in case the kind ordered is exhausted. If not forbidden, we reserve the right 
to substitute some similar variety of equal or greater value, but will always label substitutes 
true to name. 
FALL SHIPMENTS. Our stock is fully matured by October 1st, and to southern custom¬ 
ers or others wishing to plant in the fall, we can make shipment during October and 
November. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Orders acknowledged same day received, and shipped in season, 
or as per instructions you give. 
Parcel Post Rates 
HOW MUCH TO INCLUDE FOR POSTAGE 
WHEN YOU SEND CASH WITH ORDER 
Use for orders over $3.00, and for shipments into states where we do not advance postage. 
See note at right. 
First locate the group of states in which you live, and it will then be easy for you to de¬ 
termine from schedule below the proper amount to allow for postage on your order. 
[ GROUP NO. 1 ] 
Southern Michigan 
(Grand Rapids, 
Owosso, and Port 
Huron ; and all towns 
South thereof). 
Northern Indiana 
(Indianapolis, and 
all towns North 
thereof). 
[ GROUP NO. 2 ] 
Northern Michigan 
(All towns North 
of Grand Rapids, 
Owosso, and 
Port Huron). 
Southern Indiana 
(All towns South 
of Indianapolis). 
Illinois, Iowa, 
Kentucky, Ohio, 
Wisconsin. 
[ GROUP NO. 3 ] [GROUP NO. 4] 
Arkansas New Jersey 
Delaware New York 
Kansas North Carolina 
Maryland Pennsylvania 
Minnesota Tennessee 
Missouri Virginia 
Nebraska West Virginia 
Canada, and all 
other states not 
included in any 
of the three pre¬ 
ceding groups. 
(Schedule of Parcel Post Rates) 
Add to your order for each 100 plants: 
Group Group Group Group 
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 
Strawberries .$0.12 $0.18 $0.25 $0.40 
Red Raspberries—1-year plants ; Asparagus.15 .20 .30 .50 
Red Raspberries—2-year transplants .20 .30 .45 .85 
Black Raspberries—1-year plants .25. .40 .65 1.00 
Black Raspberries—2-year transplants.40 .70 1.15 2.00 
Blackberries and Dewberries—1-year plants.20 .30 .45 .85 
Blackberries—2-year transplants .30 .50 .75 1*25 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees 
1 tree, 4 to 5 ft.10 .12 .17 .25 
5 trees, 4 to 5 ft.15 .22 .40 .65 
10 trees, 4 to 5 ft.20 .35 .65 1.20 
Grape Vines, Rhubarb and Horseradish—Every 25 plants or less same rate as 100 Straw¬ 
berries. 
Roses, Ornamental Shrubs, Vines and Perennials—Every 3 plants or less same rate as 100 
Strawberries. 
Evergreens (Balled and Burlapped)—See page 36. 
OR IF YOU PREFER, WE WILL SHIP YOUR ORDER C. O. D. FOR ACTUAL AMOUNT 
OF POSTAGE. 
Page 
Apples.24, 25 
Apricots .28 
Asparagus. 11 
Barberry.1, 41 
Blackberries . 18 
Cherries .21 
Chinese Elm.40 
Dahlias . 35 
Dewberries . 17 
Dorsett & Fairfax 
Strawberries. New.. 6 
Evergreens . .. 26, 36, 37 
Fruit Trees . 20-29 
Garden Roots. 11 
Gem, New Everbear¬ 
ing Strawberry .. 4, 5 
Gladioli . 35 
Grape Vines. 16, 17 
Hedge Plants .. 1, 41, 52 
Horseradish . 11 
Hydrangea, Bush 
Form . 44 
Hydrangea, Tree 
Form ..., . 46 
Hydrangea, Climbing. 37 
Iris . 35 
Lilies, Hardy . 35 
Mastodon, Everbear¬ 
ing Strawberry .... 10 
Ornamental Shrubs 
. 42-47, 51 
Ornamental Trees. 38-40 
Ornamental Vines ... 37 
Peaches.22, 23 
Pears . 28 
Perennials . 34, 35 
Phlox . 35 
Plums.29 
Privet.41 
Quinces . 29 
Raspberries, Black. 12, 13 
Raspberries, Red. . 14, 15 
Raspberries, Purple... 26 
Rhubarb . 11 
Roses. 27, 30<-33, 61 
Shrubs, Ornamental 
. 42-47, 51 
Spireas. 43 
Strawberries, Ever- 
bearing . 4, 5, 10 
Strawberries, June 
Varieties ...' . 6-9 
Strawberries, Prices of 11 
Trees, Fruit.20-29 
Trees, Ornamental. 38-40 
Vines, Ornamental ... 37 
What Our Customers 
Think of Us—Testi¬ 
monial Letters .... 19 
Youngberry, New .... 18 
PARCEL 
POST 
ORDERS 
If you live east of 
the Mississippi River, 
or in Iowa, Missouri, 
Kansas, Nebraska or 
Minnesota, and your 
order amounts to 
$3.00, or less, we will 
advance postage on 
your order, you to re¬ 
mit upon receipt of 
shipment. On orders 
over $3.00, and into 
other states, include 
postage with order, 
using schedule to left. 
