SPRING OF 1917 
We take pleasure in presenting this revised edition of our catalogue 
for your inspection. Read our descriptions; read our prices; know that 
we guarantee our stock to be true to name and that each shipment bears 
a certificate of inspection. 
We feel certain that a careful perusal of these pages will result in an 
order to us. We have faith in our slock ahd faith in our prices. 
This catalogue is our only salesman, we employ no agents. We 
eliminate the agent’s profit and give it to you. Dealing direct the catalogue 
way is a very simple, common-sense way of buying nursery stock. First, 
you select just what you want — not what you arc talked into buying. 
Then you order direct from the man who has grown the trees, dug them 
and packed them. You have the positive guarantee that you are getting 
just what you order; and finally when you pay for your trees, you do 
not pay any profits to the middleman, which means that you save fifty 
cents on every dollar. 
The United States Government, Department of Agriculture, in 
Farmers' Bulletin 131 says, 
“If the farmer makes his purchase direel from the nurseryman , he will 
save the expense of the middleman or agent and is less liable to the mistakes 
and injuries that may occur through repeated handling 
We propagate our apple trees from the very best seedlings, 
personally caring for their growth and supervising the packing 
of our shipments. 
In another part of this catalogue instructions for setting out and 
spraying of trees will be found. We should be pleased to advise you 
fully in a personal letter on any subject relating to nursery stock or fruit 
growing. 
J. R. HOUSTON & SONS 
MANSFIELD, CONN. 
