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N presenting our catalogue to the public, we do so with that feeling of explicit confidence 
I in our nurseries which assures us that every tree we send out to the growers will give 
entire satisfaction. The reason for this confidence is the fact that the stock we furnish 
is grown under possibly the best conditions of any nursery in the State, as regards cli¬ 
mate, soil and preparation, and that our nurseries have been handled by competent and 
practical men in every department of the work, thus giving to them the advantage of 
the best care as well as the widest range of knowledge that it is possible to apply. 
With us the growing of citrus trees is not a side issue. It is our chief aim to keep the Nur¬ 
series second to none in the entire State. We grow our own stock, devote our entire time and en¬ 
ergy to the details of the work, and have now the satisfaction of knowing that we are prepared to 
give each and every customer the highest benefits of our labor and experience. 
The clean bill of health received after every visit by the State Nursery Inspectors is only one 
proof of the great care that we are constantly giving to the raising of our citrus stock. Our nur¬ 
series have also been visited from time to time by leading men of the citrus industry, who, having 
no interest whatever in our nurseries, were entirely free and unbiased. They unhesitatingly stated 
that the standard of our nurseries is the very best of Florida. 
Recognizing the importance of the proper selection of stock on which to bud the trees, a consci¬ 
entious study was made of the results in various groves all over the State, and even in California. 
This investigation and the exchange of views with the most prominent citrus men, seemed to point 
so clearly to the superiority of Sour Stock for most of the Florida conditions, that we decided to 
make a specialty of Sour Trees in our nurseries. We admit that in some few localities or for certain 
conditions the Rough Lemon Stock will give satisfactory results and we therefore can supply Trees 
cn Rough Lemon. 
However, these trees on Rough lemon stock are grown at a considerable distance from the Sour 
Orange nurseries and are not handled in the same packing house, making assurance doubly surte 
that the two varieties of root system will never get mixed, which is liable to and has occurred many 
times where the various root systems have been grown in the same nursery or packed in the same 
packing house. But we want it understood that unless other stock is expressly desired by our cus¬ 
tomers, we will always furnish our high grade Sour Stock trees fiom our nurseries. 
Convinced of the value of our high-quality Sour Stock trees, we do not feel the necessity of 
meeting prices lately quoted by some nurseries on lots of trees on inferior stock, on account of 
the decreasing demand for such trees. But we do offer to our buyers the same conservative prices 
and advantages as the other big and well-reputed nurseries of the State are offering their customers 
for trees of the same quality. We extend to you a cordial invitation to visit our three large nur¬ 
series. In accepting this invitation, you do not place yourself under the slightest obligation to 
purchase. 
Knowing that the high quality of our stock and the painstaking way in which it is always 
handled will give you the results you desire, we feel justified in earnestly soliciting your patronage. 
Respectfully, 
Lake Nursery Company, 
Leesburg, Florida 
