Since 1878 Growing 
Fine Ornamentals and Fruit Trees 
In the year 1878, A. Miller, a comparatively newcomer to the Walla Walla Valley, acting on 
his foresight and faith in the Pacific Northwest, and urged on by his love for growing things, 
started a small nursery at Milton, in Umatilla County, Oregon. Modest at first, but favored by 
climate, soil, and a demand for fruit trees in this new country, as well as backed by initiative and 
honesty of product, the small beginnings rapidly grew into larger proportions necessitating in a 
few years, the help of the oldest son, S. A. Miller, who in 1896 took the active management. Un- 
der this combined effort the business rapidly increased, requiring the purchase of more land and 
equipment. This continued growth called for the additional assistance of two other sons, G. W. 
Miller and C. B. Miller. Up to the year 1908 the business had been conducted under the name of 
A. Miller 6? Sons, at which time to better manage and control their affairs, the Milton Nursery 
Company was incorporated. The land which had been acquired during the years, at the present 
time consists of three hundred and twenty-five acres, perfectly adapted to the production of quality 
nursery stock. We believe this gives us the welbearned distinction of being the largest and one of 
the oldest nurseries operating in the Pacific Northwest. The fact that the personnel of the com¬ 
pany has always remained intact until the decease of the founder, A. Miller, in 1925, at the ripe 
age of ninety-five years and six months, and Mr. S. A. Miller in 1932, has made possible the per¬ 
petuation of the principles of honesty of product and fair treatment of patrons upon which the 
business was founded. Under the experienced management of the two remaining sons and C. D 
Hobbs, an associate since 1904, the business continues along the same lines as before with a steady 
effort to better the product wherever possible. With this historical background, patrons of the com¬ 
pany may be assured of continued satisfactory product and treatment, and new customers may feel 
secure in entrusting their orders to us. 
For the patronage of the now nearly three-score years, we are grateful and we hope to merit the 
confidence of our many friends for the years yet to come. 
How to Order and Other Helpful Information 
We begin shipping in the fall about October 20th, 
continuing until freezing weather, and usually in spring 
from March 1st into the middle of April. 
Orders sent in by mail should be written plainly, 
giving post office, county and state, with specific ship¬ 
ping instructions. Be sure to sign your name. The 
absence of any of these requirements may mean delay 
and a possible loss. 
Descriptions in this catalog of the various kinds of 
fruits, etc., are in the main correct, but altitude, soil 
and climatic conditions, moisture and cultivation influ¬ 
ence quality, color, size and season to a marked degree, 
so much so that customers may doubt the genuineness 
of certain varieties of fruit. Before condemning any¬ 
thing as untrue to name or inferior, always allow the 
foregoing to have proper weight. 
Warranty or Guarantee: We take great care to have 
our nursery stock true to name, cutting all our scions 
and buds from bearing trees under our personal super¬ 
vision. Most of the failures with trees and shrubs are 
due to causes entirely beyond our control, such as un¬ 
favorable weather and soil conditions, too deep or 
too shallow planting, lack of moisture, etc., which ren¬ 
ders it impossible for us to guarantee success and al¬ 
though we take all possible care to supply only such 
stock as will, under proper conditions, produce satis¬ 
factory results, we give no warranty, expressed or im¬ 
plied, as to Life, Description, Quality, Productiveness 
or any other matter of any Nursery Stock, Seeds, Plants 
or Bulbs we sell. It is mutually agreed that our total 
liability for any errors should stock prove untrue to 
name as labeled, shall be limited, upon satisfactory 
proof, to our replacing free or refunding the purchase 
price. 
It must be plain to everyone who gives the matter 
the slightest thought that it is entirely to our best in¬ 
terests to send out only such nursery stock as will not 
only grow, but prove true to name and description and 
entirely satisfactory to our customers, and any fair and 
consistent complaint, should there be any, will have 
our sympathetic attention. 
Labels are attached to all trees and shrubs and secure 
packing assures delivery in good condition. However, 
if there is any apparent damage, call this to the atten¬ 
tion of the railroad agent, have notation made on ship¬ 
ping bill and notify us immediately. If you discover 
any errors please'' report them promptly and give us a 
chance to correct them. 
Substitution. We reserve the right, in case we are 
out of a variety, to substitute another one of equal 
merit when it can be done (always labeling each sub 
stitution with correct name) unless party ordering says 
“no substitution” in which case we will fill order as 
completely as we can, and refund balance of remittance. 
Terms. All orders must be paid in full before ship¬ 
ment. We pay transportation charges to any point 
in the Pacific Northwest (Evergreens and Evergreen 
Shrubs balled and wrapped in burlap excepted), and 
one-half the transportation cost to all other points in 
the United States. 
MILTON NURSERY COMPANY, Inc. 
MILTON, OREGON 
