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HOPEDALE NURSERIES 
den droughts, floods, frosts, excessive heat, 
etc., cause plants to disappear—often next 
to impossible to collect. Collectors are lov¬ 
ers of plants, but too often no business peo¬ 
ple at all! Often they are not to blame, per 
above. We mention this that you can bear 
with our disappointments better. We have 
them, tho we try hard to fill all orders. 
MISTAKES: We make them, so do our 
collectors. We want to correct them, if report¬ 
ed at once. They are easily found then, us¬ 
ually. Later they are not. REPORT MIS¬ 
TAKES AT ONCE. 
SEEDS: We are often asked to get these. 
Usually we can do this, if ordered BEFORE 
they ripen—such sorts and seasons as pro¬ 
duce seeds but do not store them. ORDER 
EARLY. 
DONT FORGET that our principal 
business is the Nursery. If interested in 
nursery grown stock, ask for our literature 
on that, or send list of items wanted. 
We are members American Association Nurserymen, Ill. State Nurserymen’s 
Assn., Am. Propagators Assn., Ill. State Hort. Society and other allied associations. 
This ought to be reference enough. If you want more, Hopedale National Bank, Peoria 
branch either Dunn’s or Bradstreet’s can tell you whether we are reliable and respon¬ 
sible or not. Likely you can be referred to a 
neighbor who has had dealings with us. We ai-e 
not afraid of investigation. Look us up. 
OUR BUSINESS IN WILD PLANTS HAS 
GROWN BEYOND ALL EXPECTATIONS. 
“There’s a reason.” 
Yours to serve, 
J. W. GRIESEMER, Prop. 
EXPLANATION 
To aid planters as much as possible in their 
selections, we have listed plants in 1st botanical 
name—the only reliable one, since common 
names vary with each community, 2nd, the 
best known common name. 3rd column, where 
they grow in nature, 4th, Color of blossom; 5th, 
when they bloom. The column at right of price 
columns tells where we usually secure oui* stock. 
H or Here, indicates that stock is secured here. 
I-Indiana; M-Mich; N. D.-North Dakota; Col.- 
Colorado; N, Y. and N. H., Vt. etc. are stand¬ 
ard and need no explanation. For Example: N. 
C. H. & M. indicates we secure this item from 
North Carolina, Here and Mich. A few items 
are listed at different prices from different lo¬ 
cations. Usually the higher prices are cheaper, 
especially for northern growers. 
A border of Phlox 
