Please 
Observe 
When Ordering 
All quotations made by us prior to the issuance of this Catalog are hereby cancelled. All prices quoted 
in this Catalog are subject to change without notice. All orders are accepted subject to the stock being 
available at the time of delivery. 
TERMS. Cash. Send postoffice or expess money order, bank draft or check. No order will be sent C.O.D. 
unless accompanied by one-half the amount. No shipping orders accepted for less than $1.00. 
SALES TAX. All purchasers whose orders are being shipped to California points will please add to their 
remittance the California State Sales Tax of 3%. 
SHIPPING CHARGES. All charges for transportation by freight or express collected at destination, un¬ 
less arrangements are made to prepay shipment. Small orders of Roses, Deciduous Fruit Trees and Plants in 
small pots may be forwarded by mail, and we ask that 10% of the amount of the order be included to cover 
postage on orders shipped to California, Arizona, Nevada and Utah; 20% on orders going to other states 
west of the Mississippi River; and 30% to all other points in the United States. If postage is less than above, 
the balance will be returned when shipment is made. If in doubt as to best method of shipment, it may be 
left to our judgment. 
PACKING. No charge is made for packing on retail orders to any point in the United States. On shipments 
to foreign countries and to outlying possessions of the United States a charge will be made to cover the cost 
of packing material. 
TRUCK DELIVERIES. See page opposite inside front cover for full information. 
INSPECTION. We guarantee all our shipments to pass inspection wherever shipped. On California ship¬ 
ments we notify the Agricultural Commissioner of the County of destination of the contents, with the name of 
the party to whom shipped. California law requires that plant material must be inspected upon arrival. For 
information concerning inspection telephone your inspector or the office of your county Agricultural Com¬ 
missioner. 
SUBSTITUTION. Please state when ordering an assortment whether substitution will be allowed, as we 
feel at liberty, when no instructions accompany the order, to use similar varieties when we are out of the 
kinds named. We never substitute on large orders for commercial planting without consulting the customer. 
GUARANTEE. The Armstrong Nurseries will exercise care to have all stock true to name, nevertheless it 
is understood and agreed that should any stock prove untrue to the name, the Armstrong Nurseries shall be 
liable only for the sum paid for the stock which may prove untrue, and shall not be liable for any greater 
amount. The Armstrong Nurseries book all orders with the understanding that same shall be void if injury 
befall the stock from flood, drought, frost or any other causes beyond their control. 
PHONE ONTARIO 611-44 
408 N. EUCLID AVE., ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA 
Copyright, 1937, by John S. Armstrong 
