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BANNING’S SEED AND NURSERY HOUSE, BROOKFIELD, MO. 
Trees Growing 
NURSERY STOCK 
Nursery stock handled and sold by us, 
is high quality, well rooted and full of 
stored up vitality. We offer strong full 
sized trees, shrubs, vines and roots. No 
culls or small trashy material but stock 
that is well rooted, that will start off 
quickly, and add beauty and usefulness 
to your home the first season. 
Prices on nursery stock includes de¬ 
livery to customers in Brookfield or im¬ 
mediate territory and we will replace at 
ONE HALF OF ORIGINAL COST of any 
stock that does not grow the first grow¬ 
ing season. 
A few places that we have sold and 
have planted are the Brookfield High 
School, the Adams School, the Baptist 
church and the First Church Scientist. 
We have sold and delivered thousands 
of trees, shrubs, and other stock the last 
ten years and have pleased our custom¬ 
ers. No order too small for careful at¬ 
tention. We can please you. Let us 
prove it! 
SALES TAX 
Our business is subject to the Mis¬ 
souri Sales Tax of 1 %. Please add the 
amount to your order. Thank you. 
OUR GUARANTEE 
If any stock proves untrue to descrip¬ 
tion under which it is sold, we hold our¬ 
selves in readiness, on proper proof, to 
replace such seed, nursery stock or plants 
or refund the amount paid, but we shall 
in no case be liable for any sum greater 
than the amount originally received for 
said seeds, nursery stock or plants. 
We further agree: Any nursery stock 
that does not grow, we will replace at 
one-half the original cost, if notified by 
September 1st, following planting. 
POSTAGE ON PLANT ORDERS 
Postal rates on plant orders as follows 
and postage should be added as given be¬ 
low: The postal department collects a 
service charge on all parcel post pack¬ 
ages over eight ounces in weight. To 
all plant orders under $1.00 please add 10 
cents. Orders over $1.00, add 12 cents. 
All seeds delivered postpaid at prices 
quoted. 
MAIL ORDERS 
Annually we ship many thousands of 
plants by mail to customers throughout 
North Missouri. We guarantee their safe 
arrival. If any plants are damaged in 
transit, notify us by return mail and we 
will make good the loss by return mail. 
SEED ORDERS 
We attempt to promptly fill them by 
return mail. We can often deliver mail 
orders in less than thirty-six hours after 
customer mails order. Always keep a 
copy of your order. “We sometimes make 
errors in filling orders. If an error is 
made in your order, let us know at once 
and the error will be corrected by return 
mail. If you have the slightest complaint, 
we are more than anxious to make it 
right. But please remember, we cannot 
know about it, unless you tell us.” 
