Greetings To Our Friends; 
Old and New 
Old Man Depression seems definitely on the re¬ 
treat, and we look forward to this season with more 
optimism than for some years. 
The weather has not been very considerate of 
gardens the past few years, but it is a long lane 
that has no turning and surely this season will be 
more favorable. The extreme heat and drought 
have had its effects on nursery stock, as well as 
private gardens, and this, with the increased de¬ 
mand is likely to result in a shortage of many kinds 
of plants. You may avoid disappointment by order¬ 
ing early for shipment at proper planting time. 
We offer our catalog as being sincere and hon¬ 
est in statements concerning size of plants, and as 
accurate in descriptions as possible. Considerable 
time has been spent in checking descriptions and 
we believe they are more complete and dependable 
than illustrations. 
All plants are grown in soils of proper texture 
for the development of large, thrifty root systems. 
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All plants are transplanted and grown one or 
more years in open fields, insuring hardiness. We 
dig plants fresh for each order as we do not ship 
out of storage. 
We use utmost care in packing and guarantee 
the plants to be in good condition upon arrival. 
Most perennial plants thrive in a good garden 
soil, having adequate drainage. Some plants re¬ 
quire special soil conditions and locations. Instruc¬ 
tions for such plants will be given in the descrip¬ 
tion of each variety. 
If you have any problems concerning your gard¬ 
en, write us and we will be glad to be of service to 
you. 
We Prepay All Shipping Charges 
We are glad to continue this convenience and 
saving to our customers by prepaying all shipping 
charges. 
THANKS 
Accept our thanks and appreciation for your 
patronage. We take this method of acknowledging 
the many kind and complimentary letters we have 
received, and will spare no effort to continue to 
make every new and old customer a satisfied cus¬ 
tomer. We will appreciate any comments that will 
help us to give more satisfactory service. 
Hereford’s Gardens 
Oakford, Illinois 
A. J. Hereford R. M. Lounsberry 
