HISTORICAL 
N 1896 the late J. F. Jones, father of the writer started his first fruit and 
nut tree nursery near Mountain Grove, Missouri. Six years later he 
located in Monticello, Florida, concentrating on the growing and 
cultivation of pecan trees. During this period some nurserymen were 
raising and shipping seedling pecan trees but the transplanting of 
these seedlings was far from satisfactory. 
Mr. Jones in his experimenting found that the best results were 
possible only through the growing of grafted or budded pecan trees of 
the best producing stock. 
In 1906 he shipped the first carload ever sold of budded pecan 
trees to Feriday, Louisiana for planting in a large pecan orchard. A 
year later he came to Feriday to supervise the cultivation of the trees 
he had sold the previous year. 
While in Louisiana Mr. Jones became interested in Northern Nut 
tree culture through his association with the late J. G. Rush of West 
Willow, Pa. This resulted in his eventually coming to our present lo¬ 
cation where for 24 years we have been specializing in the cultivation 
of all varieties of nut trees hardy enough to grow and produce in our 
northern climate. 
With death of Mr. Jones in 1928 the management and responsi¬ 
bility of continuing nut tree culture has been carried on by the writer. 
In the best tradition we are continuing the work started by Mr. 
Jones. 
To produce nut trees in our nursery that will with reasonable care 
give satisfaction, profit, and pleasure to the purchaser is decidedly a 
special business. 
Our increasing growth each year is due to the quality of our culti¬ 
vations and the personal interest we have in the success of the trees 
purchased by our customers. This interest extends from the planting 
to the harvesting of the nuts. 
In trees that are sometimes disappointing there is usually some 
cause that can be easily corrected—all that is necessary is good soil 
and reasonable care. 
Jones Trees may be found in all sections—a living evidence of 
what cultivation of the nursery stock founded on a generation of ac¬ 
cumulated experience can accomplish. 
We invite your interest in this steadily growing field. 
Signed: 
MILDRED JONES 
