J. N. ROKELY. 
Founder 
One of the pioneers in berry plant 
growing here in Berrien County. 
This business is still guided by the 
ideals that were his during the forty- 
six years he devoted to this work. 
A Personal Word 
to Our Customers 
When placing your order for nursery stock this year you should 
be concerned primarily with the record of the firm from whom 
you purchase. There is an acute shortage of good nursery stock 
over the country this season and there is certain to be a great deal 
of drought-stunted and under-grade stock offered to the public 
by unreliable firms. Rokelys offer you the full benefit of forty- 
eight long years experience in growing the kind of nursery stock 
you will want to plant and a record of twenty-six successful years 
in the mail order business built on fair dealing, courteous service 
and honest stock at honest prices. 
Several causes combine to make Rokely’s Berry Plants the big, 
sure croppers they are. Chief among these is our forty-eight years’ 
experience in selecting, propagating, growing, and shipping plants. 
Forty-eight years doing one thing and doing it well. These many 
years of valuable experience have taught us how to produce the 
best berry plants and produce them with a minimum of expense. 
The best soil, the best fertilisers, the best cultural methods, the 
best packing methods, and above all the best varieties, have been 
learned through years of painstaking work and study. 
We realise our continued success could not have been possible 
without the loyal support of our patrons, many of whom have 
been with us since our first year in the mail order business. 
We sincerely thank these old customers for their continued liberal 
patronage. We also wish to thank each and every one of the 
thousands of new customers who ordered from us for the first 
time last year and helped to make 1936 the biggest year in our 
history. If you are receiving our catalog for the first time, we hope 
for a chance to prove that we can furnish you highest quality 
stock and save you money. 
Our (guarantee 
We guarantee all nursery stock sold by us to be first class, true- 
to-name, and free from injurious disease. We further guarantee 
safe arrival of your order by express or parcel post. All complaints 
of any nature, except untrueness to name, must be made within 
five days after receipt of shipment. However, it is mutually agreed 
between ourselves and purchaser that we are in no case to be held 
responsible for more than the original price of the stock. 
A. J. ROKELY, 
Manager 
In sending you this, our 26th Annual Catalog, we have the earnest desire that it may be of serv¬ 
ice in making your fruit growing more profitable. We have tried to tell you in our own words 
the truth about our goods, avoiding extravagant claims and promises so likely to lead to disappoint¬ 
ment. 
NURSERY STOCK IS SCARCE 
This spring particularly is the time to plant heavily, for in most sections the extremely hot and dry summer not 
only ruined entire patches but the plant supply throughout the country is so short that the usual acreage will not 
be planted. One thing you should do is to order early and plant as large a patch as you can afford for the law of 
supply and demand guarantees you a handsome profit if you follow this advice. 
While not hit so hard as some sections of the country, our own locality suffered severely from the drought. 
However, by constant cultivation and aided by fall rains, we have managed to grow one-third of a normal crop of 
stock. Due to less crowding in the nursery rows our stock this season has an exceptionally heavy root system and 
top growth—in fact it is the finest lot of stock we have ever produced. We know this short supply will not meet 
the demand for our stock and we urge you again “ORDER EARLY.'” 
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