INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING 
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LOCATION. Bridgman, Berrien County, Michigan. The World’s Largest Fruit Plant Center. 
ORDER BLANK. Be sure to use Order Blank and Return Envelope provided. It prevents errors 
and insures prompt attention. If you do not have an Order Blank, you may order by letter. 
ORDER EARLY. By ordering early you will find us with a full line of stock, and your order 
will be shipped when you want it, with no chance of delay. Early cash buyers receive a Liberal 
Gift Planting. Be one of them. (See page 2 for details.) 
TERMS. 10 per cent discount on all orders accompanied by cash in full, except Special Bargain 
Offers or Special Quotations, which are net. C. O. D. Express or Parcel Post shipment if you 
prefer. (See page 3 for full details). 
CLAIMS. All claims covering condition of arrival, shortage or errors, must be made within 5 
days after arrival. If stock arrives in bad condition, be sure to furnish signed statement from ex- 
press agent or postmaster, showing extent of loss or damage. All claims will be taken care of under 
the terms of our Guarantee printed on page 4. Claims not made in accordance with the terms 
and conditions of this paragraph cannot be considered. 
EXPRESS AND PARCEL POST SHIPMENTS. On express shipments, be sure there is an 
express office at destination you give. When ordering by Parcel Post be sure to follow our in' 
structions below at right. 
If the site or weight of the bundle is too great to comply with Parcel Post requirements, or con* 
tains nursery stock difficult to handle by parcel post, we reserve the right to change the routing 
to express; but in all such cases, any money advanced for the payment of postage will be immed¬ 
iately refunded to customer. Do not ask us to send 5 to 6 ft. or 6 to 7 ft. fruit trees by parcel 
post, as in order to meet parcel post requirements these trees must be cut back so far that they 
are very likely to be injured. If you insist on parcel post delivery of these large size9, we cannot 
be held responsible for damage to trees. 
Express shipments of nursery stock now travel at 2nd class rates, making charges on all packages 
and bundles about 25% cheaper than formerly. 
HOW TO REMIT FOR YOUR ORDER: 1.—By postal money order. This can be purchased 
at your postoffice, or if you live on a rural delivery route, carrier will attend to sending it for you 
and bring you the receipt. 2. —By registered mail. In thisi way you enclose the money itself with 
the order, taking the Government’s receipt, which is your protection. 3 — By express money order. 
Can be bought at any express office. 4—By personal or cashier’s check. Make it payable to The 
Whitten-Ackerman Nurseries. Money Orders Preferred. 
Do not send cash unless you register your letter. Cash or stamps when sent by ordinary mail 
are likely to be lost, in which case we are not responsible. We do not pay duty to foreign countries. 
Please Do Not Send Postage Stamps. 
BARGAIN COLLECTIONS—Cannot be Altered, Divided or Changed in Any Manner; Neither 
Can They be Shipped C. O. D. for Purchase Price, as They are for Cash With Order Only, and 
are Priced Net, Subject to no discount or Free Plant Offer. 
SUBSTITUTION. In ordering be sure to state whether or not we shall substitute some other 
Variety in case the kind ordered is exhausted. If not forbidden, we reserve the right to substitute 
some similar variety of equal or greater value, but will always label substitutes true to name. 
FALL SHIPMENTS. Our stock is fully matured by October 15th, and to southern customers or 
others wishing to plant in the fall, we can make shipment during October and November. 
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. Orders acknowledged same day received, and shipped in season or as 
per instructions you give. 
NOTE: Should the United States, or any state, increase by taxes, legislative acts, inflation, or in 
any other way beyond our control, the cost or selling price of nursery stock shown in this 
catalog, we reserve the right to add to our quoted prices to cover such increases. 
Parcel Post Rates 
HOW MUCH TO INCLUDE FOR POSTAGE 
WHEN YOU SEND CASH WITH ORDER 
Use for orders over $3.00, and for shipments into states where we do not advance postage See 
note at right. 
First locate the group of states in which you live, and it will then be easy for you to determine 
from schedule below the proper amount to allow for postage on your order. 
c GROUP NO. 1 } £ GROUP NO. 2 I f GROUP NO. 3 } {GROUP NO. 4} 
1 } 
Southern Michigan 
(Grand Rapids, 
Owosso, and Port 
Huron; and all towns 
South thereof). 
Northern Indiana 
(Indianapolis, and 
all towns North 
thereof) . 
{ GROUP NO. 2 } 
Northern Michigan 
(All towns North 
of Grand Rapids, 
Owosso, and 
Port Huron). 
Southern Indiana 
(All towns South 
of Indianapolis). 
Illinois, Iowa, 
Kentucky, Ohio, 
Wisconsin. 
Arkansas 
Delaware 
Kansas 
Maryland 
Minnesota 
Missouri 
Nebraska 
New Jersey 
New York 
North Carolina 
Pennsylvania 
Tennessee 
Virginia 
West Virginia 
Canada, and all 
other states not 
included in any 
of the three pre¬ 
ceding groups. 
(Schedule of Parcel Post Rates) 
Add to your order for each 100 plants: 
Group 
Strawberries .$0*12 
Red Raspberries—1-year plants; Asparagus.15 
Red Raspberries—2-year transplants .20 
Black Raspberries—1-year plants . ’25 
Black Raspberries—2-year transplants .40 
Blackberries and Dewberries—1-year plants .20 
Blackberries—2-year transplants .. 
Group 
No. 2 
$0.18 
.20 
.30 
.40 
.70 
.30 
.50 
Group 
No. 3 
$0.25 
.30 
.45 
.65 
1.15 
.45 
.75 
Group 
No. 4 
$0.40 
.50 
.85 
1.00 
2.00 
.85 
1.25 
.12 
.22 
.35 
.17 
.40 
.65 
.25 
.65 
1.20 
Fruit and Ornamental Trees 
1 tree, 4 to 5 ft. 10 
5 trees, 4 to 5 ft .!!!.!!!!!!!!!.15 
10 trees, 4 to 5 ft ..!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!*.!!!*.!*.!! '20 
Grape Vines, Rhubarb and Horseradish—Every 25 plants or less same rate as 100 Strawberries. 
R °berrie? rnamentaI Shrubs ’ Vines and Perennials—Every 3 plants or less same rate as 100 Straw- 
Evergreens (Balled and Burlapped)— See page 16. 
OR IF YOU PREFER, WE WILL SHIP YOUR ORDER C. O. D. FOR ACTUAL AMOUNT 
OF POSTAGE. 
INDEX 
Page 
Apples .1, 44, 45 
Apricots . 48 
Asparagus . 33 
Barberry .15, 51 
Blackberries .38, >2 
Boysenberry, New .... 39 
Cherries . 43, 51 
Chinese Elm.14, 51 
Currants . 39, 51 
Dahlias . 24 
Dewberries . 39 
Dorsett 6? Fairfax 
Strawberries, New . . 30 
Evergreens .16, 17, 26 
Fruit Trees .27, 43, 49, 51 
Garden Roots . 33 
Gem, New Everbearing 
Strawberry . 28 
Gladioli . 24 
Grape Vines ...40,41, 51 
Hedge Plants .15, 51 
Horseradish . 33 
Hydrangea, Bush Form. 10 
Hydrangea, Tree Form. 6 
Lilies, Hardy .24, 51 
Mastodon, Everbearing 
Strawberry . 29 
Nectarines . 43 
Ornamental 
Shrubs _ 5-11,27, 51 
Ornamental Trees 12-14, 51 
Ornamental Vines.25 
Peaches ....27, 46, 47, 52 
Pears ..27, 48, 51 
Peonies . 24 
Perennials . 22-24 
Phlox . 23, 24 
Plums .1, 27, 49, 51 
Privet . 15, 51 
Quinces . 48 
Raspberries, 
Black _26, 36, 37, 51 
Raspberries, 
Red .26, 34, 35, 51 
Raspberries, Purple ... 39 
Rhubarb . 3 3 
Roses ... 26, 27, 18-21, 51 
Shrubs, Orna¬ 
mental .... 18-21, 27, 51 
Strawberries, 
Everbearing .28, 29 
Strawberries, 
June varieties ....28-32 
Strawberries, Prices of.. 3 3 
Trees, Fruit . ...40-49 
Trees, Ornamental ..12-14 
Vines, Ornamental .... 25 
What Our Customers 
Think of Us— 
Testimonial Letters .. 4 
Youngberry, New .... 38 
PARCEL 
POST 
ORDERS 
If you live east of 
the Mississippi River, 
or in Iowa, Missouri, 
Kansas, Nebraska, or 
Minnesota, and your 
order amounts to 
$3.00, or less, we will 
advance postage on 
your order, you to re¬ 
mit upon receipt of 
shipment. On orders 
over $3.00, and into 
other states, include 
postage with order, 
using schedule at left. 
