GERARDI NURSERY 
R. R. No. 2 O’FALLON, ILL. 
IMPORTANT, READ CAREFULLY! 
Guarantee of Genuineness. If any nursery 
stock proves untrue to label we hold ourselves 
in readiness, on proper proof, to replace such 
nursery stock or refund the original purchase 
price. We shall in no case be liable for any 
sum greater than the original amount received 
by us for said nursery stock. 
CLAIMS 
All claims must be made upon arrival of 
stock. We express or imply no warranty as 
to productiveness or life of nursery stock we 
sell and will not be in any way responsible for 
the results secured in transplanting. We ex¬ 
ercise the greatest care to have all stock true 
to label, but are human. 
We will not ship into any State requiring a 
fee from out-of-state nurseries. Any customer 
in such case must supply us with a permit 
from his state. 
TERMS 
At our prices we cannot take any risks, 
therefore always remit with order. We are 
responsible, you take no risk. 
THE NUT TREES WE GROW 
Nearly all orders we receive from customers 
out of our state are for nut trees. Persimmons 
and Hazels or Filberts, therefore a general and 
dependable outline of this industry is in order. 
The nut industry is now confined to just a few 
favored localities. The south has large pecan 
groves and are planting more. Their pecans 
are large, thin shelled and good bearers, but 
in flavor they are lacking. Our northern pecans 
are selected for their high flavor. For what 
they lack in size they make up in flavor. If 
