TO OUR FRIENDS 
THIS BOOK is not merely a catalog, nor even a traveling salesman—^but just 
one of us, in a friendly call, chatting with you—perhaps advising you, as you ask 
questions about your home grounds or fruit farm. 
It is presented to you to keep as a permanent reference book, A VALUABLE 
RECORD — good for use and study. We prepared it for our old customers and new 
friends as a guerdon for your good will. 
Even as a visiting friend, it may not answer all your questions. But one thing it 
will surely do — help your indecision about what to order for the nook in your 
garden for that effect wanted, or for some ugly corner, hitherto an eye-sore. 
It will also prevent you from doing foolish things. You are safe in following its 
advice. IT WILL PAY to take a little time with the members of your family and 
study these descriptions. We have greatly increased the number of our listed varie¬ 
ties, and as experience and progress dictated, omitted a few no longer considered as 
worthy of our recommendation. 
COME TO SEE US 
A CORDIAL INVITATION 
is extended to you to visit our 
Nurseries. Come any time. 
It is our firm conviction 
that one visit to our Nurseries 
is worth ten letters, so come 
whenever you can—and bring 
your friends. 
The illustration shows where 
we are located—Beaumont is a 
junction of several principal 
Highways, Railroads and Bus 
Lines. Our Nurseries are lo¬ 
cated on State Highways 8 and 
40. 
Our Organization takes a 
keen delight in showing our 
visitors through our 300 Acres 
of Evergreens and Shrubs. If 
you are experienced in Plant 
Culture you will enjoy seeing 
the splendid assortment of 
Trees, Shrubs, Evergreens, 
Fruits, etc. at Griffings, while 
an amateur will learn something of Horticulture in an interesting and pleasurable 
way. 
OUR ARBORETUMS 
It has ever been our aim to furnish a superior quality of the best varieties of 
Nursery Stock — to render a service worth while — to maintain policies that make 
our customers of today our customers of tomorrow. 
For our friends and customers who are unable to visit our Nurseries at Beau¬ 
mont, and in order to render a more complete service, we have established Arbore- 
tums in Houston and Corpus Christi, Texas, displaying a wide variety of our Quali¬ 
ty Trees and Shrubs. Visitors are welcome any time. 
1801 Main Street 1126 Third Street 
HOUSTON, TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 
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TEXAS- 
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