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Qreen 7 \iver Home TSlursery, T{obards, Kentucky 
W. A. SANDEFUR 
It is not my picture I am trying to display, but 
to let you have a glimpse of the man with whom 
you are going to deal, and will take a personal interest 
in your order. You are not interested in how hand¬ 
some or homely I am, but in the good trees, shrubs 
and plants that we sell. Seasons go by, for five, ten, 
or fifteen years, we must wait, Nature cannot be 
hurried. We must wait for the gentle rains of spring, 
the warm sun of summer, and the protecting snows 
of winter. Patience must be a virtue with a success¬ 
ful nurseryman, and these years of study are for 
our customers’ benefit, and if I only had two words 
to leave with you they would be Honesty and Service. 
W. A. Sandefur, Proprietor. 
It s Not a H ome Until It’s Planted 
To Our Friends and Customers: 
We wish to thank our friends and customers for their past and liberal patronage and 
hope our transactions have been such as to merit a continuance of same. To those who 
have never dealt with us, we wish to say our nursery was established in 1860, extending 
over a period of nearly three-quarters of a century and two generations of nurserymen. 
We have never made any great financial extensions, yet we feel proud of the hundreds of 
orchards that speak of the quality of our trees, and homes that have been made beautiful 
with our ornamental plants. Orchards that have stood the test, a test that has meant 
success and profit to the tree buyer, and home grounds that have meant pleasure and 
contentment as well as profit to those who have bought our ornamentals. We enjoy the 
patronage and confidence of the best orchardists and home owners of this section and are 
proud of our record at home as well as abroad. 
We have endeavored to keep but one thought in mind and that was to build our 
reputation and business on square dealing and giving our customers what they bought. 
To this end our efforts have been crowned with success. A fertile land and a supply of 
seed is not enough, there must be the skill that comes from years of prying into the secrets 
of nature—and above all, a love for living things. We learn a little each year, and despite 
the reductions in our prices, the quality of our stock is better than ever before. 
We wish to drop a word of warning: There is a great slashing of prices, and a lot 
of worthless nursery stock is being thrown on the market, much of which should go to the 
brush pile. A few cents per tree or shrub saved in your purchase may mean much dis¬ 
appointment when your trees come into bearing and your ornamentals into bloom. There 
is a great downward trend in the prices of most all farm commodities, but the purchasing 
power of the fruit grower still remains about one-third more than any other class of 
producers. Since the publication of our last book, we have added many worthwhile fruits 
and ornamentals and believe it will be highly profitable for you to study the following 
pages carefully. 
The healthful, melting, and honied fruits that we offer can be plucked right from 
your own trees and plants and enjoyed throughout the year. And the beautiful ornamental 
shrubbery that will add charm, dignity, and contentment with that friendly welcome 
that turns a house into a home and adds value to your property. Every season that you 
let planting go by is a loss. 
It would be a great pleasure for the writer of this book to meet every friend and 
customer, and if there is anything not in this catalogue that you wish to know, write us 
fully. We hope to build the future upon the foundation of the past and rely upon your 
support for its continuance, and knowing the truth of our slogan when we say— 
“IT’S NOT A HOME UNTIL IT’S PLANTED’’ 
GREEN RIVER HOME NURSERY 
W. A. Sandefur, Proprietor 
Robards, Kentucky 
