The value of any tree is determined by the 
amount of fruit it produces, or by the protection 
it affords, or by the added beauty it gives to the 
yard or landscape, or by the amount of lumber, 
fence posts, fuel or other products it may yield. 
Every Kansas home needs trees for one of 
these purposes. We want to help you select the 
species best suited to your needs and to help 
you plan your planting so as to give you the 
best possible results. 
The accompanying sketch gives our idea of a 
plan for a farm home planting that will give full 
protection from the wind, snow and sun and add 
attractiveness to the home. The commendable 
features of this plan are: 
THE PRAIRIE GARDENS NURSERY specializes in 
growing hardy trees, shrubs, vines, and perennial plants 
suitable for midwest climatic conditions. Our stock is 
home grown, true to name, as far as it is possible to de¬ 
termine—vigorous, healthy. 
We have seventy-five acres of growing stock of which 
twelve acres is irrigable by Skinner overhead sprinkling 
system. The irrigated section is used mostly for propaga¬ 
tion purposes, which insures vigorous, healthy, and sturdy 
young plants. 
Remember home grown trees and plants always give the 
best results. We extend to you a cordial welcome to visit 
our Nursery and inspect our seventy-five acres of grow¬ 
ing stock. 
TERMS. Cash must accompany all orders unless credit 
has been established. All orders for stock to be sent by 
parcel post must be accompanied by stamps or check to 
cover postage in addition to price. 
LIABILITY. We accept all orders on condition that they 
shall be void should injury befall our stock from hail, fire, 
frost, error in count, or other causes over which we have 
no control. 
(1) The shelter belts are located where they 
will catch and hold the snows and prevent 
drifts piling up around the buildings. 
(2) The shelter belts as located in this plan 
will protect the buildings from the sweep of the 
north and northwest winds. 
(3) The spacing of the trees as recommended 
in this plan permits them to be cultivated with 
any cultivating implement in common use on a 
Kansas farm. 
(4) The cost of the trees recommended for 
planting is within reason and is the cheapest 
possible needed improvement that can be made 
on the farm. 
Let us help you plan your shelter belt planting 
and select suitable kinds of trees. 
CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION. Every order is shipped 
under certificate of inspection and is apparently free from 
injurious insects and plant diseases that are communicable. 
OUR GUARANTY. All goods are guaranteed to be alive 
and in good, vigorous condition when delivered to you. 
We do not guarantee continued growth. Remember a tree, 
shrub or plant is a living organism as much as a cow, horse, 
or man. It, breathes, drinks, feeds, and is liable to attacks of 
disease and insects. At our prices it is impossible for us to 
guarantee growth or to be responsible for stock after 
delivery to our customers in good condition. 
NON-WARRANTY. While we hold ourselves in readiness, 
on proper proof, to replace free of charge all trees, etc., that 
may prove untrue to label, or refund the amount paid, we 
give no warranty expressed or implied as to description, 
quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any Nursery 
stock, seeds, bulbs, or plants we sell 
CHAS. R. NELSON. Manager 
McPherson, Kansas 
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