Dear Friend: 
We send you this, our 1939-’40 Wholesale Price 
List, thinking you will need for this season some 
of the items listed herein and hoping you will 
favor us by ordering your needs from us. We 
have had an excellent grooving season and we 
assure you that all stock listed is healthy and 
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vigorous. •, ... 
Roses are Two-Year, Field GroWn, Budded on 
Multiflora Japonica understock. v ) ' 
Prices, in this list cancel all previous published 
quotations and are subject to bhange Without 
notice. ... ■ ' " ■ f : ; 
All prices quoted are for stock F. 0. B. Tyler, 
Texas. 
We pack in burlap free; boxing at cost 
All prices named in this list are for cash with 
order or you many remit 25 per cent with order 
and we will ship C.O.D. for balance. 
Our roses when taken from the Nursery row 
are tied 10 to the bundle, so please make your 
orders forjilOJof a variety or multiples of 10. 
Should you wish an order filled for less than 10 
of a variety, add . 3c: per plant. 
Roses,; when planted, should be cut back to 4 or 
6 inches of the^ground, to secure the best results 
in growth and blooms. Unless you tell us not to 
cut them, we ^ill cut as we think they should be. 
which will save you considerable in transp< 
tion. , W J 
Be sure to tell us how you wish shipment m ypj 
whether by express or freight. We would 
ommend express for small orders and the risk I 
cost of transportation belongs to the purchaser ^ 
Our shipping season for roses is from Sept. 1 
to May 1. To guarantee the reservation of stock 
for future delivery one-fourth of purchase price 
should accompany order. 
All stock will be dug carefully, handled and 
packed properly so as to reach you in the very 
best condition. 
There is no doubt that we have the best Rose 
Growing district there is in the United States. 
We have the right kind of soil, plenty hot weather 
for growing, plenty cold weather for maturing 
and harvesting, and our rainfall is ideal. 
We exert every effort to produce the very best 
stock that can be grown and we feel sure that you 
will be pleased with stock we send you and the 
service we render. We value your friendship and 
orders, and realize fully that “Your satisfaction 
is our success.” 
In closing we wish to express our sincere 
thanks to our customers for all past business and 
sincerely hope you will continue favoring us with 
your needs. If you have never been a Customer 
of ours, we respectfully solicit a trial order from 
you, as we sincerely believe we can please you. 
Howard W. Ford Nursery, 
Route 9, Tyler, Texas 
Phone 9073-F3. 
