INTRODUCTORY 
In 1896 the late J. F. Jones started his first fruit and nut tree nursery near 
Mountain Grove, Missouri. Six years later he located in Monticello, Florida, 
concentrating on the growing and cultivation of pecan trees. During this 
period some nurserymen were raising seedling pecan trees but the trans¬ 
planting of these seedlings was far from satisfactory. 
Mr. Jones in his experimenting found that the best results were pos¬ 
sible only through selecting and growing the best varieties and propagating 
them by either grafting or budding. 
In 1906 he shipped the first carload ever sold of budded pecan trees to 
Feriday, Louisiana for planting in a large pecan orchard. A year later he 
came to Feriday to supervise the cultivation of the trees he had sold the 
previous year. 
While in Louisiana Mr. Jones became interested in Northern Nut tree 
culture through his association with the late J. G. Rush of West Willow, 
Penna. This resulted in his eventually coming to our present location in 
1912. Since that time we have been specializing in the growing of northern 
nut trees. 
Mr. Jones started his work with the American and European filberts in 
1919 and continued hybridization work between the two strains until his 
death. 
With the death »of Mr. Jones in 1928 the management and responsibility 
of continuing nut tree culture has been carried on by the writer. 
In the best tradition we are continuing the work started by Mr. Jones. 
To produce nut trees in our nursery that will with reasonable care give 
satisfaction, profit and pleasure to the purchaser. 
The increasing growth of our business is due to the quality of our trees 
and the personal interest we have in the success of each purchase. This 
interest extends from the planting to the harvesting of the nuts. 
The information we have about plants and varieties of trees today and 
the results we may expect from trees under various conditions has been 
built up on the experience of tree planters in the past. You can serve today 
to add to the knowledge of trees by keeping a record of your plantings and 
by adding trees to your planting whenever you can. The experience of every 
tree planter is worth while. We will be glad to receive reports for our files 
at any time. We will also answer questions about hardiness of varieties to 
the best of our ability backed up by the information we have collected in 
the past. 
The young trees planted about a home are the only things which appre¬ 
ciate in value. Furniture, house fixtures and the home depreciate. 
Jones Trees may be found in all sections where nut trees may be ex¬ 
pected to grow successfully—a living evidence of what cultivation of nursery 
stock founded on a generation of accumulated experience can accomplish. 
We invite your interest in this steadily growing field. 
Yours for service, 
M. M. JONES. 
