Preferred “There ain^t nothin^ never so bad as Preferred 
Stock Stock 
you think wot it’s goin’ to be”. 
That was the cheerful and cheering-philosophy of “Glad,” the street waif character,in that gripping little play, “The 
Dawn of a To-morrow.” It is a good philosophy for life in general and particularly for the nursery business. We 
worry about so many things that never really happen. The railroad situation promises to be better than it was last sea¬ 
son. Express transportation certainly couldn’t be any worse and the chances are that the new express merger will 
vastly improve it. Best and most important of all the Allies seem to be slowly, but surely, getting a strangle hold on the 
Kaiser and we can confidently look for an ending of the war before another year is far along. Wholesale prices have 
advanced some but so have retail ones,—or if yours haven’t, they should and can be. There probably will be no ship¬ 
ments coming over from Holland this year but—and here is where we come in—why worry about that when there are 
good supplies of the “J & P Preferred Stock” right here at your door. We have specialized for years in these lines. 
Roses Ampelopsis Veitchii Paeonias 
Large-flowering Clematis Other Climbing Vines 
Tree-form Hydrangeas Tree-form Lilacs Perennials 
Hardy Flowering Shrubs Shade Trees 
OUR FALL TRADE-LIST is being sent to the printer just as this advertisement is written. It will be mailed 
early in the month. If you have not received your copy write us for it and make sure you are on our mailing list. 
Please use printed stationery when writing, though, or enclose business card. We send it only to “the trade.” 
JACKSON & PERKINS CO., Newark, New York 
The 
Preferred 
Stock 
The 
Subscribers to Nurserymen’s Fund for Market Development Preferred 
Stock 
FRAMINGHAM QUALITY 
NURSERY STOCK 
for 
YOUR RETAIL TRADE 
We grow the grade of evergreens, trees, shrubs and 
vines that will bring repeat order.s from yonr cus¬ 
tomers. 
Now is the time to prepare for Fall business. Make 
us a visit during your vacation, inspect our stock 
and reserve what you require for Fall shipment. 
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FRAMINGHAM 
MASS. 
A Suggestion 
for Retailers 
In the North and West, the Lilac is the most popular shrub 
planted. Why do we see so few of the good named varieties ? 
Thousands are sold every year. It is because budded Lilacs 
are largely sold; budding is easy and growth is quick; but 
budded Lilacs are not the thing to plant. 
Lilacs budded on Privet are short-lived; the Lilac is hardy 
everywhere but the Privet is not. 
Wdien budded on lilac seedlings, the stocks will sucker and 
smother the buds; amateurs cannot distinguish the stock 
from the plant; nurserymen can’t either, and that is why they 
bud the colors on the white and the white on purple seedlings. 
Own-root Iiilacs are the only kind to plant; ours are all grown 
from cuttings; a Charles X is a Charles X root and top; as 
Jakey says: “De same number on de coat as on de pants.” 
Sell nothing but Own-root Lilacs; your customers will be satis¬ 
fied; you won’t get complaints about delivering “privet” and 
“common lilac” when the stocks outgrow the buds. 
Sell Princeton Own-Root Lilacs —grown in leading varieties, 
single and double, and for Nurserymen Only. 
Princeton Nurseries 
Wholesale Growers for Nurserymen Only 
at Princeton, in New Jersey 
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