RELIABILITY 
T he three legs of a stool are interdependent 
That is, they depend one upon the other. 
If one leg withdraws its support, the others 
lose their balance. The Nursery Stock stool 
has three legs to stand on, called “reliability,” 
“quality,” and “price.” 
Now to place import orders with an unreliable 
firm at any price is apt to bring its harvest of 
trouble, and to buy the stock from any firm be¬ 
cause it’s cheap, regardless of quality and source 
of supply is foolishness, for how in the name of 
the Board of Health can you make a profit on 
unreliable stock. Better import through a re¬ 
liable house, pay the price, and dodge bargain- 
counter, selling-below-cost offers. 
There are always firms looking for those 
whose middle name is “Succor.” They are 
the legitimate prey of shysters. A recent 
foreign quotation reached us through one of 
our customers reading like this: 
“Holland Apple Seedlings 3 / 5 m/m @ $ 1.98 per 1,000 
F.O.B. New York. Duty paid. Packing free.” 
Now on such offers the “succors” bite. Those 
who know, see the worthlessness of it immedi¬ 
ately, because the U. S. duty alone is $2.00 
per 1000 . It is like buying a dime and pin 
(diamond pin) for a dollar. 
Even though you do not buy from us, for the 
good of yourself and the Nursery business as 
a whole, don’t take chances upon import orders. 
Import only through reliable American firms— 
good, substantial import houses—men who 
are morally and financially responsible. That’s 
business on the twentieth Century plan. 
Mark Twain said “It’s funny all large 
rivers run through large towns” and it almost 
makes us think we are a large town, because 
our customer list is made up of almost all the 
large and responsible buyers, not to mention 
the small tributaries which may make large 
rivers in time. It costs us lots of money to 
keep posted upon crop conditions and prices 
from day to day by cable, not mentioning annual 
European visits to our firms, but our business 
shows an increase of $ 103,000 during the last 
two years—we are busy men—and remember 
when you want anything done and done well, 
.call on a busy man—for the other kind have 
no time. We have time for business—that’s 
why we are busy men. 
We can still book import orders for Apple 
stocks, also full line of Ornamental stocks from 
France. Norway and Schwedler Maples, Lind¬ 
ens, Chestnuts, etc. from Oudenbosch, Holland. 
Roses, Boxwood, Koster Blue Spruce, !^ododen- 
drons, etc. from Boskoop, Holland. Bay Trees 
from Belgium. Nursery stock from England, 
Japan, etc., etc. Everything in the Nursery 
import line and RED STAR RAFFIA. 
Send for prices and particulars, stating what you require, 
for we issue 18 different catalogues, special lists, duty 
cards, booklets, etc. Always glad to give information. 
McHUTCHISOIN & CO. 
- THE IMPORT HOUSE - 
17 Murray Street NEW YORK 
Franklin Davis Nursery Co. 
BALTIMORE, MD. 
We offer for 
FALL 1911 and SPRING 1912 
APPLE— I and 2 year; heavy on York Im¬ 
perial, Stayman’s Winesap, Grimes Golden, 
Rome Beauty, and other standard varieties 
in I year old. 
PEACH —General assortment. 
CHERRY— I, 2 and 3 year; some heavy trees. 
PEAR— STANDARD, Kieffer, i year. 
ASPARAGUS —I and 2 year. 
CALIFORNIA PRIVET— i, 2 and 3 year, in 
carload lots—fine. 
ORIENTAL PLANES. 
CAROLINA POPLARS. 
NORWAY and SILVER MAPLES. 
RHUBARB— I and 2 year. 
We also have a general line of other stock. Send 
US your WANT LIST. We need your orders. 
We want PEACH SEED (NATURALS) 
Buy Early for Fall Orders 
THE GRIPPING 
NURSERIES 
Will have the most complete stock of trees and plants to 
offer from their 
PLORIDA AND TEXAS NURSERIES 
For delivery season 1911-12 ever offered in the South 
We Can Probably Supply Your Wants 
Budded Pecans, Japanese Persimmons, Fl^s, Musca* 
dine Grapes, Satsuma and other Hardy Oranges, 
Grape Fruit and Kumquats, Mulberries, Non-sprout* 
ind Grafted Roses, Crape Myrtle, Biota Aurea 
Nana and other Conifers, Eucalyptus and Camphor 
Trees are a few of our leaders. 
A complete assortment of Fruit, Nut, Ornamental Trees 
and Shrubbery. 
- T H E 
Griffing Brothers Company 
General Sales Office, JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 
nr BRANCH SALES OFFICES AND NURSERIES ATzzi 
MACCLENNY, FLORIDA PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 
MIAMI, FLORIDA McALLEN, TEXAS 
When writing to Advertisers please mention The National Nurseryman. 
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