COME TO HEADQUARTERS FOR 
★ RAFFIA * 
BALE LOTS OR LESS 
Budding time will soon be here, you will want Raffia—good Raffia—the poor kind 
can be bought easier and for less money. BUT there’s no good reason why you 
should buy unnamed promiscuous brands of uncertain quality, when you can buy the 
RED STAR BRAND and other standard dependable grades at our present prices. 
RED STAR brand. Selected quality of East Coast Raffia, long, strong strands of 
good color, comes in assorted sized braided hanks. The quality is always uniform— 
always dependable. This is the nurserymen’s grade. 
ARROW brand. Good ordinary East Coast quality, good color, fair length 
comes in braided and twisted hanks. Suitable for those who consider price rather 
than quality. 
XX SUPERIOR brand. Extra fine East Coast quality, very white in color, long 
strands. Comes in braided hanks, one tie at top. Limited quantity, with deliveries 
uncertain. 
AA WEST COAST brand. Superior quality, very white, soft and extra long (some¬ 
times 6 to 7 ft.). The hanks are loose—not braided. Best for fancy work. Not so 
suitable for nurserymen’s use. 
Orders for 25 lbs. to 25 bales can be filled at a moment’s notice. We usually 
have several hundred bales on hand (940 bales in stock or on order at the present 
time). 
Our colored Raffia is bright and glossy. Comes in 24 colors. It is used by many 
nurserymen to designate caliper of trees. 
Write us for prices, stating quality you prefer and quantity. Samples free on 
request when you state brand and approximate quantity required. 
McHUTCHISON & CO. 
The Import 
House 
17 Murray Street, NEW YORK 
221 
