General 
Offices 
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BARNES BROS. N 
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Yalesville, Conn. 
Phone—Wallingford 110 
19^-0 Catalog 
This catalog contains our 
special offers for spring 1940. 
In addition, we have many 
other plants not described 
here, so if you do not find 
what you are seeking, write 
us for a copy of our General 
Price List. It is free upon re' 
quest. 
Please Read Carefully Before Ordering 
ORDER EARLY— Order imme¬ 
diately, if possible. Late orders are 
subject to the hazards of being 
handled in a rush. Moreover, some 
varieties or sizes may be sold out, 
causing disappointment. 
NON-WARRANTY— (1) If any 
nursery stock shall prove untrue to 
the label under which it is sold, pro¬ 
vided notice and proper proof there¬ 
of are furnished by the purchaser to 
the seller, the seller shall, at the 
option of the purchaser, either re¬ 
fill that portion of the order, which 
was mis-labeled, by any other deliv¬ 
ery of stock, or refund the purchase 
price; but in any case, we are not to 
be held responsible for a sum great¬ 
er than the original selling price of 
such stock. (2) All sales or agree¬ 
ments of sale are made sub¬ 
ject to shortage of nur¬ 
sery stock, fire, frost, floods, 
drought, or other causes be¬ 
yond the control of the sel- 
ler. 
We pack confidence in every 
shipment. Strong, well cul¬ 
tured, dependable plants. It's 
Barnes' guarantee of satis¬ 
faction. 
TERMS —Net Cash. We will ship 
orders C. O. D., providing 25% of 
total amount is sent with order. 
TRANSPORTATION CONDI¬ 
TIONS —All goods, unless other¬ 
wise specified, are sold F. O. B. our 
nursery and travel at the purchaser’s 
risk and expense. Where a customer 
is resident within 25 miles of our 
nursery, we shall be glad to deliver 
plants on such days as we have 
trucks in that particular section. We 
cannot deliver on specified days or 
at particular hours. 
PLANTS BY MAIL— Small or¬ 
ders can be sent by mail, but they 
will not be sent prepaid unless you 
add to your remittance, 10% of the 
catalog price to cover postage and 
special packing. (Minimum charge, 
10c.) 
LOCATION —Our nursery is lo¬ 
cated on the east side of the Boston 
Post Road, Route 5, three miles 
south of Meriden, two miles north 
of Wallingford. Busses of the New 
England Transportation Company 
pass our office. 
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SUNDAY HOURS— This nur¬ 
sery will be open on Sundays during 
April and May. 
GUARANTEE — Prices do not 
include any guarantee of growth: 
however, if any of the plants pur¬ 
chased from us this spring at regular 
prices, having been properly plant¬ 
ed and cared for, should fail to 
grow, notify us not later than July 
1st, 1940, and we will replace the 
stock free. After July 1st, we will 
replace at half price. 
CLAIMS — If there are any 
claims, they must be made on re¬ 
ceipt of goods. Any error of ours 
will be promptly and satisfactorily 
adjusted. Claims made after ten days 
from receipt of goods cannot be 
considered. We ship only best 
grades of stock and use great care in 
packing. 
INSPECTION — Our nurseries 
are regularly and thoroughly inspec¬ 
ted by the Connecticut Experiment 
Station and found aparently free 
from injurious insects and diseases. 
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