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A Bass bred-up tree less 
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already bearing pecans. 
Page Six 
It Pays To Plant 
Only the Finest Trees 
Why Take a Chance on "Bargains"? 
OU have much at stake when you plant pecan trees. If you 
buy what looks like a bargain because the price is less, or 
from an agent who may be a perfect stranger to you, you take a 
great chance. You won’t know whether those trees will live (or 
bear if they do) until long after he has gone and until you may 
have wasted several years of valuable growing time. When you 
can buy Bass trees, you get proved early and heavy bearing 
pedigreed stock, backed by guarantees that protect you. (See 
page 27). 
Bass Trees Have Well Developed 
Root Systems! 
OU are definitely assured well-developed roots, good, strong, 
straight trunks and bred-up stock from known bearing par¬ 
ents. This typical Bass tree (see illustration), growing vigor¬ 
ously in our nursery, has a heavy foliage, a healthy look, and is 
even bearing nuts. Note the root system — a good hardy tap root 
with a fine spread of lateral roots. Furthermore, we do not 
charge you for the roots, as some do. Our trees are measured 
from the ground up instead of from the tip of the tap root to 
the top of the tree. Our three- to four-foot trees, therefore, are 
often as large as others’ five- to six-foot trees. You pay us for a 
smaller sized tree, you see! See references to pruning. Page 18. 
Healthy, Hardy, Thrifty Trees Plus 
Careful Packing 
After good trees are grown they must be treated with kindness and not 
killed by carelessness. Trees may be fine in the nursery, but when they 
reach you, their roots may be dried out, or they may have been bruised 
or damaged in transit unless properly packed and shipped. No other 
nursery, anywhere, packs trees as we do! We dig deeper to get a fine 
root system and then we pack them carefully with damp moss. The upper 
parts of the tree are packed so as to protect them from being skinned 
or bruised. The roots of the trees are then wrapped in waterproof and 
airproof paper to keep the moisture in and the air out, and are then 
securely covered with burlap to keep out the sun, wind, and air. Such 
packing requires experts. Thus the trees are well protected to reach you 
in excellent condition. 
WARNING 
Call for trees as soon as they arrive, as we pack them to reach you in 
excellent condition if taken out immediately upon arrival. Inspect 
trees at the station, and refuse if in bad order, so we may make claim 
against railroad. If any damage has been done in shipping, have 
agent write on express receipt that they were damaged. Send us 
damage receipt and we’ll promptly replace trees. 
