TO OUR FRIENDS 
THIS BOOK is not merely a catalog, nor even a traveling salesman—but just ONE OF US, 
in a friendly call, CHATTING WITH YOU—perhaps advising you about your home grounds 
or fruit farm. 
It is presented to YOU TO KEEP as a permanent 
record reference book—good for USE AND 
AND NEW FRIENDS as a guerdon for YOUR 
STUDY. We prepared it for our old customers 
GOOD WILL. 
Even as a visiting friend, it may not answer ALL 
YOUR QUESTIONS. But one thing it WILL 
SURELY DO—help your INDECISION about 
what to order FOR THE NOOK in your garden for 
that EFFECT WANTED, ; -or for some UGLY 
CORNER, : hitherto AN EYE-SORE. 
It will also prevent you from doing foolish things. 
You are safe in FOLLOWING ITS ADVICE. It 
will pay to take a little time with the members OF 
YOUR FAMILY AND STUDY these descriptions. 
We have greatly increased the number of our 
LISTED VARIETIES, and as experience and prog¬ 
ress dictated, omitted a few NO LONGER CON¬ 
SIDERED as worthy of OUR RECOMMENDA¬ 
TION. 
AN INVITATION TO VISIT OUR NURSERIES 
Visitors are always welcome at our Nurs¬ 
eries. Griffing’s Organization takes A KEEN 
DELIGHT in showing the visitor over the 300 
ACRES of Evergreens and Shrubs. If you are ex¬ 
perienced in Plant Culture you WILL ENJOY see- 
n Where the great East Texas meets the Sea.” A 
network of Highways and Railroads, giving efficient 
transportation everywhere. 
ing the splendid assortment of Trees, Shrubs, Ever¬ 
greens, Fruits, etc., at Griffing’s, while an amateur 
WILL LEARN something of Garden Planning in an 
interesting and PLEASURABLE WAY. 
Located on State Highways 59 and 69. Note the 
short cut-off from Amelia when coming from the 
West which saves several miles. 
GRIFFING NURSERIES ' V. 
Headquarters and General Offices at 
BEAUMONT, TEXAS 
Telephone Day or Night—Rural 43-F2 
For the convenience of Houston and Corpus Christi people and visitors to these cities, we maintain • 
Complete Arboretum, showing all varieties of Shrubs we grow. All Nursery Stock supplied, fresh dug 
from our nurseries at Beaumont, Texas, with Quick Delivery Service everywhere. 
HOUSTON, TEXAS 
Display and Sales Office 
1801 MAIN STREET Phone C. 0766 
Night Phones K. 3-2135 or /. 2-6229 
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 
Display and Sales Office 
1126 THIRD STREET 
Phone 2-6912 
