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QUALITY 
QUALITY NURSERY STOCK AND THE NAME "GRIF¬ 
FING” have been associated together for over fifty years. 
To the Trade, as well as the public, GRIFFING’S TREES are 
known to mean the Best Quality, produced under the most 
adaptable conditions. It is with this same emblem of Quality 
that we aim to serve our old and new patrons. 
The Highest Quality does not mean the Highest price— 
instead it is always the Cheapest. Our Nursery stock is a prod¬ 
uct you are proud to handle—it lives, it satisfies, and gives re¬ 
sults. It comes from a Firm with a record of long tested values 
of Quality Production. 
The Thousands of Customers using Griffing Quality prod¬ 
ucts make it profitable for us to carry on. Their patronage is 
appreciated, and their satisfaction is expressed in such testi¬ 
monials as: 
'TOO per cent of our Plantings Lived and Grew.” 
"100 per cent of our Customers are satisfied when 
Griffing Trees and Shrubbery are used.” 
"100 per cent Prefit is made on our orders where 
Griffing’s Shrubbery is used.”' 
STANDARDIZED GRADING 
In 1923, the American Association of Nurserymen adopted 
a Standardized System for Grading Nursery Stock, using the 
symbol of X’s to indicate QUALITY and dividing the various 
classes of Evergreens into Grade Groups. In our judgment, 
this is the only way to honestly grade and sell Nursery Stock. 
When you visit our Nurseries, we will be glad to show you 
what is meant by Standardized Grading, and when you order, 
if you will specify the Quality you want, we will make your 
selection accordingly. We give the following illustration to 
show what is meant by Grading by X’s—all plants are the 
same height, but there is a great difference in the general 
appearance and value. 
XXX XX x 
Griffing’s Waxleaf Ligustrum illustrating Quality of plants. 
Wouldn’t you prefer the XXX? 
Throughout this list, you will find the schedule of prices 
are according to X’s. 
XXX indicates strictly heavy, low branched, choice Trees 
or Shrubs. 
XX indicates well developed, medium branched, good mer¬ 
chantable Trees or Shrubs. 
X indicates poor quality, measured by height. All Nursery 
rows have some. 
SPECIMEN STOCK above XX and XXX selected or 
marked in the Nurseries will be priced according to its value. 
4 GRIFFING NURSERIES, BEAUMONT, TEXAS 
