NURSERY DEPARTMENT. Add 15c Packing Charge on Nursery Orders Less than $1.00 







Common rooted fruit trees 
shipped from sections further south, 
may look the same as northern rooted trees— 
may even start all right in favorable seasons. But 
when the first hard winter comes along, and there is little 
or no snow for protection, common rooted trees are quite sure 
to be injured or even killed, leaving a dead or crippled orchard. 
An apple tree is no hardier than the root it is grafted upon. Hardy 
root stocks are as vital to your orchard as a good foundation 
is to your home. 
Actual tests show that common, tender root 
stocks are the greatest cause of failure 
in the orchard. Com- 
mercial growers 
know how important 
root stocks are to the 
life of their trees. 












as 
A—Northern Rooted B—Common Rooted 
McIntosh, 15 years old. McIntosh, 15 years old. 
In comparative tests, 50 common rooted trees and 50 
northern rooted trees of the same size and age were 
weY planted under identical conditions. 
WHE Note the vast difference at 15 years. Of the original 
You too, can depend Ax 50 common rooted trees, many are gone entirely, 
on our northern Those remaining are less than one-third the 
rooted fruit trees. average size of the northern rooted 
trees, and have borne only 
one-fifth as much fruit. 

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About Shipping About landscape 
SMALL ORDERS—On nursery orders under $1.00, it is necessary to TW ialeria ie h : . 
include 15¢ extra packing charge due to high cost of properly pack- gesting Saat ie Mee hee eee 
ing live plants. No packing charge on orders of $1.00 or more. a detailed plan is wanted! ae 
SHIPPING CHARGES—Nursery orders in which all items are quoted to scale by our expert landscape 
prepaid, will be sent prepaid to the 4th zone or 600 miles only. Be- draftsman, send us a remittance of 
yond that, extra postage will be 
requested, 
NOT PREPAID ITEMS are too 
large to mail, and will be shipped 
express or freight. Customer to 
pay express or freight charges 
when he receives shipment. 
ORDERS CONTAINING BOTH 
Prepaid and Not Prepaid Nursery 
items will be sent in one shipment 
by express or freight. We pay 
part of shipping cost at this end— 
customer to pay balance of charges 
on receiving shipment, 
NO NURSERY SHIPMENTS INTO 
THESE STATES—bhecause of great 
distances and high permit fees: 
Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico, 
eee menting, eee Virginia, 
yoming and Canada. SEND PART REMITTANCE ONLY—Make your selections now, 
SHIPPING TIME—We start shipping about March 15, depending on : - P 
weather, and continue through April and May. We try to have ship- 80 the best Specimens may be reserved for your order. If you prefer, 
ment arrive at best planting. time in your section. Orders guaranteed send one-third of the amount due with the order—hbalance can be 
to arrive in good growing condition. Planting instructions included. paid at shipping time. 
Page 30 Add 15c for Packing Cost on Nursery Orders if Less than $1.00. 
$2.00 to cover a complete plan 
with full instructions. The $2.00 
we request is to confine our efforts 
to those who are really interested 
and this amount will be applied 
On any purchase of nursery stock 
amounting to $15.00 or over. 
OUR FAIR PLAY GUARANTEE 
All of our Nursery Stock carries the Minnesota Inspection Cer- 
tificate and is guaranteed true to name and in good growing 
condition. If for any reason you do not find everything just as 
represented, notify us at once and we will order shipment re- 
turned, refund your money, or replace the items without charge. 
Any tree or plant that dies the first growing season we will 
replace at half the catalog price, the following Spring, if loss is 
reported by October 15th following date of purchase. 
We cannot be responsible for losses other than the above. 



Send for free landscape chart 
on which to make a rough draw- 
ing of your place and _ present 
plantings, buildings, ete. No 
planting plan can be made after 
March 15th by our Landscape De- 
partment. 





