Fine Ornamentals and Fruit Trees 
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In the year 1878, A. Miller, urged on by his love for growing things, started a small nursery at Milton, 
in Umatilla County, Oregon. Modest at first, but favored by climate, soil, and a demand for fruit trees 
in his new country, rapidly grew into larger proportions necessitating in a few years, the help of the 
oldest son, S. A. Miller, who in 1896 took the active management. After a few years, this continued growth 
called for the additional assistance of two other sons, G. W. Miller and C. B. Miller. Up to the year 1908 
the business had been conducted under the name of A. Miller & Sons, at which time the firm, with the 
same ownership, was incorporated as Milton Nursery Co. The personnel of the company remained in- 
tact until the decease of the founder, A. Miller, in 1925, at the ripe age of 95 years and 6 months, and 
Mr. S. A. Miller in 1932. Under the experienced management of the two remaining sons and C. D. Hobbs, 
an associate since 1904, the business continues along the same lines as before with a steady effort to 
better the product wherever possible. Owning and operating over three hundred and twenty-five acres, 
perfectly adapted to the production of quality nursery stock, gives us the well-earned distinction of 
being the largest and one of the oldest nurseries operating in the Pacific Northwest. 
For the patronage of over three-score years we are grateful, and we hope to merit the confidence of 
our many friends for the years yet to come. 

That We May Serve You Better 
HOW TO ORDER AND OTHER HELPFUL INFORMATION 
We begin shipping in the fall about October 20th, con- 
tinuing until freezing weather, and usually in spring from 
to our customers, and any fair and consistent complaint, 
should there be any, will have our sympathetic attention. 
March Ist into the middle of April. 
Orders sent in by mail should be written plainly, giv- 
ing post office, county and state, with specific shipping in- 
structions. Be sure to sign your name. The absence of any 
of these requirements may mean delay and a possible loss. 
Terms. All orders must be paid in full before shipment. 
We pay transportation charges to any point in the Pacific 
Northwest and one-half the transportation cost to all other 
points in the United States. 
Descriptions in this catalog of the various kinds of fruits, 
etc., are in the main correct, but altitude, soil and climatic 
conditions, moisture and cultivation influence quality, color, 
size and season to a marked degree, so much so that custom- 
ers may doubt the genuineness of certain varieties of fruit. 
Before condemning anything as untrue to name or inferior, 
always allow the foregoing to have proper weight. 
Warranty or Guarantee: We take great care to have 
our nursery stock true to name, cutting all our scions and 
buds from bearing trees under our personal supervision. 
Most of the failures with trees and shrubs are due to causes 
entirely beyond our control, such as unfavorable weather 
and soil conditions, too deep or too shallow planting, lack 
of moisture, etc., which renders it impossible for us to guar- 
antee success, and although we take all possible care to 
supply only such stock as will, under proper conditions, pro- 
duce satisfactory results, we give no warranty, expressed or 
implied, as to Life, Description, Quality, Productiveness or 
any other matter of any Nursery Stock, Seeds, Plants or 
Bulbs we sell. It is mutually agreed that our total liability 
for any errors should stock prove untrue to name as labeled, 
shall be limited, upon satisfactory proof, to our replacing 
free or refunding the purchase price. 
It must be plain to everyone who gives the matter the 
slightest thought that it is entirely to our best interests to 
send out only such nursery stock as will not only grow, but 
prove true to name and description and entirely satisfactory 
We have been serving the public for over sixty years 
and are continually adding to our large list of satisfied 
customers, which we value as our greatest asset. We 
offer this to you as our best recommendation and assurance 
that the quality of our stock and dealings will meet your 
reasonable expectation. 
Substitution. We reserve the right, in case we are out 
of a variety, to substitute another one of equal merit when 
it can be done (always labeling each substitution with cor- 
rect name) unless party ordering says “no substitution” in 
which case we will fill order as completely as we can, and 
refund balance of remittance. 
Claims. Labels are attached to all trees and shrubs and 
secure packing assures delivery in good condition. However, 
if there is any apparent damage, call this to the attention 
of the railroad agent, have notation made on shipping bill 
and notify us immediately. If you discover any errors please 
report them promptly and give us a chance to correct them. 
Prices. The uncertainty of conditions in the nursery field, 
owing to such items as labor, packing material and other 
items that govern prices on nursery stock; also because of 
the fact that the supply on many varieties is so limited, 
makes our old time custom of putting permanent price on 
every item in catalog as heretofore, impractical and im- 
possible. So we have enclosed a price list with this book 
which you can use in making up your order. 
Days of Business. No business transacted on Saturdays 
but open all other days. 
MILTON NURSERY CO. 
A. Miller & Sons, Incorporators 
MILTON, OREGON 
