A Personal Message 
pom the Founder 
TO OPEN OUR 
46TH YEAR 
Middlebury, Indiana, December 15, 1940 
DEAR FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS: 
Forty-six years ago, the writer founded the 
Krider Nurseries six miles distant from our present 
plant at Middlebury, Indiana. 
Starting with 30 acres of land, we have built 
our venture into one of the largest in the Middle : 
West. Our nursery now comprises 540 acres; 380 sane 
of which is in young, cultivated stock from which VERNON H. KRIDER 
we supply our catalog trade. 
Every item in this catalog we have growing in various quantities here on our 
grounds. We claim to have the most diversified nursery in America. 
Across from our office we maintain a garden in which every item in this 
catalog is properly shown and arranged for your enjoyment. 
We built an outstanding garden at the New York World’s Fair where we 
showed a complete line of stock properly arranged for the benefit of our cus- 
tomers. For those who visited our garden in ‘‘Gardens on Parade” during the 1939 
and 1940 Fair, we hope you enjoyed our efforts. The outstanding plants at the 
New York Fair are now transported on our home grounds at Middlebury, Indiana. 
The two outstanding Rockeries which we showed there in an attempt to educate 
our customers that they can have an outstanding perennial and rock 
garden under the shade of large trees in their own back yard, we have 
moved to Middlebury, Indiana. These can be seen under the shade of a 
mammoth Elm near our office at Middlebury, Indiana. 
The writer has covered forty states the past year in an attempt to 
ERE find new things and the best things for our cus- 
tomers throughout every state in the Union. The 
Ocean Spray, which we feature on page 68, was 
discovered by us in 1935 in Western Oregon. It has 
YOU taken us five years to work up a stock sufficient 
to supply our trade. 
9 Our All-American Rose Collection, Phlox Col- 
TH E RE ri lection, and Lily Collection are all arranged to give 
complete satisfaction to our customers throughout 
the country. These were in our World’s Fair gar- 
den in New York, and their quality and beauty 
spoke for themselves. 
May we serve you further? Write us. All in- 
quiries will be carefully answered. Our forty-six 
years of experience will help you avoid mistakes. 
Very truly yours, 
VERNON H. KRIDER, Gen. Mar. 
THE KRIDER NURSERIES, INC. 

ORDER EARLY and GET 20% FREE STOCK 
ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED AT PROPER PLANTING TIME 
Most people wait until the first warm darys of spring before they think of, and plan 
their order for nursery stock. If we can induce part or all of our customers to send in 
their orders early we can distribute the work over a longer period of time and handie it 
with a smaller working force. This means a considerable saving in time and money to 
us, and we will gladly pass this saving on to those who order early. 
20% DISCOUNT FOR EARLY CASH ORDERS RECEIVED BEFORE MAR. 15TH 
On all orders of $5.00 or over received before March 15th, we will allow you to select 
20% of the amount of your order in additional stock, free of charge. In other words, on 
a $5.00 order you select $1.00 in additional stock; on a $10.00 order you select $2.00 in 
additional stock, etc. Remember this offer applies only to orders of $5.00 or over, accom-' 
panied by remittance in full, and they must be received before March 15th. 
Notice: Southern orders can be shipped any time after January Ist. , 
No orders will be booked or sent unless 25 per cent of amount is sent with order. 
GENERAL INFORMATION 
Location: Our nursery is located at Middlebury, Ind. Here we have our offices and 
540 acres of as fine nursery land as can be found. We are just north of U. S. Route 
No. 20; 15 miles east of Elkhart, Ind. We are 12 miles south of U. S. Route No. 112 
which you leave | mile west of White Pigeon, Mich. Indiana State Route No. 13 passes 
along our grounds. 
Claims: All claims for shortage must be made within 10 days after stock is received. 
No attention will be paid to claims made months after the goods have been received. 
Remittances: Make all remittances by post office money order, express money order, 
draft or check. Do not send cash unless you are sure to register your letter. We accept 
checks from responsible persons. Please do not send stamps and we ask that you make 
Bout order for at least one dollar. We assume no responsibility for remittances lost in 
e mail. 
References: First State Bank, Middlebury, Ind.; Elkhart County Trust Co., Goshen, Ind.; 
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc., 290 Broadway, New York City. 
COPYRIGHT 1941 - THE KRIDER NURSERIES, INC. [2] 
Index 
Apples ... 20,58, 59 
Apricots 20, 56 
Asparagus ...... 63 
Azaledas = Unie eae 6 
Barberfy “te oaye te 
Blackberries ..... 70 
Bleeding Heart .. 25 
Blue Spruce ..... 
D0 51235 
Buddleias or 
Butterfly Bush. 65 
Cannase vives 5 
Chrysanthe- 
mums so Lee 
Cherries ..... 5 Oo 
Christmas Rose .. 24 
Clematis: 2s... 29280 
Climbing Roses .. 10 
Currants sas fee a 
Daphne Cneorum. 12 
Dianthus =. sseceue 21 
Dogwood, Flow- 
ering)... 34, 48 
Evergreens ...... 
50 514s 3,204 we 
Gladioli> 3.22.4: Sabo 
Gooseberries .... /1 
Grapes. sraer es ance . 60 
Guarantee ..... ea 
Hedge Plants. 26, 31 
Hydrangeas ..... 41 
lrist oil eee Za 
Lilés*se 5. tees 13 
CilacSisen tae 42, 44 
Lilideum (Im- 
proved Tigridia) 24 
Magnolias ...... 
Sd Set Back Cover 
Maples, Japanese 
Blood Leaf ... 49 
Maples, Shade .. 46 
Ornamental Trees 34, 
43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 
5 et Sees 49, 68 
Peach Trees .. 20, 61 
Pear Trees .. 
Peonies © 5s 3 Sma ee Dp 
Perennials 14, 15, 17, 
b8;:.19 24, ves 
252028" 32253 aos 
Phlox, Hardy. 36, 37 
Plums 207 is.0S 
Privet Hedge .... 31 
Quince Trees .... 56 
Raspberries 2d 
Rhododendrons .. 69 
Rhubarb.) ..eemoes 
ROSeS >> a. eerie 4-12 
Rock Plants 18, 19, 22 
Shade Trees 43, 46, 47 
Shrubs 34, 35, 38, 39, 
40, 41, 42, 44, 45 
Strawberries. . 66, 67 
Vines 42. 29 230 
Water Lilies .... 26 
Yuccas -, 22s See: 
