OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 3 
A Word to Our Friends and Patrons 
We take pleasure in presenting to our patrons our price list for the season 
of 1941 thanking them for past favors and soliciting a continuance of same. 
We aim to have every deal a satisfactory one. Our stock is first class and will 
be packed in the best manner. 
HOW TO REACH OUR NURSERY AND STORE IN OAKLAND— 
Take any Oakland, Berkeley or Alameda car, transfer to Piedmont Avenue 
car, get off at Forty-first Street, near Piedmont Key Route station. Patrons 
from San Francisco take Key Route train for Piedmont Station. 

We also have a nursery and sales yard at Danville, in Contra Costa County, 
where we grow a great deal of our stock, especially our hardy perennials. It is 
reached by auto via Walnut Creek or Dublin via Dublin Canyon. We invite 
our customers to visit our nursery, which is situated about half way between 
Alamo and Danville on the main road. 
PLANTING—We use every precaution to deliver healthly, vigorous stock, 
but the measure of your success will depend upon the planting and care given, 
as careless or ignorant handling kills thousands of fine trees and plants every 
season. Avoid unnecessary exposure of root to the air. In the case of ever- 
greens that are “balled,” do not remove the burlap. Plant as received; only 
cut the string around the top, then Joosen the burlap after the tree 1s set. If 
you cannot plant immediately on receipt, always “heel” in the trees so their 
roots may be in contact with good soil. An hour’s exposure of roots to wind or 
sun may kill any tree; this is especially true of evergreens. In planting cut off 
the bruised or broken roots with a sharp knife. 
If the soil is good and properly prepared, only a hole large enough to easily 
take the roots need be dug, but better results can always be obtained by dig- 
ging out a large space and filling in with good top soil. In setting the trees, do 
not put deeper than they stood in the nursery, excepting some dwarfs, which 
go a little deeper. But now comes the important detail, the neglect of which 
is responsible for many failures— 
Be sure to pack the earth solidly around the roots. Leaving the ground 
loose after planting has caused tremendous losses that generally are unjustly 
blamed to the nurseryman. Another cause of great loss is the wind working 
the newly set trees loose from the soil. This kills them. Always stake newly 
set trees if in a windy situation. After trees are set, make a plan of the 
grounds, marking the different varieties; then remove the wire labels, as they 
may damage the growing limbs. : 
WARRANTY—While we exercise the greatest care to have all our trees 
and plants genuine and reliable, and hold ourselves prepared to replace, on 
proper proof, all that may prove untrue to name, we do not give warranty, ex- 
press or implied, and in case of error on our part it is mutually agreed between 
the purchaser and ourselves that we shall not, at any time, be held responsible 
for a greater amount than the original price of the trees. 
The California Sales Tax is to be added to the prices quoted. 
ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. 
BUSINESS HOURS: 
Week days: 8 A. M. to 5 P. M. — Sundays: 8 A. M. to 4 P. M. 

