MISSED WHILE DOING HIS DUTY FOR 
UNCLE,.SAM 

While our Mr. Ralph C. Griffing is serving active duty in the U. 
S. Army, we are trying to carry on with our usual service in the 
Nursery business at home. 
TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION 
L. C. L. or MOTOR FREIGHT takes Fourth Class, whether packed 
in Bales, Boxes or Crates to any point in the Southwest. 
FREIGHT RATES LOWERED: There is now a New B&B Carload 
Freight -Classification effective in all States included in the South- 
western Shipping Areas (including all the States of Texas, Arkansas, 
Louisiana and New Mexico; and portions of Mississippi, Alabama, 
Missouri and Tennessee) and possibly points beyond these limita- 
tions where the new freight rates are now in effect for this B&B 
Classification. 
' B&B CARLOAD RATES in the above Territory applies to 18,000-lb. 
Minimum Carloads which takes Column No. 25; and on a 30,000-lb. 
minimum Carloads, takes Column No. 20 rate (20 per cent of First 
Class). - 
' EXAMPLES OF LOW CARLOAD RATES effective to various Cities 
as follows: (Column No. 20, or 30,000-lb. Minimum Carload quoted). 
From our Shipping Point to: 
Amarillo, Texas ........... 44c | Laredo, Texas ............. 36c 
Albuquerque, N. M. ........53e | Litle Rock, Arakansas ....35c 
Baton Rouge, La. ......... 24c | Memphis, Tennessee ....... 39c 
‘' Corpus Christi, Texas ..... 30c Monroe, Louisiana .......... 28e 
Dallas, Texas) 365.5. ds... 3: 29ce | Natchez, Mississippi ........ 28¢ 
El Paso, Texas .............53¢ | New Orleans, Louisiana ....28¢c 
Fini se O Kae se ® crepe brane abele 43c | Oklahoma City, Okla. ...... 39c 
Fort Worth, Texas ........ 30c San Antonio, Texas ......... 29¢ 
Galveston, Texas .......... 16c | Shreveport, Louisiana ..... 25¢c 
Harlingen, Texas ........... 36c) | Tyler, Texas) 25.0... o. 24¢ 
Houston; * Texas). 330035 cave. Te) | sWaco; HTexas. nine. een 27¢ 
Jonesboro, Arkansas ....... 40c | Vicksburg, Mississippi ...... 31e 


For other points in this Territory, ask your Local Freight Agent the 
Rates from Mt. Evergreen, Texas, to your City; or write us direct 
for it. 
WEIGHTS OF B&B NURSERY STOCK 
Weights given in this Price List are the approximate weights on our 
XX Quality of Nursery Stock, which is our Standard Quality. Weights 
on the XXX Heavy Quality will run about 25 per cent higher than the 
weights stated. Specimens, which we do not list, will oftentimes run 
about Fifty (50) per cent more than the XX quality. NOTICE: Weights 
are also based on the average dry soil when the plants are dug, and 
when extremely wet, the weights will naturally be increased. 
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP 
To further’ the interest of the Nursery and Landscape Develop- 
ment and keep posted on affairs of interest to the Trade, we main- 
tain membership in the following Trade Associations: 
American Association of Nurserymen, Landscape Nurserymen’s 
Association of the American Association of Nurserymen, Beaumont 
Florists & ‘Nurserymen’s Club, Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, 
Louisiana State Horticultural Association, Inc., Texas Association of 
Nurserymen, Texas State Florists’ Association. 
