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


FROM OUR 





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. 








fee 
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 
planted under identical conditions. 
EB Note the vast difference at 15 years. Of the original 
You too, can depend TAX wi 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, 




SMALL ORDERS—On nursery orders under Ay aa 4 is necessary to We 
include 15c extra packing charge due to high cost of properly pack- . i ; ak > 
ing live plants. No packing charge on orders of $1.00 or more. me asciicliaien  parcoanaeree ha ie 
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 
yon eae extra postage will be $2.00 to cover a complete plan 
with full instructions for average 
node PREPAID ITEMS are too city lot. Larger lots in propor- 
arge to mail, and will be shipped tion. The $2.00 we request is to 
express or freight... Customer to ws ; re " 
pha aikckpretedl on iieicns dsbarecs confine our efforts to those who 
Sap tte Nevin are really interested and _ this 
when he receives shipment. All of our Nursery Stock carries the Minnesota Inspection Cer- amount will be applied on any 
make no charge for sug- 
About Shipping About Landscape 
Plans 
ORDERS CONTAINING BOTH tificate and is guaranteed true to name and in i 
: } f te good growing purchase of nursery stock amount- 
Prepaid and Not Prepaid Nursery condition. If for any reason you do not find everything just as ing to $15.00 or oe 
items will be sent in one shipment : ‘ 
represented, notify us at once and we will order shipment re- 
turned, refund your money, or replace the items without charge. Send for free landscape chart 
Any tree or plant that dies the first growing season we will on which to make a rough draw- 
by express or freight. We pay 
part of shipping cost at this end— 
customer to pay balance of charges 

on receiving s met replace at half the catalog price, the following spring, if loss is ing of your place and_ present 
NO NORSHEY Sc OMENTS INTO reported by October 15th following date of purchase. plantings, buildings, — ete. No 
THESE STATES—because of great We cannot be responsible for losses other than the above. planting plan can be made after 
distances and high permit fees: March 15th by our Landscape De- 
Florida, New Mexico, South Caro- partment 
ines ar Virginia, Wyoming and 3 
anada. END — xc i 
SHIPPING TIME—We start shipping about March 15, depending on 7 th aA aude gambiae Make | your, Helechyas am 
weather, and continue through April and May. We try to have ship- aya ae Poth epecimens’ may be, roseryed.tor, your <order yal aia 
ment arrive at best planting time in your section. Orders guaranteed send one-third of the amount due with the order—balance can be 
to arrive in good growing condition. Planting instructions included. paid at shipping time. 



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