
ARAPAHOE ACRES 
GUARANTEE or INSURANCE 
The purpose of a guarantee is to assure customers 
that they run no risk in paying for the goods sold. It is 
intended to show the customer that the dealer has con- 
fidence in his goods. 
To guarantee that a living plant will be so cared for 
that it will continue to live and thrive involves more of a 
risk than to guarantee an inanimate product. When nur- 
sery plants are guaranteed to live this amounts to insur- 
ance, and insurance naturally costs money. All nursery 
stock could be sold for less if it were not guaranteed. 
It has been our practice to replace plants which did 
not grow properly at no cost to the customer; providing 
that we were notified of the loss by July 15, that we had 
planted the plants, and that they had received no appar- 
ent mistreatment or neglect. Our plants planted by others 
or other plants moved by us were guaranteed only as to 
condition at time of handling. 
There are so many possible ways to evade a guarantee 
like this that it finally comes down to the fundamental 
fact of whether a firm is reliable and honest or not. For 
some 13 years we have been satisfying our customers, and 
Our reputation, we believe, is your best assurance of a 
fair deal. 
Where there is any question as to the responsibility 
for a plant which does not grow we will continue to see 
that you are satisfied. Certain plants which transplant 
with difficulty, such as large trees, will be priced accord- 
ing to the risk and marked “Guaranteed” or “Not Guar- 
anteed.” 
