> 






























READ BEFORE ORDERING 
General Terms 
Send Money Order, Check, or cash in registered letter. Please send full 
amount if possible, to reduce office labor. Orders amounting to over $10.00 
may be reserved with a cash payment of one-fourth or more, and balance paid 
before shipping time. Or, you may pay the balance C. O. D. if you check this 
method on order blank. No orders shipped C. O. D. without a deposit. No dis- 
count on C. O. D. or part-payment orders. No C. O. D. orders shipped after 
May first. See paragraph at the right. 
Time to Plant 
Items shown in this catalog can be planted in March, April and May. Order 
as soon as you receive the catalog. We will ship at proper planting time for 
your locality. Dormant trees, shrubs, etc., can be shipped early to Southern 
States. Perennials and Strawberry plants cannot be shipped until our ground 
thaws. 
Shipping Inf i 
Iipping Inrormation 
Small nursery stock can be sent by parcel post. Perennial flower plants, ’ 
bulbs, and up to 100 Strawberry plants are sent postpaid. All other items are INDEX TO EMLONG'S 1944 
sent Parcel Post or Express Collect. We recommend collect shipment, as it SPRING CATALOG 
automatically insures the parcel while in transit. STATE YOUR NEAREST K 
EXPRESS OFFICE ON THE ORDER BLANK. We will route the shipment by fenke Trees sss. eee eee 8, 9, 10, 11, 14 
the quickest and cheapest method. Freight shipment is not advised. Generally, pricot Trees . 1... eee eee eee eee eees 12 
up to 10 Shrubs, Rose Bushes, or small trees can be sent by Parcel Post econom- Asparagus Roots ......+. see eee eens 19 
ically. Larger numbers and sizes by Express, delivery charges average about Blackberry Plants ........++++eseeees 23 
12% of cost of stock, but this varies greatly with kind of stock and size. It is Blackcap Plants .......+++++-- 23, 24, 25 
impossible to estimate weight of stock until packed for shipment. Blueberry Plants .....+++++sseeeeeee- 24 
BoysenberryAeeano cnateces, «oe ciew ere sokee ee ADS} 
CREEFY a] RECS hers, sishalt teres otra enret one neeeis ZO 2) 
E | , R £ eurrent Plants. dthae.rct srekensus- chen nemote ce 24, an 
VEFGrECNs I’ s.2) Suksucteteoaeesletionche Se eee 
m ong 3 ererences Flowering Trees ........ 14, 26, 45, 46, 47 
Over 200,000 satisfied customers in every part of the U. S. A. Also Farmers Grass:Seed f; sete en meet tapereiekederet ae ere KS 
& Merchants National Bank, Benton Harbor, Mich.; Postmaster and Railway Grape? V imesante a eee eae omer a ere eae 18 
Express Agent, Stevensville, Mich. Any business house in Berrien County, Mich. HEAQES © cared sahuate ecole sort aes ke, sass cee eee eeeee 43 
Members of National and Michigan Associations of Nurserymen. Nectarinesuin., wr cishe saitienind enon rote ciee id 
Nuite]ireestes iiemcees stsaecake cet eames iis) 
- peecouiee® barr RRS eat 4, 7 7 14 
COTS NECS Be. tse eee el ote Sastre Gate Po LOr ley 
Garden for Victory Perennial Flowers .......... Jaq f, Bish, Sih). SIS. 
Fruit gardens and home orchards give you fresh, vitamin-filled foods at Plum Trees... ued oes owes U4 eal ee 
lowest possible cost. They assure your family of having these necessities to Quince Trees and Bushes ....... ipsa 
good health, even when they are scarce on the market. If you have extra land, Raspberry Plants ........... 2272 3) 2ay 2 
be grow enough to sell to your neighbors. Fruit pays more than ordinary farm Rhubarb Roots ........-..ssse essen 19 
crops. It’s not only easy and thrifty, but also patriotic to garden. Plant a Rose Bushes .............. 30; 31,32, 33 
wealth of flowers to boost morale. PLANTS AND TREES ARE NOT A LUXURY Shade Trees .......-. 4. Loy 4D; 46; Ad 46 
—THEY ARE A NECESSITY AND A WONDERFUL INVESTMENT—IN MANY Shrubs ......... 30;131;, 307 S940, tls 
WAYS! Strawbennvallantsmeestemete a suse seer 28, 29 
Vines mrlOWerinGaiues cre sas coneieae connie 







Like other American women, Mrs. Clif- 
ford Emlong selects and cans fruit for 
her family, co-operating with home 
canning program. Mr. Emlong is chair- 
man of Victory Garden Club. 



Visitors come from every state to see 
Emlong’s Rose Show during summer 
months. Flower gardens on U. S. 12 
about 6 miles south of St. Joseph, Mich. 




Hydrangea P. G. shrubs growing in an 
Emlong field. Note vigor of bushes, 
size and quantity of blooms in August. 
Our shrubs are famous for sturdiness. 


