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FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1945 
Greetings 
To our many customers and friends we extend greetings and appreciation 
of past favors. It is a great satisfaction to us to know that many of you who 
purchased plants from us for many years are still among our steady custom- 
ers, and that many of you have felt justified in recommending our nursery 
to your friends. For this we thank you and we hope that we can continue 
to give you the best of service and plants. To those of you who receive our 
catalog for the first time we say ‘Welcome’ and we assure you that we will 
do our best to satisfy your wants in our line. 
In presenting this catalog we call your attention to the wild flowers and 
ferns offered. Nature is not fighting our war in foreign lands. She is tend- 
ing to her business of growing beautiful flowers and ferns. We have access 
to almost unlimited supplies of these plants and in spite of war we can offer 
these to you as in the past. 
Not so with the cultivated perennials. The last few years we have been 
hampered by shortage of efficient help and last year and winter by excessive 
moisture and winter killing so we are not so well supplied with hardy peren- 
nials as in the past. The ones we offer here are the survivors of a most un- 
usual winter of 1943-44 and the very wet season of last summer. We were 
hampered in propagating and transplanting of perennials and evergreens last 
year on account of rain, the fields were literally lakes and streams of water in 
early spring and summer and it was almost impossible to even dig what 
plants we had on orders. 
At the time of writing this we are having a real Minnesota blizzard which 
is fine for perennials, etc., in the field as they are well covered with snow and 
snow is the best covering material we have if we can keep it on the ground. 
All hardy plants and ferns need some protection in winter, either coarse hay 
or branches are good for this purpose. Anything to hold the snow from blow- 
ing off or melting when a thawing spell comes in winter. 
As the season is getting late and war is still raging we must cut down 
on paper and to do our bit in this respect we will not be so elaborate with our 
descriptions and illustrations and we hope that you who have our former 
catalogs will keep them for reference as to descriptions and _ illustrations. 
Prices have gone up on most varieties which is natural with taxes and cost 
of labor and other supplies which enter into the growing and collecting and 
shipping of nursery stock. 
PRICES 
We believe you will find our prices in line with other Nurseries offering 
stock of similar plants. There are many shortages to contend with and it 
takes several years to grow evergreens from seedling stage to balled and bur- 
lapped stock. Most varieties of shrubs are scarce. 
GUARANTEE 
We guarantee all stock furnished by us to be first. class, free from injur- 
ious insects and diseases and true to name. We do not guarantee plants to 
grow after planting. There are so many causes for failure over which we 
have no control that we can assume no responsibility after stock is delivered 
to transportation companies. 
RISK 
All stock will be delivered to carrier lines in good condition and our 
responsibility ceases upon receipt of bill of lading. Claims for damage, loss 
or delay in transit should be filed with carrier. 
SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS 
Customers should give explicit shipping instructions when placing order. 
We do not prepay transportation unless so mentioned. If wanted by parcel 
post or prepaid express a sufficient amount should be included with remit- 
tance for this purpose. It is not easy to estimate what such charges will be. 
We assure you we will return any difference to you or if you wish we will 
include extra plants to make up any over payment you may make, 
