
THE LATE S. E. HOLDRIDGE PAUL HOLDRIDGE 
Founder Manager 
1945 GREETING 
To our Friends and Customers: 
Here is our catalogue of plants, trees and vines for 1945. 
We hope you will read it carefully, so that you will know how 
best we may serve you. | 
In 1945, we have many problems to solve if your orders 
are to be delivered promptly and well. Due to the dry weather 
last summer and the shortage of help, we do not have as many 
plants for this spring’s sales as we have had in the past. 
his spring with little regular help and the scarcity of 
part-time help—which is needed to dig, trim, and pack your 
plants, we will probably find it impossible to fill all orders 
just when you want them. 
We were sorry last year that hundreds of orders had to 
be returned because we had sold out of plants. We expect 
that because of the high price of berries last year and the dry 
summer, plants will probably be just as scarce this spring and 
we will have to return many late orders. 
We will pledge this to our customers—that we will strive 
to our full extent to fill your orders promptly and with the 
same high quality of plants and trees as always. 
Will you help us by doing the following: 
1—Order for early delivery or for delivery at our con- 
venience. 
2---Send full payment with order. 
2 Allow us to substitute varieties. (Many orders were 
sent back last year when other equally good varieties were 
still available.) 
4--When writing about a previous order write in the or- 
der number and date of order. 
If you will help us by doing these simple things, we can 
serve you better and give you this healthy New England grown 
“stock that produces best in this part of the country. 
Sincerely, 
PAUL HOLDRIDGE, : 
For S. E. Holdridge & Sons. 
