



| ee small home affords an opportunity to display its charm by the proper use of 
trees and shrubs. We have illustrated numerous small modern residences in this 
catalogue because we believe that they represent the type that will be built in greatest 
numbers in the building program that is beginning to get under way. 
To you, Better Gardens for 1947 holds a promise — and to us a challenge. 
A promise that you will find pleasure in looking over the hundreds of items 
described herein, which will add beauty and provide an attractive setting for your 
home. That is only the beginning. There awaits you the keen interest in planting, 
the joy in watching living trees and shrubs grow and develop, your delight as new 
blossoms unfold. You will enjoy the warm sun, understand the need of cool soothing 
rains, like the feeling and earthy smell of the soil. Your garden is a place where 
you can exercise or relax, a spot in which you can be neighborly and yet have 
privacy. It gives you a chance to express your personality in your garden and the 
grounds about your house. 
A challenge that we give you the best product and the best service that is obtain- 
able. We feel that the following are important to you — as to how we meet that 
challenge! 
We are growers and have hundreds of acres of trees, shrubs and hardy plants in our Nursery 
fields. 
Our stock is freshly dug, with the exception of items which must be dug ahead in quantity to 
facilitate shipments. 
Trees and shrubs grown in our New England climate are bound to be hardy. 
We are proud of the competent members of our organization — men who have experience in 
growing and handling the most beautiful materials in nature. 
We have received the highest awards of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for our 
exhibits at the New England Spring Flower Shows. This is based not only on the design of the 
garden, but on the appropriateness and cultural condition of the nursery material. 
Our descriptions are not exaggerated but are the painstaking result of our efforts to provide 
accurate information that will be of real value to you in making selections. That is one of the 
reasons why so many turn to us year after year for their garden needs. 
Unusual Items 
We do not attempt to list all the varieties of trees and plants we grow herein 
because space in the catalog does not permit. If there is a particular tree or shrub 
you desire, write us, — the chances are we may have it. 
Location of our Nurseries 
Our nurseries are located at North Abington, Mass. 18 miles South of Boston 
on motor routes 18 and 58 to Cape Cod. 
We cordially invite visitors to our nurseries. They can see for themselves the 
many acres of trees, evergreens, flowering shrubs and perennials we have growing here. 
With few exceptions the plant names used conform to “Standard Plant Names,” 
1942 edition. 
Better Gardens 

General Index 
Page 
EVERGREENS 
EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
RHODODENDRONS 
SHADE AND FLOWERING 
TREES 
AZALEAS 
FLOWERING SHRUBS 
VINES AND CLIMBING 
PLANTS 
PERENNIALS 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
HERBS 
GRASS SEED 
FrRuITtT TREES 
CONDITIONS AND 
TERMS OF SALE 

Way BSiL Were ye 
NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. 
Donald D. Wyman, President 
Willard M. Bond, Vice-President Harold D. Stevenson, Secretary 
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