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HISTORY OF OUR BUSINESS | | 
Peter Bohlender Stayed At Home While Gold |} : 
Miners Rushed West To California. 
In 1849, the same year in which gold 
was discovered in California, Peter Bohlender 
started working in a nursery near Dayton, Ohio. 
His natural love of trees and plants, his inti- 
mate knowledge of their proper planting and 
care, led him to the nursery business. So with 
the smallest of shoestring beginnings he 
launched his career as a nurseryman. 
The buildings were small and the mar- 
ket was restricted to fruit trees and a few 
ornamental shrubs. Slowly, but surely, 
business improved and the mursery ex- 
panded. People around the locality of the 
nursery found that they could depend on 
Peter Bohlender’s selection of plants. These 
people told their friends and the fame of 
the little nursery spread. 
Peter Bohlender worked side by side with his men, culti- 
vating the soil, planting and transplanting. Literally and 
actually he knew the business from the ground up. Even 
today, his grandson-successors are to be seen working in the 
fields. Like Peter Bohlender, they know the conditions of 
the soil from Practical Experience. 
For 98 years the Bohlender Nurseries has been operated 
by the same family .. . from Peter Bohlender to son to grand- 
sons. Under each generation the management has been of 
the productive rather than the executive type. With the mem- — 
bers of the family are a number of staunch and loyal workers 
who have served from a quarter to almost half a century, 
each one generously giving valuable experience and advice. 
Today, in 1947, the unbelievably small nursery has 
grown to gigantic proportions . . . the packing sheds alone 
now contain approximately 75,000 square feet, nearly 2 
acres of floor space! It’s the largest of its «ind in the coun- 
try! From these packing sheds each year go millions of plants 
and trees to every state in the UNIONI. : 
We attribute our success and growth to our location in 
the heart of the fertile Miami River Valley of Central Ohio, 
MOWARD KYLE where we have superlative conditions for the production of 
Vino Camm, © sor the finest plants. 
Three generations of continuous service; owened and operated by Peter 
ais: patel Bohlender’s grandsons—Tom and Howard Kyle. q 
TERMS and CONDITIONS of SALE 
GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY—Al! nursery stock in this list is guaranteed, graded to A. A. N. standards, true to name, 
clean thrifty plants, State and Federal inspected. Our Ohio certificate of inspections accompanies all shipments, All quo- 
tations for immediate acceptance and subject to being sold. We give no warranty express or implied as to description, 
life, quality, productiveness or any other matter of any nursery stock, seeds, or bulbs we sell. In no case will we be liable 
for a greater amount than the original purchase price. Contracts subject to crop or conditions beyond our control. 
CLAIMS—For any cause must be made immediately in writing on receipt of stock. 
SHIPMENT—Travel at risk and expense of purchaser. _ 
It is best to give specific shipping instructions. Otherwise we use our best judgment. While we do our utmost 
to secure prompt delivery we are not liable for delays in transit. Our responsibility ends upon delivery to carrier. We 
cooperate to remedy loss between purchasers and carriers. 
PACKING CHARGES—Net F.0.B. Tipp City. Extra at cost of material and labor. ¢ 
PRICES—Are based on present market conditions and subject to change without notice. They are wholesale and intended 
for legitimate trade only. We will appreciate anyone in the trade advising us should someone receive our list not entitled 
to same. 1 to 4 plants at each rate, or 25% above ten rate, 5 to 24 of a variety at 10 rate, 25 or more of a kind at 
100 rate, 250 or more at 1000 rate. : 
TERMS—2%, 10 days, 30 days net when credit is established. Otherwise all orders cash unless credit ts established. 
C.O. D. orders must be accompanied by 25% deposit. ; 
MEMBER AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN ; a. ik 
OHIO STATE ASSOCIATION OF NURSERYMEN ae 
NOTICE In the rush of planting seasons it is difficult to serve customers on short notice. Therefore we can give better 
service when you make an appointment in advance. Wholesale orders taken at our office on Sundays: how- | Me 
ever, no wholesale orders dug, assembled or loaded on Sundays, except by previous arrangement. ; oy 
- For individual selection and field tagging add 25% to list prices. 
All contracts, orders and agreements are subject to restricted transportation, labor shortage, material priorities and other 
emergencies, therefore Bohlender Nurseries Co. cannot be responsible when any of the above conditions limit or make 
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PETER BOHLENDER, Founder 
Est. 1849 

