
Now Again it is Time to Plant Nursery Stock 
Early orders are sure to be filled 
Dear Customers and Friends: 






OR more than sixty-five years we have been growing nursery stock, testing and fruiting 
thousands of varieties and discarding all but the very best. Our nursery stock is produced 
under the most approved and efficient methods. We own our land, have our own irrigation 
system for use when necesasry, and from nowhere else con you buy Trees, Roses, Shrubs and 
Plants to better advantage, if quite so well. We do not try to sell you any sort that we ourselves 
would not plant. We have built a great business on the confidence of our cus- 
tomers and every year we gain thousands of new customers and friends through 
the unsolicited recommendations of our satisfied customers. 
The greatest cost to the customer is in preparing his land and caring for his 
trees after they are planted. So you cannot afford to waste your money on poor 
stock. Our stock is reliable and you take no risk in ordering from us. If you 
have a speculative hankering, try one of the most interesting speculations— 
planting fruit trees. Fruit growing is easy, pleasant and healthy work and re- 
quires no previous experience. Happy days are ahead for the fruit grower. 
We honestly believe 
that your dollar invest- 
ed in nursery stock will 
bring you greater re- 
turns than any other in- 
investment that we 
know of. Welch's trees 
will give you your 
money's worth. What 
this old world needs is 
less .war and more 
planting — more peach 
pie and more straw- 
berry shortcake. 



Free with an order 
of fruit trees amount- 
ing to $5.00 or more, 
one Hawkeye Peach. 
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J. C. WELCH IN 1882 
You will lose no money by ordering from this catalog, and 
your order will be appreciated. Get your order in early so that 
the stock may be reserved for you and sent to you at the proper 
planting time. Nature’s time for getting things started is early 
spring, so co-operate with Nature. This means success in plant- 
ing. We invite correspondence and will be pleased to quote 
you prices on large plantings. Come and see us when you can. 
We are located in north Shenandoah, one block northwest of 
the Wabash depot. Phone 112. 
Free with an order 
of shrubs or peren- LL / 
nials amounting to 
$3.00 or more, five 
Mexican Tuberoses. 

ie gna, HF ty 
J. C. WELCH 
HOMER WELCH 
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