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DEAR CUSTOMER: 
It is with great pleasure and anticipation that we 
usher in the 1948 nursery season with the introduction 
of this, our new 1948 wholesale catalog for your con- 
venience. ae 
Like many other nurserymen throughout the South 
we are looking forward to a large volumn of business this 
season, not only from the sale of nursery stock alone, but 
from Service Sales; such as landscaping and civic plant- 
ings. We base our speculations upon the fact that every- 
where one looks there.is a beehive of activity in the build- 
ing of new homes, erection of new industries and large 
building programs of various types. - 
All this progress,. along with the knowledge that the 
public has more money to spend at this ‘time ,than they 
have had for many years, makes us certain that this year 
will see great activity in the nursery business. 
We have been fortunate in securing some new tractors 
and other mobile equipment for the cultivation of our 
nursery fields; and with ‘our adequate irrigation system 
have Riel to get our nurseries back to almost pre-war 
status. We, frankly, believe that the nursery stock we 
have to offer the trade this. year is far superior to any 
that we have had to offer since the limitations placed on 
us during the war years.. | 
We sincerely trust that’ ‘each and everyone of you 
will take the time to visit us and let us ‘drive you through 
our nurseries so that:'you can personally see for yourself 
the fine specimens of evergreens and flowering shrubs 
we have to offer for your Fall Want Lists. 
This year we have included, for your convenience, 
estimated weights on. our balled. and burlapped nursery 
stock, to assist you in preparing carload shipment orders 
which means such a large saving to you in shipping cost. 
However, we wish to impress upon you that these weights 
are only ESTIMATED WEIGHTS, and; are not, by any 
means to be construed as TRUE- WEIGHTS. 
With best wishes for a very successful season, we are, 
Sincerely yours, 
GRIFFING NURSERIES 
WALTER C. GRIFFING and 
RALPH C. GRIFFING 
| Partners 
W. D. (DICK) GRIFFING . 
Associate Partner and ‘ 
Landscape Architect. 
