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The outdoor sleeping room designed by Ned Rucker, landscape architect, won us many favorable comments and a special Award of Merit at 
the Oakland Spring Garden show. By planning and planting weeks in advance of the show, the disp!ay was brought to near-perfect condition on 
opening day. 
Coming Soon... OURNEW 
NURSERY IN WALNUT CREEK 
We take pleasure in announcing the opening this winter of a new 
completely modern garden store and nursery in Walnut Creek. 
The location was chosen for its convenience to our customers re- 
siding in the rapidly expanding Walnut Creek area: on the Dan- 
ville Road just south of the Oakland highway, near the bridge. Our 
new branch will be complete in every respect—watch for opening 
announcements in your local newspapers. 
IT’S EASY TO SHOP FOR ALL YOUR GARDEN NEEDS AT McDONNELL’S 
SHRUBS AND TREES: We have always grown our own bedding plants regardless of price. In growing, each group of plants is given the 
to insure quality and recently we have added to our nursery a depart- proper soil and care to insure sturdy, healthy growth and we offer 
ment devoted to growing ornamental shrubs. Whether or not the only stock that will produce best results in the gardens of our cus- 
shrubs and trees you purchase are grown by us, you can be sure that tomers. 
th I| pet t d of the best varieti btainable. 
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SEEDS AND BEDDING PLANTS: We personally select our varieties that have proven suitable for use in this locality and some special 



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at the principal seed growing farms and buy the best seed obtainable, lines that have been developed for use under our local conditions. 
DON’T MISS THESE FREE GARDEN PUBLICATIONS! 
1948 Rose & Fruit Tree Book. 1948 Mid-Year Planting Guide. eS Fromesco_ 
Ready December Ist. Ready May 1 st. 
1948 Spring Flower Book. 1948 Bulb Catalog. TELEGRAAH AVE. 
Ready February 15th. Ready September Ist. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
McDONNELL NURSERY 
5146 Telegraph Avenue 
OAKLAND 9, CALIFORNIA 
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ASSOCIATION OPEN SUNDAYS—CLOSED WEDNESDAY ASSOCIATION 
OF DELIVERIES MADE TO ORINDA, LAFAYETTE OF 
NURSERYMEN AND WALNUT CREEK EVERY THURSDAY. NURSERYMEN 
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