



DAWEDS° 
NURSERY STOCK 
TUTTLE 
Report 
to our 
Friends: 

NOTHER year has rolled around and it’s time again 
to make our report to you, our fast growing family of 
friends—all 10,000 of you. 

First we want to tell you about a few of the things you will 
want to discover in our big, new Catalogue. If we don't talk 
too long on this subject we hope to tell you a little about the 
informed young men within our organization who assist you 
with your purchases—and something about their training. 
Preparation of a catalogue, the size of ours, is a tremendous 
task, albeit an extremely enjoyable one. Those of us who 
have a hand in working it out look forward, eagerly, to the 
job. We find it a means of passing on to you the information 
about plants that we have gained through many years of 
pleasant association with them. 
Last year we added twelve pages to our catalogue, five of 
which were devoted entirely to informing you on When, 
How and Where to Plant. This department has been revised, 
this year, adding additional information and changing ma- 
terial when necessary to conform to newer and better meth- 
ods of treating plant material, READ IT. Because of its 
condensed form it will be of more value to you than a whole 
library of Garden Books. 
Our Catalogue isn’t perfect—never will be. But it is better 
this year—will be better every year. Your suggestions have 
helped greatly. We went through the entire Catalogue, this 
year, revising descriptions. Were the descriptions accurate? 
Did they tell the whole story, faults as well as good qualities? 
They were far ahead of most other catalogues in these re- 
spects but not good enough. We've taken care of that now, 
quite well, we are sure. We, possibly, have let our enthusi- 
asm run away with us in the writing of some descriptions. 
Sut remember, we love our plants as well as you do, and 
find it difficult to restrain ourselves when talking about some 
of our favorites. All catalogues should be taken with a “grain 
of salt”, in some cases two or three grains might be better. 
Our Catalogue is laid out in a methodical manner. You 
don’t have to hunt all over the place to find what you are 
looking for. Just turn to the index on Page 62, run down the 
plant you are seeking, either common or botanical name. 
Turn to the page indicated and there is the object of your 
search, described accurately, together with notes about its 
growing habits and requirements. 
You will be proud to know that our Catalogue (for it’s 
yours, too) is used as a reference work in many schools and 
by garden clubs, nurseries and plant enthusiasts throughout 
Southern California. So, it can’t be too bad! 
Now, about our young men who so ably and willingly help 
vou in selecting trees, shrubs and flowers for your gardens. 
(And right here we.would like vou to know each one of them 
is a former Serviceman.) But first,'so that we may properly 
convey what we have in mind about these salesmen, we must 
20 back to the end of the war. At that time our business was 
growing (and still is) at an unprecedented rate. We were 
woefully short of plant-wise help. We wouldn’t be able to 
take care of your plant needs, intelligently, unless something 
One of the 
MOST COMPLETE 
STOCKS OF GOOD PLANTS 
in Southern California 
BROS. NURSERIES 
were done about the situation—and quickly. So we did some- 
thing. We employed a number of young men, all with pre- 
war nursery experience. For these men we set up a school 
right here in our nurseries where an almost unlimited variety 
of plant material is available for practical demonstration and 
study. At regular periods through the week, we, personally, 
gave them instruction in identification, requirements, grow- 
ing habits and general culture of plants. This school was 
continued through the summer of 1946. And did these eager, 
enthusiastic young fellows eat it up! Never, in all of our 
experience, have we seen a group devour knowledge as they 
did. Soon, of their own volition, they were attending night 
school to dig deeper into the mysteries of growing things. 
Before fall they were asking embarrassing questions, too 
many for comfort, and we began to realize how much there 
is we haven't learned in 35 or 40 years of plant experience. 
These are the friendly, plant informed young men who 
helped you with your garden problems through last year, will 
help you again in the year ahead and, we hope, for many 
years to come. 
Sincerely yours, 
Deco 
6 LIME 
DAS 



PLEASE READ BEFORE ORDERING 
Free delivery on Our Regular Truck Routes of orders of 
$2.50 or more, if remittance accompanies order 
See map on opposite page for explanation. 
Truck deliveries to distant areas may be arranged. 
Mail Order Shipments. We do not ship anything by Parcel 
Post, Express or Freight. 
Inspection Guaranteed. Our Bes are guaranteed to pass 
inspection anywhere. We are ‘Pink Tag” nursery. Our 
stock is inspected regularly by ie Agricultural Commission. 
Material from our nursery, if for use within Los Angeles 
County, requires no further inspection. 
Plants True to Name. We exercise great care to see plants 
are labeled true to name. We will, at our option, replace any 
that are found to be mislabeled or refund the original pur- 
chase price. We will under no circumstances assume liability 
for an amount greater than the purchase price. 
Price Changes. Owing to the fact our catalogue must go 
to the printer months ahead of the season for which it is in- 
tended, our prices are subject to change at any time. 
If you are not conversant with Southern California con- 
ditions read “When, How and Where to Plant’, beginning 
on page 47. 


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