GENER ALSERICES EIS (2 see ee 1 
ADVICE TO CORRESPONDENTS, DIRECTIONS TO 
CUSTOMERS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE 
OUR NURSERIES are situated adjacent to the city of Naper- 
ville, DuPage County, Illinois, some 28 miles west of Chicago, 
on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Popular auto- 
mobile routes as State Route No. 65, and U. S. Highway No. 34 
pass our Nurseries. 
All prices named herein are: 
Limited to 1949-50 and supersedes those of any previous Retail 
Price List. 
For goods f. o. b. Nurseries or cars Naperville, Illinois, ex- 
clusive of any packing, express, freight or transportation charges; 
packing charges are extra in addition to cost of plants. No charge 
for packing car lot orders in bulk. 
Subject to cancellation or change without further notice upon 
prior sale or depletion of our stock of goods. 
In the rush of planting seasons, customers calling at the nursery 
will be better waited upon and served by making an appointment 
in advance. It is difficult to always properly serve customers at 
the nursery on short notice, and especially on Saturdays. 
CLOSED ALL DAY SUNDAY 
Write plainly and give explicit directions as to address and mode 
of shipment, whether by freight, express, etc. 
Orders are accepted and all shipments made subject to delays 
or inability to ship or deliver by reason or on account of strikes, 
accidents, droughts, fire, flood, frost, hail, sleet, war conditions 
and orders, railroad or express embargoes, priority or other trans- 
portation orders, prior sale of stock, stock shortage, labor or car 
shortage, or any other cause or causes for delay in shipment or 
delivery of goods which are beyond our control. 
Due to general conditions of weather, possible labor shortage 
and other contingencies, during the digging and shipping season, 
we do not guarantee to fill all items of an order or orders placed 
with us in one or first shipment. 
Due to current lumber shortage we may not be able to ship 
items that would require boxing. 
GUARANTEE AND CLAIMS. In growing and furnishing all 
Nursery stock, we exercise the utmost diligence and care to have 
it true to name and will, on proper proof, within one year from 
date to our satisfaction, replace in ordered sizes any that will 
prove otherwise or refund the amount paid. Any and all sales 
made by us do not include any warranty expressed, or implied, 
as to quality, description, productiveness, growth, or any other 
matter or qualifications pertaining to the Nursery stock sold. 
It is mutually agreed and understood between the Purchaser 
and Ourselves, that in any case we shall not be liable for a sum 
greater than the amount originally paid us for any tree or plants, 
etc., that prove untrue. 
IN MAKING ALL SHIPMENTS WE CAREFULLY CONSIDER 
CONDITIONS IN GENERAL AND ACT ACCORDINGLY. ALL 
SHIPMENTS AT PURCHASER’S RISK. 
In absence of specific instructions, we are to route all shipments 
according to our best judgment without assuming responsibility. 
If destination is a Prepaid Station, freight charges will be 
prepaid by us and charged for on invoice. 
Claims for Errors or Shortages must be filed with us within 
Ten (10) days after receipt of goods. No claims for errors or 
