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Dear Friends: 
We are starting another year, and we hope a 
good year for all of you. 
To our old customers, we want to say, ‘Thank 
you for your many orders and your grand letters.” 
Your friendship and confidence are a challenge to 
us to make each year better than the year before. 
We appreciate this challenge. 
To those who are new friends: My Father started 
this business in 1882—and through the years gained 
thousands of loyal friends and customers because 
he always sent them the very best of everything at 
the most reasonable prices. This is the same policy 
we are following. 
Look each page over carefully, for we have added 
many new items this year. These are the things 
PLANTS AND TREES BY PARCEL POST 
We strongly urge the advantage of our Parcel Post system for 
handling small quantities and the smaller size plants and trees. 
We can send by Parcel Post, Grape Vines, Raspberry and 
Blackberry plants in lots of 100 or less. Currants and Goose- 
berries, both one- and two-year-old, in lots of 25 or less. One- 
year-old fruits and ornamental trees and shrubs, Roses, also 
bulbs, Peonies, Iris and perennial plants. 
We prepay the postage on all Parcel Post shipments and your 
plants are laid right down at your door. The larger grades of 
trees are NOT prepaid. 
GUARANTEE OF GENUINENESS. If any nursery stock, etc., 
proves untrue to description under which it is sold, we hold our- 
selves in readiness, on proper proof, to replace all such nursery 
stock, etc., that proves otherwise or refund the amount paid, but 
shall in no case be liable for any sum greater than the amount 
originally received for said nursery stock. 
STATE CERTIFIED STOCK. Certificate of Nursery Inspection, 
No. 153, furnished with every shipment. 
Personal checks accepted. Iowa customers only, please add 
2 per cent sales tax. 
Order Early! 
Order early while our assortment is complete. We have a very 
fine lot of stock this year but as the season progresses we al- 
ways run short of some varieties. Be sure to specify on your 
order whether or not we can substitute equally desirable vari- 
eties provided we are out of some of the items. 
WELCH'S GUARANTEE 
All nursery stock is handled carefully to insure reaching you 
in good condition. Should stock reach you in damaged condi- 
tion, notify the carrier and us AT ONCE and we will make im- 
mediate replacement. We will go even further. Should your 
nursery stock be accepted and planted, but fail to grow, owing 
to the weather or other conditions over which we have no con- 
trol, we will assume part of the loss with you and replace such 
so many of you have been wanting us to get and 
our goal is to please you. 
It is always best to get your orders in early. We 
try to have an ample supply of everything but some 
things always run short before the season is over. 
We appreciate your orders, both large and small. 
We hope you will be more than pleased with every- 
thing we have and that our friendship will grow 
through the years. 
Sincerely, 
Homer Welch. 
P. S. We will be glad to quote special prices on 
large orders for commercial planters; especially 
orchardists and small fruit growers. 
stock for one-half price, if you notify us not later than August l, 
1950. 0n spring planting or May 15 following fall planting. 
Let us be fair with each other. Every package, no matter how 
small, requires a certain amount of packing, wrapping and post- 
age. BUT, since our prices give us such a low margin of profit, 
we cannot afford to send orders of less than $1.00. If your order 
amounts to less than $1.00 will you please add 15c to help cover 
packing and postage. 
C.0.D. SHIPMENTS 
We do not advise C.O.D. orders, as the extra charges simply 
increase the cost of the stock to you. However, we will send 
C.O.D., if you INCLOSE 25% DEPOSIT with your order. 
FREE—Gifts of Appreciation 
We appreciate your orders. To show this appreciation, with 
orders made from this catalog you may have your choice of 
FREE GIFTS as follows: 
With an order of $5.00—any one of the gifts. 
With an order of $10.00—any two of the gifts. 
With an order of $15.00—any three of the gifts. 
With each additional $5.00—one more aift. 
You MUST INCLUDE THE GIFTS ON YOUR ORBER or none 
will be sent, even if you write us later. 
We reserve the privilege of substituting a gift of equal value 
should our supplies make this necessary. 
CHOOSE FROM THESE GIFTS 
1—Five mixed Iris. 
2—Five Tuberoses. 
3—One Cherry tree. (This can be sent ONLY with other trees.) 
4—One Peony. (Our choice) 
S—Two American Bittersweet Vines. 
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ORDERS 
With every order of $2.00 or more, and the names of ten home owners, we will send you one Bridalwreath Spirea FREE, 
THE WELCH NURSERY, SHENANDOAH, 
IOWA 
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