TERMS OF BUSINESS 
Prices are Cash and Carry and F.O.B. nurseries. 
Add 20% packing charge on all shipments. Ship- 
ping charges collect. No C.O.D. 
LOCATION. Our office and nurseries are located on U. S. 
Highway 41, six miles north of Sulphur Springs at 18261 North 
Nebraska Avenue, % mile south of Apex. Mailing address: 
Holmes Nurseries, P. O. Box 417, Tampa 1, Florida. Phone 
33-2261. 
CASH plus 20% packing charges must accompany all orders 
for immediate shipment. On reserve orders booked in advance of 
the shipping season, 25 per cent down will be required, with 
the balance due when the shipping season opens. Reserve orders 
are accepted only upon condition that they shall be void should 
injury befall the stock before shipment from any causes beyond 
our control. Stock retained at our nurseries long enough to 
grow to a larger grade will be billed accordingly at shipping 
time. 
ON PLANTING ORDERS all labor costs are based on normal 
digging. There will be an additional charge when objects are 
encountered which entail extra labor, such as rocks and stumps. 
SHIPMENTS. State clearly when ordering how you prefer ship- 
ment made — by Express, Freight, Truck-line, or Parcel Post. 
Most of our small shipments go by Express. If you omit instruc- “ 
tions, we will use our best judgment. Be sure to add 20 per cent 
to all orders to cover packing charges. The transportation charge 
will be collect on delivery; Parcel Post charges bill additional. 
SHIPPING SEASON. Bare-root plants are shipped from Novem- 
ber to February, pot-grown plants at any time. Balled and bur- 
lapped plants are available except in July, August, and Sep- 
tember. We will not make substitutions unless you instruct us 
to do so. 
DELIVERY by our trucks outside of suburban Tampa: orders for 
plants over $25.00, 15¢ per mile, round-trip basis. This is 
one-half of the actual cost of truck operation. 
PLANTING TIME. Citrus trees for home planting, bare-root and 
B&B, are easily moved beginning in October and through 
November, December, January, and February. For the past 
two warm seasons citrus trees have put out heavy new growth 
and bloomed in February which made it hard for the trees to 
get reestablished. Plant early for best results. Roses are best 
planted in December and January; bare-root, dormant fruit 
trees and deciduous plants in November, December, and Jan- 
vary (December and January are best); big trees, oaks and 
magnolias in December and January. Potted and tub-grown 
plants can be moved at any time of the year. 
OUR GUARANTEE. We guarantee everything we sell to be true 
to name, properly rooted, well grown, properly packed, and 
shipped according to instruction. Our liability under the fore- 
going guarantee is limited in amount to the original price 
received. We-sell no nursery stock under a guarantee to live, 
except potted and balled plants. These we agree to replace at 
not less than 50 per cent of the purchase price during the 
following planting season, should any die from causes other 
than complete neglect. 90-DAY LIMIT ON GUARANTEES. WE 
DO NOT GUARANTEE ANY BARE-ROOT PLANTS OR TREES. 
ALL ARE PRICED ACCORDINGLY. WE DO NOT REPLACE ANY 
LABOR CHARGES. ALL PLANTS REPLACED, LABOR MUST BE 
ADDED. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE ANY ORCHID PLANTS, 
ANY CAMELLIA PLANTS. ALL SALES FINAL. 
CLAIMS. If any errors should occur, they will be promptly 
rectified, provided claims are made within ten days after receiv- 
ing the goods. Our responsibility, except as stated above, ceases 
upon delivery of nursery stock in good condition to the public 
carrier. 
(OVER) 
