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Dear Garden Friends: 
We are again preparing our catalogue for the coming year of 1952, and again we thank 
you for your most valued orders. 
The demand for our baby evergreens and shrubs has increased considerably. To meet this 
demand we have doubled our facilities for growing these plants. It all adds up to this—our 
customers are finding growing our trees is simple, interesting and profitable. 
Many of our customers are now buying trees and shrubs in large quantities and taking 
advantage of the saving. 
Everyone should try to grow some evergreens and shrubs. You will find it a great pleasure 
growing our trees. It will take two, three or four years to develop nice-specimens but it will 
reward you in time. 
Many of our customers are ordering with the neighbor or friend, to take advantage of our 
quantity prices. 
Let’s beautify our home, our country. Plant now. 
Sincerely yours, 
Location of Our Nursery—Visitors wel- 
come. We are located on U. S. Route 20, in 
Saytrook, approximately three miles east of 
Geneva and seven miles west of Ashtabula, 
Ohio, on north side of road. 
If you wish to pick up your order at our 
Nursery, drop us a line and give us the date 
you wish to pick up your order and we will 
have it ready for you. 
Our Guarantee—We guarantee our plants 
to reach you in good, healthy condition and 
free from injurious pests and disease. 
After stock is planted we cannot assume 
responsibility. Success and continued growth 
depend largely on soil and weather conditions, 
which we have no control over. 
Seasons—oOur Spring shipping season begins 
as soon as the frost is out of the ground and 
trees can be dug. It continues until June, 
weather permitting. Fall shipping begins 
about the first part of September and ends 
when ground is frozen. 
Packing and Shipping—All our young 
trees and shrubs are packed free of charge. 
We assure you good, clean stock, free from 
disease and insects, and hardy Northern 
grown. All bare root plants will be packed 
with damp sphagnum moss, then wrapped 
GIRARD BROTHERS NURSERY 
in waterproof kraft paper and carefully tied. 
Larger orders will be packed in wire-bound 
crates or large wooden boxes. Every shipment 
will bear an inspection certificate. 
Unless noted, orders will be shipped express, 
charges collect. It is best we send larger 
orders by express, smaller by parcel post. We 
do not ship plants by freight. When shipment 
of plants is received, check carefully and 
report any damage or delay to your agent at 
once, also notify us. 
Making Out Orders—Make sure name is 
plainly printed or written. P.O. means the 
City or Town in which your mail is received. 
A few shipments were lost last season due to 
the shipment addressed to the County rather 
than the City. If the shipping point is other 
than your city, please state. Some towns do 
not have an express station; if so, please 
specify the nearest one. 
When to Order—Please order early if it 
is possible. Unlike other things that you buy, 
trees should be ordered in advance; long be- 
fore the shipping time is best. There is always 
some variety we may run short on. 
We will not substitute unless we have your 
permission. However we do prefer a second 
choice. 
NOTE — This catalog can be used for fall orders 
Illustration on front cover, Hybrid Rhododendrons— Artist Laura Frenell 
