INTRODUCTION 
Leuthardt’s Dwarf and Espalier-Trained fruit trees, 
grown in New York State and in the province of Ontario, 
Canada, have proven their hardiness and resiliency over 
and over again—and especially during the extreme cold 
and heavy frost of the winters of 1943 and 1944. Our trees 
are all healthy, hardy specimens, carefully chosen and tried 
for their suitability to this country’s soil and climate. 
It will pay you to plant these Northern grown fruit 
trees that have proven most satisfactory to growers through- 
out the United States because of the extra strength and 
hardiness our rigorous climate develops in them. 
Fruit trees grown in the southern states and sold here 
in the north have not the same capacity of surviving our 
zero winters as they have never experienced sub-zero 
weather and are in danger of losing their main branches, 
thus resulting in an imperfect tree when subjected to our 
cold winters. 
For many years Leuthardt’s stock has been the standard 
of excellence. It costs less than questionable sorts when 
high quality and genuine satisfaction are considered. 
Therefore, one is never justified in planting stock of cheap 
and inferior quality. At the present, owing to increased 
demand for dwarf trees, there is increased interest in 
growing clonal rootstocks. It is more difficult and more 
expensive to grow clonal rootstocks than seedling root- 
stocks. Seedling rootstock is never true, hence the variation 
in growth. We specialize only in clonal stock grown from 
our own stool plantation. Our trees are guaranteed to be 
the real Dwarf trees grafted on true Malling Rootstocks, 
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7 and 9, according to their special needs. We 
are probably the only growers in America who keenly 
discriminate between Malling Strains for each particular 
purpose. Secondly, our stock consists of a large selection of 
fruit varieties that were introduced before the Embargo 
of 1928 and are now scarce in this country. Those who 
lived or traveled abroad will easily recognize these varie- 
ties in our catalog. 
The United States Department of Agriculture is ask- 
ing the co-operation of Nurserymen to stress the importance 
of growing more fruit trees at this time. Therefore, we 
urge you to plan now to include fruit trees in your “Gar- 
den.” No home grounds, whether large or small, should be 
without fruit trees—the product of which contribute great- 
ly to healthful and enjoyable meals. Moreover it is inter- 
esting and educational to the young folks. 
There is nothing like fresh fruit on the table. Home 
grown fruit, like home cooking, chockful of natural vita- 
mins, is by far the best. The luscious fruit is esteemed for 
its tree-ripened, juiciness, delicacy and richness of flavor. 
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