INTRODUCTION 
By presenting you with our new Spring Price List is 
our way of saying to you “Howdy Neighbor” and we 
want to regard you as a personal friend and not just 
another customer. We take a personal interest in every 
order that we fill and we are always pleased to have 
our customers report on the results they have had with 
our products. We are glad to help in any way that we 
can to assist with your planting and growing problems 
to the extent of our experience. 
We think this is the finest price list that we have ever 
edited in all of the 41 years of our business endeavor to 
offer our customers the best in our line of merchandise. 
We appreciate the business that has been given us by 
all of our old customers and we shall endeavor to serve 
you, as well as all of those who send us an order for the 
first time, faithfully and to the best of our ability to 
supply you with high quality, true to name, field tested 
plants that we hope will give you satisfactory per- 
formance for your own personal use. 
We feel that we have been of great service to the straw- 
berry industry in assisting in the promotion of the new, 
patented RED RICH (Plant Patent No. 993) Everbear- 
ing Strawberry which has given such wide spread and 
outstanding satisfaction to so many of our customers 
who have given them a trial. 
This year we are listing a number of new strawberry 
varieties and have included in the price list other gar- 
den plants that we hope may be of interest to you and 
give us the opportunity of serving you more com- 
pletely. 
We have devoted a full page to Pyramid Gardens 
which rapidly have been increasing in popularity, espe- 
cially with those who have limited garden space but 
enjoy growing fresh strawberries in their own back 
yard. 
Looking forward to greater achievements in the future 
and pledging our faith in our Creator, our Country and 
our economy we extend to you our best wishes for 
your good Health, Happiness, Prosperity and Security. 
Cordially, 
HILLCREST GARDENS 
Harry E. Ruble & Son 
TERMS AND CONDITIONS 
Cash with order. Orders booked more than 90 days 
before requested delivery will be accepted if accom- 
panied with a deposit of 25% of the total amount of the 
order; the balance to be paid prior to the time of ship- 
ment of the order. No refunds for cancellation of 
orders booked in advance. We cannot accept c.o.d. 
orders. 
Our plants are large and well rooted, state inspected, 
free from disease and true to name. Every order of 
plants is precooled before shipment and guaranteed to 
reach you in good condition. We have shipped plants 
as far distant as Hawaii and Alaska. The potted straw- 
berry plants ship exceptionally well to greater dis- 
tances and prove very satisfactory. They are easy to 
plant and already growing in the pots. When removed 
from the pots and set in the soil they continue to grow 
without the loss of a single plant. 
DISCLAIMER 
The planting and care of the plants sold by us being 
beyond our control, we offer no guarantee except that 
the plants will reach you in good condition and be true 
to name. 
If the plants are not received in satisfactory condition, 
notice should be given us within ten days otherwise we 
must assume that they were received in good condi- 
tion. 
The personnel of our shipping department is not in- 
fallible and unintentional mistakes are sometimes made 
but in case of claims for unsatisfactory plants or plants 
that prove to be untrue to name our responsibility 
ceases when we have replaced the order with an equal 
number or equal value of the same variety of plants of 
proven quality and/or nomenclature. 
Write for prices on quantities of plants larger than 
listed in the price list if interested. 
We have field grown strawberry and raspberry plants 
in refrigerated storage and can usually make shipment 
of orders most any month except June, July and 
August. The potted strawberry plants are usually 
available the year round. 
Planting and cultural directions for strawberry plants 
are included with each order. 
PARCEL POST RATES 
We prepay all orders, unless otherwise specified, to 
all points within the third postal zone, 300 miles from 
Albert Lea. The city of Albert Lea is 100 miles south 
of Minneapolis and St. Paul. 
If you live in the fourth zone, 301 to 600 miles, for each 
12 raspberry plants add 15c to the amount of the order; 
for each 25 potted strawberry plants 20c. 
Fifth zone, 601 to 1000 miles, add 40c for each 12 rasp- 
berry plants; 45c for each 25 potted plants. 
Sixth Zone, 1001 to 1400 miles, add 60c for each 12 
raspberry plants; 80c for each 25 potted plants. 
Seventh zone, 1400 to 1800 miles, 80c for each 12 rasp- 
berry plants; $1.10 for each 25 potted plants. 
Kighth zone, over 1800 miles, $1.00 for each 12 rasp- 
berry plants; $1.45 for each 25 potted plants. 
These rates obtain on all raspberry and potted straw- 
berry plants offered in the price list regardless of 
quotations which might be construed otherwise. 
If the proper amount of postage is not included, the 
order will be shipped c.o.d. for the balance of the 
amount due. 
If you live beyond the third zone be sure to add to 
your order the specified amount for the number of 
plants ordered to your zone as indicated above. 
CANADIAN IMPORTS 
Canadian importers of plants must apply to their own 
Department of Agriculture for a special importation 
permit and shipping tags which should be forwarded 
to us for attachment to the shipment. All Canadian 
shipments considered seventh zone. 
