If necessary to write at any 
time, be sure and return all 
planting instructions. All 
papers pertaining to your 
you when order is acknowl- 
edged. Do not destroy them! 
CERTIFICATE OF NURSERY 
INSPECTION 
Michigan State Department of Agriculture—Orchard and 
Nursery Inspection No. 3444. 
This is to certify that the nursery stock of Stahelin’s Nur- 
sery, Bridgman, Michigan, has been examined and found 
to be apparently free from dangerous insects and danger- 
ously contagious tree and plant diseases. Fee paid $32.00. 
Chas. Figy, Commissioner, 
Lansing, Mich. 
Bureau of Agricultural Industry, 
C. A. Boyer, Director. Aug. 20, 1952 
TRANSPORTATION 
Unless_otherwise stated in catalog, transportation charges 
on all stock listed in this catalog are to be paid by the 
customer, as the weight of nursery stock cannot be de- 
termined exactly in advance of shipment. 
FALL SHIPMENTS 
We encourage the fall planting of nursery stock. Plants 
and trees are dormant then, and when warm weather 
comes in the spring, your stock is ready to commence 
growing. Nursery stock cannot be shipped until it has had 
some cold weather to harden it up, and fall shipments are 
usually made after the middle of October. NO DISCOUNT 
ON FALL ORDERS. 
TERMS ON C.O.D. ORDERS 
We can ship C.O.D. if the order amounts to $5.00 or more 
at fall catalog price, no discount allowed, but 25c on each 
dollar must be included with your order as a down pay- 
ment. If order amounts to $5.00, send $1.25 with the order; 
if $6.00, send $1.50, etc. You may inspect express ship- 
ments before you pay. (Parcel Post not subject to exam- 
ination.) If satisfactory, pay the agent the seamount due. 
No C.O.D. shipments made after April 25th. 
Dear Customers: Prices are still rising in most lines as we 
stated in our 1952 catalog. Everything that goes into produc- 
tion of quality nursery stock is higher: such as, fertilizer, 
advertising, paper costs, string, etc. However, we have tried 
F. C. Stahelin to keep our rates as low as possible and still give our cys- 
tomers the best possible nursery stock at a fair rate. Everyone 
Keep All Papers knows that price is important, but quality is still more im- 
portant. Cheap stock is dear at any price. High quality nur- 
sery stock at a reasonable rate is the only kind to plant. 
papers sent you except Satisfaction is worth more to us than the saving of a few 
cents. We have satisfied thousands of customers both as to 
order will be returned to price and quality and we can satisfy you. 
Our Personal Visit Te Your HA-ame 
AN HONEST STATEMENT ABOUT STAHELIN’S 
QUALITY NURSERY STOCK 
C. A. Stahelin 
SaV@ WITH Stahelin’s 
% CASH DISCOUNTS 
0 (4) All orders received during January 
and up to February 3rd, 1953, with 
cash in full enclosed, are subject to a 10% dis- 
count. No cash discounts on bargains or special 
quotations made by mail. This discount not good after February 
3rd, 1953. 
DON'T WAIT TO ORDER 
Our customers have been very fine in the past few years in 
placing their orders early. Please remember that the shipping of 
strawberry, asparagus and that class of plants, depends entirely 
on weather conditions here. WE POSITIVELY DO NOT SHIP 
ANY STORAGE PLANTS. We will endeavor to fill your order as 
close to the time specified as we can, but if excessive rain or 
cold weather hits us at that time of year, there may be a slight 
delay. 
NOTICE 
For approximate shipping charges, refer to the back of our 
order sheet enclosed with this catalog. Complete schedules 
and rates, as closely as they can be figured, will be found 
STAHELIN’S GUARANTEE 
We guarantee our stock to be true to name. If it proves 
otherwise, it will be replaced free of charge. 
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We guarantee that our stock is exactly as described 
in our catalog and is guaranteed to reach you in live 
and growing condition. Any stock not being as de- 
scribed above, will be replaced free of charge, but the 
customer must report this condition AT ONCE upon 
receipt of shipment. | 
If the shipment is unduly long in reaching you, be 
sure to secure a signed statement from your local 
agent and send it to us. | 
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Weather and other conditions being beyond our con- 
trol, continued growth is not guaranteed. 
