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Our rose bushes are all good, healthy, field grown. Each bush is labeled true to name. If any prove 
not true, we will gladly replace them. 
All but a few varieties of our rosebushes are budded on Odorata root stock. From tests conducted in 
many sections of the country, this root stock has proven the best, as hybrid-tea varieties budded on 
it outgrow and live longer than any other root stocks. We grow all the rosebushes offered for sale 
in this catalog in our nursery at Stockton. We also exercise the greatest care in digging, packing 
and shipping so that they get to you in the best condition. 
We will replace any bushes that you receive from us that were damaged in shipping if notified within 
ten days, but do not replace good bushes that are planted and do not grow as there are too many 
soil and climatic conditions that we have no control over. 
The first spring after planting rosebushes, only remove old flowers, leaving all stems and leaves possible. 
If flowers are cut with long stems the first spring it weakens the plants. , 
All our bush roses, if given proper care, will bloom for you the first Spring and will continue all Summer 
and Fall. Climbing roses bloom very little the first year, but will be covered with bloom the second 
Spring. 
When Ordering by Mail Read Carefully 
Please mention if you want us to substitute, in case we are out of some varieties that 
you ordered. If so, give names of a few varieties that you prefer. 
Send your order early so as to get all the varieties that you want. Please send cash, check or money 
order with order. No C.O.D. orders accepted. Also we ship no orders amounting to less than $3.00. 
We begin shipping rosebushes December Ist, and stop February 15. At our nursery we can supply rose- 
bushes in gallon cans during the summer, but we do not ship these. 
Open daily including Sunday but closed on New Years Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Fourth of 
July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. 
Rose lovers will find membership in The American Rose Society both pleasurable and profitable. Write 
the Secretary, The American Rose Society, Harrisburg, Pa., for details. 
PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
PORT STOCKTON NURSERY 
Prison Puriise fOr sot 
ARTHUR E. NELSON, HOWARD N. NELSON, FLOYD E. NELSON & FRANK C. RAFFEL 
For Roses, Camellias, Azaleas, Trees and Shrubs - - - - - - = - = = Dial 2-0853 
For Bedding Plants, Seeds and Garden Supplies - - - - - - - + - = Dial 3-5522 
2910 EAST MAIN STREET STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA 
