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Our Nursery Guarantee 
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All our stock is guaranteed. If you are not 
pleased with it in every way when you receive 
it, return it promptly, at our expense, and we 
will replace it or refund your money, whichever 
you prefer. 
After you have planted it, if it fails to grow, 
we think we should both take part of the 
blame. We will take one-half and you and the 
weather take the other, and we'll replace at 
half-price anything unsatisfactory through any 
fault of the stock if you notify us not later than 
May -1, 1956. Accompany your report with a 
remittance of one-half the original purchase 
price. 
If you wonder how we can make such a guar- 
antee, here are some of the reasons: 
1. Our nursery stock is all state in- 
spected. 
. Our nursery stock is free from disease. 
. Our nursery stock is of the highest 
quality. 
. Our nursery stock is true to name. 
. Our nursery stock is mature, live, 
ready-to-grow stock, first-class in 
every way. 
No C. O. D.’s, Please 
Unfortunately, we just can’t ship C.O.D. 
There are so many delays in shipping this way 
that it isn’t practical. Nursery stock should be 
planted just as soon as possible after leaving 
here, and if it has to wait around to be delivered 
it may not do too well. So, this is for your own 
protection. C.O.D.’s always cause a lot of red 
tape, which in turn causes higher prices. We 
know you folks want to buy things at as low a 
price as possible, so by not having C.O.D.’s, we 
can keep our prices down. 
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Trees, Roses, Shrubs Can’t Be 
Shipped Until They’re Dormant 
Each fall we receive letters from some of our 
customers asking why they haven’t yet received 
their shade trees, fruit trees, shrubs and roses, 
or why these items weren’t received at the same 
time they got their tulips, daffodils and other 
fall-planted bulbs. 
This article, we hope, will answer most of the 
questions you may have about when we ship 
things in the fall. 
We Start Shipping Bulbs and Perennials 
In September 
Fall bulbs are ripe and ready to plant from 
about the early part of September on. There- 
fore, as soon as we receive them from Holland, 
we ship them right on to you. Most perennials 
are ready for planting by at least September 
15, and these, too, are usually shipped out in 
a hurry. 
But, with shade trees, fruit trees, shrubs and 
roses, it’s different. We can’t ship them until 
the plants have dropped their leaves and be- 
come dormant. Ordinarily it takes one or two 
good strong frosts to kill the foliage on this 
type of nursery stock. Then and only then can 
these items be dug and shipped. 
Start Shipping Trees and Shrubs About 
October 15 
Usually our shrubs, trees, etc., are ready for 
shipping about October 15—sometimes a little 
later than that. But even if we were able to 
send out these items before October 15, they 
shouldn’t be planted that early anyway. The 
weather usually is much too warm. 
You Can Plant Quite Late in Fall 
We have found fall a natural time to plant 
nursery stock. It doesn’t matter in the least if 
there is a heavy frozen crust on the ground at 
the time you plant. Just break through the 
frozen crust and plant the tree or shrub. Then 
mound it up well so that the frost will not 
heave it out before spring. That is all there is 
to fall planting. 
Have You Tried FALL PLANTING? 
Ten or fifteen years ago, a great many people 
simply didn’t believe in fall planting anything 
excepting the fall bulbs such as tulips and 
daffodils. 
However, Henry Field kept on preaching the 
merits of fall planting. The state college experi- 
ment stations kept on, and many of the mag- 
azines and newspapers advocated it. So more 
and more people tried fall planting, and found 
it good. The result is that now practically no 
one hesitates to plant in the fall. Even so, 
perhaps it would be well to list some of the main 
advantages of fall planting. They are these: 
(1) Plants get six-months head start. 
The roots of fall planted stock do consid- 
erable root growing in the late fall and 
early spring and become established well 
ahead of spring planted stock. 
(2) Stand up better. Because they’re 
established, and since they have had the 
benefit of early moisture, the plants can 
take the first hot, dry summer weather 
better. 
(3) Often bloom first spring. Fall 
planted plants often bloom the first 
HEMEROCALLIS 
(DAY LILY) 
The Gorgeous Beauty 
That Can “Take It” 
The Hemerocallis which we 
list here are selections from the 
best. Many of the varieties look 
very much alike anyway, so we 
list only one each of the different 
colors in varieties you will like. 
B2086— PURPLE WATERS. Early to midsea- 
son. Showy, rich purple. Full, open flowers with a 
long season of bloom. 98¢ each; 3 for 2.69, ppd. 
B2090—HYPERION. Giant lemon-yellow lilies 
on stems almost 4 feet tall. Blooms July and 
August. 59¢ each; 3 for 1.49, ppd. 
B2094— PORT. Flowers in July. Brilliant port 
wine flowers on well branched stems. 1.25 each; 
3 for 3.39, ppd. 
B2089— AUGUST PIONEER. Brilliant chrome 
orange with outer petals flushed red. Blooms 
Aug. and Sept. 59c each; 3 for 1.49, ppd. 
B2091—SWEETBRIAR (Nesmith). Bright, 
rosy-pink, wide open flowers show a soft yellow 
throat. 1.49 each, ppd. 
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Plant your fall bulbs properly so that they 
have every chance of success and thus play 
their full part in beautifying your garden. 
The above chart shows you how deep to 
plant the bulbs, and how far apart. How- 
ever, if the ground has been newly spaded, 
and is quite loose, plant the bulbs an inch 
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Early Spring can be beautiful in your yard too if you plant this Fall. 
spring, as they are sufficiently established 
to do so. 
(4) People can usually put in a better 
garden. Because most people are busier 
in the spring than in fall, they don’t put 
in nearly as many plants as they would 
like. In the fall you can do more leisurely, 
careful, and, therefore, better planting. 
Since you order spring blooming bulbs, such 
as tulips, Hyacinths, etc., in the fall, just add 
whatever nursery stock and perennials you 
would like. We’ll send you first-class stock, in 
first-class condition and you can see for your- 
self how successful fall planting is. 
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HYPERION 
B2085— BABY TEARS. Early blooming. Very 
dainty. Background gold with each petal deeply 
marked toward the end with true rosy red. 
Flowers fully ruffled, 3144” across. 59c¢ each; 
3 for 1.49, ppd. 
B2087—FULVA ROSEA. One of the best true 
pinks. Graceful and charming. 1.49 each, ppd. 
B3312X—1 each of Baby Tears, August 
Pioneer, and Port. This trio will almost 
give you through-the-summer blooms. All 
3 for 2.29, ppd. 
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or so deeper to allow for settling, and be- 
cause of the increased effect of frost heav- 
ing on newly turned soil. Also, late planted 
bulbs, which have no opportunity to make 
roots before the soil freezes, should be set a 
little deeper to protect them from frost 
action. 
