. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, evergreens, flowering plants, etc. cultivated and for sale at the Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Georgia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Early Orders Respectfully fHERE is a class of persons who annually travel throughout the South with a stock of highly-colored fruit plates, fruits preserved in glass jars, and other devices, which they represent being correct copies or s
. Descriptive catalogue of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, evergreens, flowering plants, etc. cultivated and for sale at the Fruitland Nurseries, Augusta, Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Georgia Catalogs; Flowers Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Fruit trees Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. Early Orders Respectfully fHERE is a class of persons who annually travel throughout the South with a stock of highly-colored fruit plates, fruits preserved in glass jars, and other devices, which they represent being correct copies or specimens of the trees which they offer for sale. These plates are printed and colored in Northern cities, the fruits are like- wise put up in alcohol expressly for the use of tree peddlers and can be had by any person who is willing to pay the advertised prices. By these means enormous quantities of trees are annually sold South by parties who have tio reputation to make or lose, and whose abode can no more be found than the names of the trees they propose to have in Nursery. Not satisfied with selling goods by wilful misrepresentations and at exhorbitant prices, certain parties have falsely represented themselves as agents from ours as well as from other Nurseries, using their catalogues and reputation in securing orders for trees which they purchase from some irresponsible or unknown Western or Northern growers, and flood the South with unacclimated trees and worthless varieties. These parties are injuring Southern fruit-growers and fruit- growing, and annually pocket enough hard cash from the farmers of the South, in exchange for worthless goods, to enable the latter to stock their farms wTith good fruits for the period of their lives. Our advice to every person intending to purchase trees or plants is: 1st. Never to patronize a tree peddler in any instance. 2d. Purchase your trees from a reliable and well known nurseryman, and as near your locality as practicable. 3d. If ce
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