Houstons’ Nurseries, Mansfield, Conn.

Season

of 1919

J. R. HOUSTON

B. D. HOUSTON J. E. HOUSTON

OUR BROAD GUARANTEE TO CUSTOMERS

Our guarantee is, we believe, one of the broadest and most liberal of any nurseryman in the country. Our guarantee means something to you, because it is backed by a firm with an established reputation, a firm that is established permanently. We guarantee our stock to reach our customers in good condition. We guarantee that all trees and plants purchased from us shall be TRUE to NAME as labeled. For any stock which does not prove true to name and as represented by us, and as bought by you, we are to make good your loss or damage by reason thereof at any time within ten years of the date of purchase. In event we cannot agree we are each to appomt one arbiter who shall choose the third and the award of a majority shall be binding on both parties. If there is any mistake on our part in regard to the stock you purchase from us we want you to tell us about, and we will adjust the matter to your entire satisfaction. Our interest in the stock we send you does not cease when it leaves our hands. We believe our satisfied customers are our best advestisements.

GAIN we present to you a Trade List, having learned that such a bulletin is more satisfactory to both customers and ourselves than an illustrated catalog—in so much that it is less expensive, allowing us to offer our stock

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By reason of the large increase in cost of labor and material, we are compelled to follow the law of all business and make a slight advance in price on almost all varieties of stock.

We have tried to impress upon the public the advantages of ordering EARLY since all orders are filled in rotation. ORDER NOW WHILE OUR SUPPLY OF VARIETIES IS STILL INTACT AND THEREBY AVOID SUB- pie eee ares e OaeTON, eAIND) DN AGY

As an inducement, we will allow FIVE PER CENT DISCOUNT on all orders accompanied by cash during the months of February and March.

Our INFORMATION DEPARTMENT is alsolutely free, and at your service. Owing to the scarcity of space, we could aie only a little general information and have found that a personal letter answering individual problems is very

elpful.

Where it is possible we would like to meet YOU personally. We are exhibitors at the leading Fairs of Eastern Connecticut and Brattleboro, Vermont. However, do not hesitate to write us.

Our terms are cash with order or C. O. D., shipped either by parcel post or express. parcel post order, please remit postage and we will refund any balance.

Our Nursery is located two miles north of the Connecticut Agricultural College on the main turnpike from Hart- ford to Providence.

OWING TO THE SEVERITY OF LAST WINTER MANY NURSERYMEN AND ORCHARDISTS REPORT A SHORTAGE AND DEMAND FOR APPLE TREES—PARTICULARLY BALDWINS. OUR SUPPLY IS LIMITED.

APPLE TREES

When cash accompanies a

Each Ten Hundred

5 to 6 feet $.40 $3.50 $30.00

4 to 5 feet 30 2.50 20.00

3 to 4 feet .20 eS 15.00

Color Season Color Season Early Harvest Yellow Aug. to Sept. Stayman’s Winesap Streaked Dec. to Mar. Yellow Transparent Yellow Aug. to Sept. Opalescent Red Dee. to Mar. Red Astrachan Red July to Aug. - King Red Nov. to Mar. Duchess of Oldenburg Streaked Aug. to Sept. Jonathan Red Nov. to Mar. Golden Sweet — Yellow Aug. to Sept. Winter Banana Yellow and Red Nov. to Jan. McIntosh Red ~ Red Oct. to Dec. Rhode Island Greening Green Nov. to Apr. Fall Pippin Yellow Oct. to Nov. Hubbardston Nonsuch Red Oct. to Jan. Gravenstein Streaked Sept. to Oct. Wagener Red Dec. to May Wealthy Red Oct. to Jan. Rome Beauty Red Dee. to Mar. Fameuse Red Oct. to Nov. Baldwin Red Dec. to Mar. Northern Spy Red Nov. to Apr. Roxbury Russett Russet Dec. to May Ben Davis Red Nov. to Apr. Delicious Red Nov. to Apr. Grimes’ Golden Yellow Nov. to Apr. Tolman Sweet Red Nov. to Apr. Wolf River Red Sept. to Dec.

WE EXERCISE GREAT CARE IN PAC

STORAGE OF OVER 30,000 CU. FT. CAPACITY.

KING, ALL OF WHICH IS DONE UNDER COVER IN OUR MODERN

CRAB APPLE TREES PEACH TREES.

Prices same as Standard Each Ten Hundred

Color Season 5 to 6 feet B $3.00 $25.00

Transparent Yellow Striped Oct. 4 to 5 feet : : 2.50 22.00

Hyslop Red Oct. 3 to 4 feet : 2.25 20.00

_ Greensboro White-red cheek July

DWARF APPLE TREES. TAKE fe Manet Rose Leer ones Late Aug.

ieley hite-red cheek Late :

1 Each Ten ADVANTAGE \ 2Carman White-red cheek Middle ane

Largest Size 2 Year 4 to 5 ft. $.45 $4.00 OF OUR “ Old Mixon _ White-red cheek Late ee Medium Size 2 Year 38 to 4 ft. 135 3.00 FIVE PER CENT - Champion White-red cheek Late A

Color Season “ Belle of Georgia White-red cheek Early que

Yellow Transparent Yellow Aug. to Sept. DISCOUNT “ Fox Seedling White-red cheek Early Oct.

McIntosh Red Red Oct. to Dee. v Elberta Yellow Middle Sept.

Red Astrachan Red July to Aug. DURING - Early Crawford ello: Early Sept.

Duchess Streaked Aug. to Sept. FEB. AND MAR. Vv Sal : ee ae Orion Salway Yellow Middle Oct.

R. I. Greening Green Baldwin Red Dec. to Mar. to plant Peaches, (the outlook for labor seem-

_ Gravenstein Streaked Sept. to Oct. ing brighter), and your orchard planted this

Nov. to Apr. All Pomologists agree that this is the year

PLUM TREES. spring will be one year ahead of your neighbor’s.

Each Ten Hundred 5 to 6 feet $.45 $4.00 $35.00 PEAR TREES. 4 to 5 feet -40 3.50 30.00 Tada T Hodes Abundance Amber Aug. . ce unake Bursank Cherry-red Aug. USE OUR to 5 feet os 3tcoe mmo enae

Bradshaw Violet-red Middle Aug. INFORMATION /Anj

1 1 v Anjou Green Oct. Lombard Tiere Middle sae DEPARTMENT. ” Bartlett Yellow-red Blush Sept. Damson ue ct. r Clapp’s Favorite Yellow-red cheek Early Aug.

Wickson Cherry-red Sept. JIT IS AT YOUR - Kieff Golden Yel Red June , Amber eth Aug. SERVICE SecA Races sane oes Plums are in growing demand, bringing good : - Lawrence Yellow Novy.

prices. The local supply has not been sufficient Flemish Beauty Yellow and Red Sept.

to fill the markets. / Sheldon Greenish Russet Oct. One customer writes that if he had planted A home garden is never complete without

more Plums, his mortgage would have been Pears. Where space is limited, Dwarf Pears

raised a year ago. are proving satisfactory.

DWARF PEAR TREES. STRAWBERRIES. Each Ten The following list of strawberries have proven feces 3 to 5 feet a $.40 $3.50 ree the best commercially out of several varieties reen ct. ah ABartlett VellGwed OE Neh Sent mus =| Which we have tested. The Superb excels all Clapp’s Favorite Yellow-red cheek Early Aug. other Everbearers in abundance of fruit and Seckel Russet SsOcty PLEASE .. period of ripening. QUINCE TREES KEEP THIS > Hundred | Thousand BULLETIN x Pockomoke $1.00 $5.00 Largest size 2 Year 4 to 5 ft. $.45 each $4.00 per 10 Abington 1.00 5.00 tecinin Size 2 Year 3 to4ft. .35 each 3.00 per 10 ON FILE. L Peas Gui oe 5500 ampion Yellow Late Oct. vy Golden Gate 0 : Orange Golden Yellow Early Oct. OUR PRICES Superb, (Everbearing) 1.50 WILL SAVE CHERRY TREES YOU MONEY. RASPBERRIES. 5 to 6 feet $.50 each $4.50 per ten Color Dozen Hundred Thousand 4 to 5 feet -45 each 4.00 per ten ees Cuthbert Red $.50 $2.00 $15.00 Black Tartarian Black Late June Perfection Red 50 2.00 15.00 Black Oxheart Black Early June “St. Regis 50 2.00 15.00 Yellow Spanish Yellow and Red Middle June ~ Plum Farmer Black 50 2.00 15.00 Napol i windsor! Sn mene ae Without a doubt, Raspberries are the best Governor Wood Yellow and Red Late June paying of all small fruits—the Cuthbert and rae Richmond pie oe May je Perfection leading; the St. Regis proving un- ontmorency right Re June $s a money-maker. IF YOU DO NOT equal to the others a y- GOOSEBERRIES. FIND THE BLACKBERRIES. 20 cents each; $1.50 per ten Color Dozen Hundred Thousand Downing Yellow VARIETIES v Eldorado Black $.50 $2.00 $15.00 Josselyn Red WANTED, Houghton’s Red WRITE US. CURRANTS. ald cous each; $1.00 per ten; $5.00 per hundred GRAPES. ee ee Red 20 cents each; $1.50 per ten; $10.00 per hundred. ; Fay’s ieroline Red Concord Purple Delaware Red 20 cents each; $1.50 per 10; $12.00 per hundred Worden Purple Brighton Red Perfection Red

Moore’s Early Purple Niagara White Black Champion Black

ORNAMENTAL TREES Each

Carolina Poplars 8-10 ft. $.50 Carolina Poplars 10-12 ft. ofits) Lombardy Poplars 8-10 ft. .50 Lombardy Poplars 10-12 ft .75 Norway Maple 8-10 1.00 Norway Maple 10-12 Ae 2'5 Wier’s Cut-Leaf Maple 8-10 ft. 1.00 Silver Leaf Maple 8-10 ft. 1.00 Catalpa Speciosa 6-8 ft. -50 Catalpa Speciosa 8-10 ft. afis) Catalpa (Weeping) 5-6 ft. S25) Cut-LeafWeeping Birch 8-10 ft. 152'5 Colorado Blue Spruce 2-3 ft. 2.00 Mountain Ash 8-10 ft. 1.00 Koster’s Blue Spruce 2%-3 ft 4.00 Koster’s Blue Spruce 1%-2 ft. 2.50 Norway Spruce PR) BA. .75 ‘Norway Spruce 3-4 ft 1.00 Retinospora Filifera 2-3 ft 2.00 Retinospora Filifera 1%4-2 ft 1.50 Retinospora Plumosa Aurea 2-3 ft. 2.00 Retinospora Plumosa Aurea 1%-2 ft. 1.50 Imported Japan Maples 3-5 ft 3.00

(Red foliage) HEDGE PLANTS.

Hundred

California Privet 12-18 in. $3.00 California Privet 18-24 in. 4.00 California Frivet 24-36 in. 6.00 Thunberg’s Barberry 8-12 in. 6.00 Thunberg’s Barberry 12-18 in. 10.00

Thunberg’s Barberry 18-24 in. extra heavy 15.00 American Arbor Vite 2-3 ft. each .75

This is the spring for you to plant that Hedge. Prices on Cal. Privet and Barberry will never be lower. Our stock made fine growth, with a good fibrous root system.

ASPARAGUS.

Hundred Thousand 1 year crown $.75 $4.00 Strong 2 year crowns, $.50 per 25 1.00 6.00 Conover’s Colossal Palmetto

RHUBARB OR PIE PLANT.

Linnaeus 15 cents each $1.00 per 10

PHLOX.

Prices same as Shrubs Strong, Field Grown Pink, Lavender, Red, Purple,

White

RAMBLER ROSES. 40 cents each; $3:50 per 10

Baltimore Belle Pink Hiawatha, Carmine Seven Sisters, Pink Tausendschon

Crimson Baby Rambler White Baby Rambler Pink Baby Rambler Crimson Rambler Yellow Rambler Dorothy Perkins, Pink Dorothy Perkins, White Dorothy Perkins (Excelsa) Red Queen of the Prairie, Rosy Red Climbing American Beauty

All our roses are 2 year, field grown, strong, healthy plants. We know you will be pleased with them. Send us your list now. To be cer- tain of varieties, please name substitutes to avoid delay in shipment, for we will not sub- stitute without your permission.

PLEASE KEEP THIS BULLETIN

ON FILE.

OUR PRICES WILL SAVE YOU MONEY.

WE EMPLOY NO AGENTS. YOU ARE DEALING DIRECT.

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR FIVE PER CENT DISCOUNT DURING FEB. AND MAR.

SPECIAL PRICES QUOTED ON LARGE QUANTITIES

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HARDY FLOWERING SHRUBS

Each

Rhododendrons, Pink, Violet, Purple, White $2.00 Hydrangea Tree 2-3 ft. .50 Hydrangea Tree 3-4 ft. SLi)

Price of Shrubs, unless otherwise stated,

2-3 ft., 35 cents each; 10 for $3.00

Hydrangea Paniculata Grandiflora Hydrangea Hills of Snow Butterfly Bush Sweet Scented Shrub Spiraea Anthony Waterer Rose Spiraea Billardi Rose

Lilae

Spiraea Van Houttei White Spiraea Bridal Wreath White Spiraea Aurea Golden

Spiraea Frobelli Common Snowball Japanese Snowball Mock Orange Common Barberry Purple Barberry Tartarian Honeysuckle White or Pink Deutzia, Pride of Rochester White Deutzia Crenata White Weigela Rosea Rose

Wiegela Floribunda Crimson Weigela Variegated Leaved Pink

Deep Red Foliage

White

Weigela Eva Rathka Dark Red Forsythia Fortunei Yellow Garland Syringa White

Golden Syringa Searlet Japan Quince Purple Lilac Golden Glow White Lilac Double White Almond Smoke Tree, Purple Snowberry, White Snowberry, Red

Rose Almond

HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES

40 cents each; $3:50 per 10 American Beauty Carmine White Killarney White Magna Charta Pink

Ulrich Brunner Crimson Anne de Diesbach Carmine Mrs. John Laing Pink Paul Neyron Pink Madame Plantier White Soleil de Orr Yellow Gruss and Teplitz Maroon Fisher Holmes Crimson Margaret Dickson White Pink Killarney Pink Prince Camille de Rohan Maroon Gloire Lyonaise White Frau Karl Druschki White Gen. Jacquemiriot Scarlet

Marshall P. Wilder Red Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, White Harrison’s Yellow Golden

HARDY CLIMBING VINES.

Matrimony Vine 2 yr. strong stock $.30 Purple Wisteria S sf s oeXs) White Wisteria cf ne i -40 Boston Ivy io oe & .30 Trumpet Vine ie ff es B35) White Clematis uw a ai -40 Purple Clematis ‘ ie ne .40 Dutchman’s Pipe a re a .50 Japan Honeysuckle Ss we ie .30 PEONIES

Prices same as Shrubs

The Plants for all Purposes. Assorted, Red Pink, White