The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-04-11
ga Word OF Caution.v

We find the above caption at the head
of q we'll digested article published in P.
j. Berckman's descriptive catalogue and
price list of fruit and ornamental trees.
And having been frequently solicited to
republish our remarks in this column on
the subject of fruits and tree peddiars.
we have concluded that the insertion of
this article would answer the same pur-
pose. And we take this opportunity of
repeating that our Purchasing Agent has
the catalogue and favorable prices for
Changers, from Mr. Berckman, of Au-
gusta, Ga., and Mr.. Summer, of Pomaria,
s. c., each of whom are responsible and
reliable Nurserymen. With this light
before them, we sincerely hope that none
of our Grange friends will be guilty of
making an order with an irresponsible
tree peddler, when reliable fruit and
flower settings can be obtained from the
best market, on the most favorable terms,
through our Purchasing Agent. Read
with care the article alluded to:
There is class of persons who annual
y travel Throughout shs South with q
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 arc
likewise put up in alcohol expressly for
!! rPe use of tree Peddlers, and can be had
by any person who is willing to pay the
advertised prices. BY these means enor-
nous quantities of trees are annually 6old
South by parties who have no 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 wilfnl
misrepresentation and at exorbitant
prices, certain parties have falsely repre-
sented 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 food
the South with unacclimated trees and
worthless varieties. These parties are
injuring Southern truit-growers and
fruit-growing, and annually pocket
enough hard cash from the farmers of
the Sonti, in exchange for worthless
goods, to enable the latter to stock their
farms with good fruits for the period of
their lives. Our advice to every person
intending to purchase trees or plants is :
lst. Never to patroniEe tree peddler
in any instance.
70. Purchase your trees from q relia-
Die and well known nurSeryman, and as
near your locality as practicable.
I'd. If certain trees cannot be procured
from your neighboring nurseryman, send
your order to known eatahliahment
either North or Gnnth, whose catalogues
can be had by asking, and where YOU
will receive the exact varieties which Won
need.
4th. There 10 not single respectable
nnrseryman North, West OF South thai
will avail himself of devices that tend to
deceive the. public, but by the aid of
which sales are made by itinerant ped.
9th. We have no person connected
with our Nursery as trce peddlcr, and
Hhould any one represent himself as guch.
we pronounce him en- inrcesor.
9th. AT every principal point Of the
south we have reliable local agents, who
are furnished with our catalogues, and
annual certificates of agency, renewed on
the lst of August. All orders given TO
these agents are filled at the Nurseries at
regular catalogue prices. emu forwarded
direct to parties ordering.