Porter & Son, 155 S. State Street, Chicago, saying
that this fall you are opening a new department of
Landscape Gardening. Judging by advance orders, you
will need approximately 200 shade trees, maples and
poplars; 200 fruit trees of various kinds; and several
hundred flowering shrubs. You will probably duplicate
the order in the spring. Ask for terms, saying that
you would like to open an account. Give two
references.