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notified that the first named would be sent, and the 

 strawberry plants would follow separately at 

 planting time. 



To grasp the comedy of the situation, please 

 note that the achillea is a small white flower borne 

 in clusters at the ends of tall stems, and the foliage 

 very much resembles blades of grass, each blade 

 of which may generally be separated from the 

 parent plant with some roots attached. 



In due season, but before it was time to set out 

 strawberries a letter was received from this woman, 

 saying she had received her strawberry plants, and 

 had them separated and planted, and also stating 

 that she had had an awful time in getting them 

 separated, but had not yet received her achilleas. 



The matter was of course investigated at once, 

 and she was advised that her strawberry planting 

 would no doubt give her a very nice crop of achil- 

 lea flowers in time. A few days after, when straw- 

 berry plants were ready, the balance of the order 

 was filled, and no doubt before the end of the 

 season a plenteous crop of both fruit and flowers 

 was had. 



We should remember that most of those with 

 whom we do business, and most surely old-estab- 

 lished houses that have been* doing business for 

 years, are entirely reliable, and mean to do the 

 right thing, and we should order from those in 

 whom we have confidence. 



