Instructions to Purchasers 



ORDERS — Should be sent as soon as possible after you receive the catalogue and I 

 will reserve plants for you and ship when wanted. In ordering be sure to write your name 

 and address plainly, and give your postoffice. county and state, every time you write. All 

 orders acknowledged promptly as soon as received, and notice will be mailed when goods 

 are shipped unless shipped by Tared Post. 



TERMS — Payments must be made in advance. Remittances may be made by Post- 

 office Money Order. Registered Letter or Bank Draft. l\ S. Postage Stamps will be ac- 

 cepted for fractional part of a dollar. If not convenient to remit full amount when order 

 is sent, remit one-third of the amount of the order and I will book your order and hold 

 for you and you can send balance when convenient before shi]mient is made. 



I GUARANTEE the safe arrival of plants when shipped by mail or express, by May 

 1st. if taken from express office and oi)eued on arrival and will replace any that do not, 

 provided you will send me at once your express receipt and statement from express agent 

 as to condition and damage to plants, but cannot be responsible for plants allowed to lay 

 around in express office or for neglect of purchaser or his employee to properly care for 

 same after arrival. Nor can I be responsible for drought, floods, insects, etc., after plant- 

 ing, as these are things over which I have no control. 



SHIPPING SEASON— October 20th until May 1st. Shipping thru the winter to the 

 southern states Early spring is the best time to plant in the middle and northern states, 

 just as early as the ground can be prepared. EARLY PLANTING PAYS so be sure to 

 plant as early as possible for this may mean success or failure, and then the plants will 

 stand handling much better than when growth has started. All orders shipped after 

 May 1st sent at purchaser's risk but will use every precaution I possibly can to get tiie 

 plants to you in good condition, 



TRUE-TO-NAME — While I use every precaution to have all plants true to name and 

 guaranteed to refund purchase price paid for same or replace with stock that is tn\e, 

 should any prove otherwise, it is understood that in no case will I be responsible for any 

 sum greater than that actually paid me for the plants. 



REFERENCE— The County Trust Co., (formerly The Eastern Shore Trust Co.), and 

 the American Railway Express Co., both of Salisbury, Md. 



MY PLi\NTS are especially grown for plants on high land and are fresh dug for your 

 order from new beds that have not borne fruit and are full of vitality and heavy fruiting 

 power and should grow and produce big crops if instructions in this catalogue are follow- 

 ed. We always dig the whole row, throwing out the ones that are not well rooted, re- 

 move dead leaves and runners ready for planting and tie in bunches of 26 for 25 and pack 

 in light ventilated crates with plenty of damp moss which insures them reaching you in 

 first-class condition, I make no charge for crates or packing. A shipping tag with cer- 

 tificate of inspection, purchaser's name and full address is attached to each and every 

 package sent out, 



TRUE TO NAME. While I use every precaution to have all plants, etc.. true to name (-1 beliie<\e 

 I come as near doing this as anyone in the business), I will not be responsible for any sum great- 

 er than the cost of the stock should any prove otherwise than as represented. 



NOTICE — Please write below the names and addresses of growers who are interested in, or buyers 

 of strawberry plants and I will send them my catlogue. Thank you. 



