Instructions to Purchasers 



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Order Early. Ir is never wise to put off ordering your plants and seed until 

 you are ready to plant them. Many of our customers order as soon as the catalog 

 is received. They are the lucky ones. 



How To Remit. By Money Order, Registered Letter, Bank Draft. Checks 

 from our old customers. LIBERTY BONDS ACCEPTED at 5 per cent, above 

 par. We allow you $52.50 for a $50.00 Bond. $105.00 for $100 00 Bond, in ex- 

 change for plants. Be sure to register your Bond when mailing it to us. 



Time of Shipment. We commence to ship plants in October and continue 

 all winter and spring until May 15th. We do not advise summer and early fall 

 planting of strawberry plants. If our customers insist on plants during September 

 we will ship them at their risk at double the catalog price. We advise January, 

 February and March planting for California, Texas and the South; April is the 

 best for the balance of the country. 



Eastern Grown Plants. It is a known fact that we grow here on the East- 

 ern Sho' of Maryland the hardiest nursery stock grown in the country. More 

 than half of the strawberries grown in the North are grown from Maryland plants. 

 There are two advantages in using our plants. ist---You get the hardiest plants 

 possible to grow. 2nd— You can get our plants shipped to you when you need 

 them to set out and do not have to wait on a Northern Nursery for plants until 

 it is too late in season. We advise our Northern friends to have plants shipped out 

 two weeks before they are to be set, so as to have plants on hand when it is con- 

 venient to set them. 



On Receipt of Plants. On arrival keep plants from Sun and Wind, if not 

 ready to set the plants at once it is best to open box and dip roots in water, repack 

 or trench them in a V-shaped trench, packing soil around the roots and cover with 

 straw, keep sprinkled. 



Twenty-Five to Bundle. We tie all plants 25 to a bundle; we do not sell 

 less than 25 plants unless it is a new variety for testing. 



Our Packing the Best. We use light ventilated crates and patented cartons 

 for Farcel Post and Express shipments, using plenty of damp moss. We make no 

 charge for packages. 



At Purchaser's Risk. All plants shipped afcer May 1st is at purchasers risk. 



True-to-Name. While we use every means to have our plants true-to-name 

 (and we believe that we come as near doing this as anyone in the business), we will 

 not be responsible for any sum greater than the cost of the stock should any prove 

 otherwise than as represented. 



Guarantee. That we deliver to the transportation Co. in good order any or- 

 ders intrusted to our care; having them fign two copies of receipt, one of which 

 will be mailed you day shipment is made. As we have no further control over 

 shipment after it leaves our hands, our responsibility ceases on delivery in good or- 

 der to the Carriers. Any claims for damages for delays should be made at point 

 of delivery. If plants are delayed in transit, always examine at Office, and if found 

 damaged by the delay, refuse same and notify us at once. Or if you accept the 

 plants have the Agent make notation on your Express bill of the condition. Unless 

 you do this ycu cannot make collection of claim. 



C. O. D. We do not make C. O. D. shipments unless at least 25 per cent, 

 of order is in cash. We do not pay transportation charges on any C. O. D. ship- 

 ments and do not recommend shipments made this way. 



