'VIRUS - FREE" 



Plants referred to as "virus-free" in this catalog have been 

 field grown by us from virus-free foundation stock furnished by 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, 

 Soils, and Agricultural Engineering, Beltsville, Maryland, Our 

 field-grown stock has been dusted with parathion to control 

 aphids which transmit the virus diseases. It has also been grown 

 at considerable distances from any other strawberry plants. 

 Since viruses do not produce clear-cut symptoms in most straw- 

 berry varieties but simply weaken and devitalize the plants, no 

 guarantee can be made that these plants are 100 percent free 

 of viruses. Because of the measures that we have used to protect 

 these plants from virus infection, we believe them to be sub- 

 stantially virus-free. 



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Free from virus, full of vigor 



INSTRUCTION TO PURCHASERS 



Terms. Cash with order. Remit by money order, 

 bank draft or cash in registered letter. No C. O. D. 

 shipments without part payment. 



Packing. No extra charge made for packing at 

 prices quoted on page 31. 



Time of Shipment. We ship plants from October 

 25th to June 1st. See paragraph on page 24, ''When 

 should plants be set?" 



True to Name. We take every precaution to have 

 all plants true to name and we will refund your money 

 if any prove otherwise, but we will not be responsible 

 for any sum greater than the cost of the plants 

 ordered. 



Late Shipntents. All plants ordered shipped 

 after May 15th will be packed and shipped in best 

 possible condition but at purchasers' risk. 



Our Guarantee. We guarantee all plants ordered 

 shipped before May 15th to reach you in good con- 

 dition. If they are found to be otherwise, either 

 through a slip on our part or delay or mistreatment 

 in transit, notify us immediately so that we can refill 

 your order. Any claim for poor condition must be 

 made immediately on receipt of plants as we cannot 

 be responsible for drought, floods, insects, etc., which 

 may affect the plants after their arrival, as these 

 things are entirely beyond our control. 



WHEN TO ORDER -HOW TO SHIP 



Order as soon as you have decided what varieties and how many you want. Plants will be reserved for 

 you. Write plainly so that we can get your name and address correctly for prompt acknowledgment of order 

 and delivery of plants. Be sure to fill in your County on the order sheet. 



Express — Cheaper on shipments of 3,000 plants or more and on 2,000 plants in the 5th postal zone or 

 farther. Transportation charges can be collected at time of delivery. There is a minimum express charge of 

 $1.50 on any size shipment. 



Parcel Post. — Generally cheapest and most satisfactory for all shipments up to 1,000 plants everywhere/ 

 and on larger shipments up to 2,000 plants in the 4th postal zone or nearer. Parcel post charges depend upon 

 weight of shipment and postal zone. On parcel post shipments be sure to include postage figured from the 

 tables and guide below. Send enough postage as any excess will be returned to you. C. O. D. shipments require 

 from 40c to $1.00 additional postage for that service and other delay delivery. COLLECTIONS offered on pages 

 28 and 29 are prepaid and no postage need be sent for these. 



WEIGHT OF PLANTS 



ZONE GUIDE 



25 plants 1 lb. 



100 plants 4 lbs. 



500 plants 20 lbs. 



1000 plants 40 lbs. 









Zone 





RATE TABLE 



Zone 





Jst 



Each Addi- 



Zone 



Zone 



Pound 



tional Pound 





2nd 



23 cents 



4 cents 





3rd 



23 cents 



5 cents 



Zone 



4th 



24 cents 



7 cents 





Sth 



26 cents 



9 cents 



Zone 



6th 



28 cents 



12 cents 



Zone 



7th 



30 cents 



15 cetits 



Sth 



32 cents 



18 cents 



Zone 



To help determine postal zone, consult this guide. If you live near 

 places mentioned or nearer to Eastern Maryland, you are in zone 

 indicated. If convenient, ask your Postmaster. 



2 — includes Trenton, N. J., Harrisburg, Penna., Philadelphia, Penna., 

 Hagerstown, Md., Charlottesville, Va., Norfolk, Va. 



3 — includes Hartford, Conn., New York, N. Y., Pittsburgh, Penna., 

 Roanoke, Va., Wilmington, N. C. 



4— includes Portland, Maine, Boston, Mass., Albany, N. Y., Buffalo, 

 N. Y., Cleveland, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, Detroit, Mich., Indian- 

 apolis, Ind., Louisville, Ky., Nashville, Tenn., Atlanta,- Ga. 



5 — includes Chicago, 111., St. Paul, Minn., St. Louis, Mo., Little Rock, 

 Ark., New Orleans, La. 



6 — includes Houston, Texas, Oklahoma City, Okla., Kansas City, Mo. 



7 — includes El Paso, Texas, Denver, Colo. 



8 — includes Salt Lake City, Utah and Pacific Coast States. 



