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1. Plants that are true-to-name should be kept that way and not mixed 
by careless handling. 
2. Plants should be kept fresh and moist while digging and handling— 
and not allow sun and wind to make them dry and withered. 
3. They should be well cleaned and bunched evenly. Dead and decaying 
leaves tend to prevent plants from reaching you in good condition. And 
well cleaned plants, bunched evenly, with roots straightened, make setting 
easier, quicker and better. 
4. Plants should be selected and any weak, poorly rooted ones discarded. 
There should be full count of good plants. 
5. Proper packing—with roots in layers of moist sphagnum moss and the 
tops to the outside of the crate, with bunches firm enough to prevent shaking 
around but not tight enough to cause heating. Plants should be packed to reach 
you in good growing condition—fresh and moist—but not rotten nor dried up. 
6. Plants to be of greatest value should reach you when you want them 
and not after your best planting season has passed. Prompt shipment from 
freshlv dug plants. 
A falling down in any one of these things would detract from the value 
of the plants and an assurance that they are done properly maintains to the 
utmost their capacity for getting results. 
It is on the dependable quality of our plants for producing results that 
we base our request for your orders, 
One of Our Most Valuable Assets 
The Good-Will of Satisfied Customers—They Tell Their Friends 
Berks County, Pa., April 16, 1928.—I received my plants in wonderful condition and 
sure am pleased with them. I gave your book to my neighbor and he will send in his 
order shortly.—_WILLIAM V. MAYS. 
Providence County, R. I., April 16, 1928—Mr. Tingley of Arnold Mills, R. I., in- 
forms me that you have the best strawberry plants in the country and I am contemplat- 
ing putting some of my land to work. Will you kindly send me your catalogue and 
any information you have for raising strawberry plants by return mail.—F. A. HAY- 
WARD. 
Cochise County, Ariz., Feb. 13, 1928.—The strawberry plants arrived in perfect con- 
dition and are all growing. I passed your catalogue on to a friend who admired them. 
I should like to have another copy when convenient.—MRS. G. J. McCABE. 
Fayette County, Ohio, March 6, 1928.—I received plants from you last year, and was 
well pleased, and I am enclosing another order and would like to receive them between 
the Ist and 10 of April. In fact, I don’t care if they arrive right at the 1st of April. 
Mr. W. R. Moates, whose address is Fayette County, Ohio, is going to put out 3,000 
plants. Please send him your catalogue at once as you may be able to sell him.— 
H. C. FORTIER. 
Westchester County, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1928.—Will you kindly send me your catalogue on 
strawberry plants. A friend of mine, Mr. Lyon, of Westchester County, New York, 
bought some from you and he was very much pleased with them—V. POULSEN. 
Ocean County, N. J., Mar. 30, 1928.—The strawberry plants arrived yesterday and the 
return of excess postage came today. Regarding the plants, I am as proud of mine 
as a kid with his first pair of boots. They certainly look good. Am endeavoring to 
influence a neighbor, who is contemplating quite a large strawberry patch, to place an 
order with you.—C. A. BURGESS. 
ess Gounty, Teun, ah Me eet Hugh Moore told me to send my order 
to en’s and that I would get what I ordered. Inclosed find order f t 
plants—M. S. MOORE. r for strawberry 
