Jack Rayner 



1904 - 1974 



Curtis Ma8S«y 



President 



To Our Customers and Friends 



We announce the death of H. Jack W. Rayner, founder and president 

 of Rayner Brothers, Inc. He will surely be missed by his associates, cus- 

 tomers, and friends. We, at Rayner Brothers, dedicate ourselves to main- 

 tain the principles of fairness, honesty, and genuine concern for our fellow 

 man on which Jack Rayner built this business. Using these principles as 

 our foundation, we go into our 4.9th year with a proud heritage and a 

 promising future. 



You will find two new disease resistant varieties of strawberries listed 

 on Page 16. Since these varieties are excellent for both the home gardener 

 and larger grower, you will want to try both Darrow and Delite this year. 



The supply of strawberry plants is good; however, we anticipate the demand to be heavy again because of the 



increasing number of home gardeners. Be sure to order early so we can hold your plants until planting time. 



The supply of other nursery stock is generally good; however, the supply of large blueberry plants is very short 



because of increased sales in 1973 and 1974- We can supply good quality rooted cuttings, and 2 year 6-12 



inch blueberry plants. 



This Berry Book is designed to be more than just a price list. You will find detailed variety descriptions 



as well as helpful growing instructions. Planting instructions are sent with each order, and special Better 



Berries bulletins are available upon request. 



We want you to be successful with your plants. If there are any questions not answered in this Berry Book, 



special bulletins, or planting instructions please feel free to write. P. Curtis Massey, President 



INSTRUCTIONS TO PURCHASERS 



Place your order early so it can be shipped at the time you specify. If you wish to wait until it is 

 time to plant before sending your order, please allow 10 days for us to ship your order. 



We can ship by Parcel Post, UPS, Air Freight or Bus. Please check the appropriate block on the 

 order sheet. 

 SMALL ORDERS — 5,000 strawberry plants or less. 



PARCEL POST— Add 10% of the total order for postage and handling for orders of $7.00 or 

 more. For orders less than $7.00, add 70c. For orders west of the Mississippi, the charge is 15% of 

 the cost of plants with a minimum of $1.00. 



UPS — United Parcel Service is a private delivery service. Generally, delivery is faster by UPS 

 than by Parcel Post. If your address is RFD or P. O. Box, please indicate name of road or street. 

 There is a postage and handling charge of 10% of the order with a minimum charge of 70c. We can 

 ship only 100 pounds (about 3,500 plants) to you each day by UPS. If your order weighs more than 

 100 pounds, we will split your shipment over a couple of days. West of the Mississippi add 15% with 

 minimum of $1.00. 

 LARGE ORDERS— over 5,000 plants or 50 fruit trees 



We recommend picking up large orders at our packing house between March 1 and May 15 Monday 

 through Friday, 7:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. or Saturday, 7:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. If plants are to be 

 shipped by Air Freight or Bus, indicate closest airport or bus station. 



AIR FREIGHT — This is the fastest way to ship plants. It does cost more, but gives very fast 

 service. Check with your airport for rates. Allow 25 pounds per 1,000 strawberry plants. Pay ship- 

 ping charges when order arrives. 



BUS — If you are close to a bus station, this is a good way to have your order shipped. Be sure to 

 send your phone number so you can be called when your plants arrive. Pay shipping charges when 

 plants are received. 



SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS 



SHIPMENTS WEST OF MISSISSIPPI 



California, Oregon, Washington — We can only ship strawberry and blueberry plants via parcel post into 



these states. 

 Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico — We can not ship plants into these states. 

 FOREIGN SHIPMENTS— We do not ship to foreign countries. 



"We guarantee you will receive top quality stock. If for any reason you are not pleased with 

 H our plants, write us within 60 days and we will replace the plants or refund the complete purchase 

 price. After the 60 day period and within one year of the date the plants were purchased, we will 

 replace at one-half price any plants that are not satisfactory. This guarantee covers full purchase 

 price and does not imply any further responsibility or liability." This guarantee applies to all of 

 our nursery plants that are planted during the spring season and to strawberries planted by July 15. 



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ALL OUR PLANTS ARE GUARANTEED 



