strong: Vigorous, Well Rooted Plants are Essential for Success in Berry Growing. Rayner's Quality 

 Plants will get your Field off to a Flying Start. Plants Above will be dug For Your 1938 Orders. 



There can be no compromise with QUALITY in Strawberry plants. It always pays to plant the best 

 obtainable^ and we are convinced with this point in view your selection will be Rayner's Plants That 

 Please. 



In producing our plants we follow the very best cultural practices, using only the best and most 

 fertile soil which is kept supplied with the proper elements for the maximum development of both the 

 roots and crown. The parent stock is especially selected for health, vigor and size. After the plant bed 

 is made all our plantings are gone over, row by row by experienced men who can distinguish at a glance 

 any possible mixture or any deviation from true characteristics of the variety. Any plants that do not 

 come up to strict standards are immediately roughed out. 



This extra care which our plants receive combined with the greatest possible efficiency in every op- 

 oration, places us in an advantageous position where we can and do deliver the very best plants ob- 

 tainable, at a lower cost. That is our ideal Better Plants at a Real Saving. 



WE CONTRIBUTE OUR SUCCESS TO THE RIG- 

 ID AND CONSCIENTIOUS FOLLOWING 

 OF THESE RULES 



True to Name: The plants must be true to name 

 and kept so by careful handling. The poorest 

 plants are often better than mixed plants of some 

 variety not suited to your soil or climate. 



Plants: The plants must be good, with large 

 healthy crowns and a full, well developed root sys- 

 tem with an abundance of fine fibrous roots. Such 

 plants can be grown only on light sandy loam such 

 as we use for growing our i)lants. Sufficient plant 

 food applied at the proper time and careful culti- 

 vation are also essential in producing high quality 

 plants. 



Cleaning: When plants are dug in the spring 

 there are many dead leaves and runners hanging 

 to the crown and if these are not removed there 

 will be great danger of the plants heating in tran- 

 sit. Our plants are thoroughly cleaned, all dead 

 leaves and runners removed and the roots straight- 

 ened. This makes planting better and easier be- 

 sides saving quite a bit on transportation costs. 



Grading: In every field there are always some 

 late runner plants that do not have fully developed 

 root systems and are of verv little value. All such 

 inferior plants should be discarded. There will be 

 full count of strong, vigorous plants. 



Handling: Plants, if permitted to stand unpro- 

 tected in the sun or wind, dry out quickly and in 



doing so lose much of their strength and vitality. 

 Plants must be kept moist and fresh, and handled 

 quickly to retain all of their inherent value. 



Packing: Our plants are carefully packed in 

 light ventilated crates, small quantities wrapped in 

 waterproof paper the roots in layers of damp 

 spaghnum moss with the crowns at the outside of 

 the crate or package. Plants thus packed will ar- 

 rive safely at their destination in perfect growing 

 condition. 



Promptness: Adds much to the value of the 

 plants. Plants that do not arrive until after your 

 best planting time is past are worth much less to 

 you, even though the plants are of the very best 

 quality, than plants that arrive promptly, right 

 wlieu "you are ready for them. In Promptness we 

 stand second to none in the berry plant business. 



Any of these things omitted or carelessly done 

 will detract from the true value of tlie plants and 

 when placing your order witli us you may rest as- 

 sured all the above rules will be carefully followed. 

 We know too Avell what the results would be, should 

 we fail to maintain the high quality of our plants. 



To gain and hold the confidence and good will of 

 our customers and to build up a strong thriving 

 Inisiness has always been our aim. We believe the 

 true statement of facts, the honest description of 

 varieties and by giving a "Square Deal" to every 

 one to be tlie only way this great ambition may be 

 fully realized. 



The use you make of the enclosed order sheet 

 will prove to us just what you think of the policy 

 we are following. Send your order in now, ship- 

 ment will be made when you desire. 



COPYRIGHTED 1938, RAYNER BROS., SALISBURY, MD. 



