16 Rayner Brothers, Salisbury, Maryland 



Instructions to Customers 



TIME TO ORDER. As soon as convenient after receiving this catalog, for late 

 in the season we may be out of some varieties, but if you order early you will get just 

 what you want, without any trouble or delay. Plants will be reserved and shipped 

 when the proper planting time comes. Be sure to PLANT AS EARLY as possible 

 for this may mean success or failure. 



TIME OF SHIPMENT. From October 20th to May 1st. Shipping through the 

 winter to Southern States. Spring is the best time to set strawberry plants in the 

 Middle and Northern States. The earlier your plants are shipped and planted the 

 better they are for they will stand digging, shipping and planting much better early 

 than after the growth has started. May first ends our shipping season. We will how- 

 ever fill a limited number of orders shortly after that date, and with a late season the 

 plants will go through in good condition, but we do not advise planting this late in the 

 season and will fill orders only at the purchaser's risk after this date. We will use 

 every precaution in our power to put the plants through in good condition. 



PAYMENT. Money Order, Registered Letter, Bank Draft or Personal Check in 

 full payment with order or one-fourth cash with order and balance before date of ship- 

 ment. We will book orders and wait a reasonable length of time for remittance. 



REFERENCES. The Salisbury National Bank, Salisbury, Md., and the Farmers 

 and Merchants Bank, Salisbury, Md. 



TRUE TO NAME. We use every precaution to have our plants true to name, and 

 if any should prove otherwise we will replace it, but in no case will we be responsible 

 for any sum greater than that paid for the plants. 



YOU ARE TAKING NO RISK. We send just what you order or refund your 

 money, unless you tell us to substitute your order with the nearest to it we have, 

 should we be out of the varieties you order. 



GUARANTEE. 100% satisfaction or your money back. 



ALWAYS REMEMBER. We are at your service and will always be glad to hear 

 from you and will give you any and every possible assistance. 



OUR PLANTS ARE FRESH DUG TO YOUR ORDER. From new beds that have 

 not borne fruit, tied in bundles of 25 and packed in light ventilated crates with plenty 

 of damp moss so they will carry safely. We make no extra charge for crates and packing. 



SHIPMENT. On all orders of 500 plants or more after the third zone the rate is 

 cheaper by express than by parcels post, and as the Postoffice Department demand a 

 minimum charge of 17c for C. O. D. collection and money order fee it is cheaper for 

 our customers to remit the amount of postage with order if plants are to be shipped 

 by parcel post. Parcel post charges can be figured by the following table. 



PARCEL POST RATES 



Zones Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone 



1-2 3 4 5 6 7 8 



100 Plants SO. 12 S0.15 S0.21 80.27 S0.33 $0.41 S0.48 



200 Plants 16 .23 .35 .49 .61 .77 .92 



300 Plants 21 .31 .49 .70 .89 1.13 1.36 



400 Plants 25 .39 .63 .91 1.17 1.49 1.80 



500 Plants 29 .47 ."7 1.12 1.45 1.85 2.24 



600 Plants 34 .55 .91 1.33 1.73 2.21 2.68 



700 Plants 38 .63 1.05 1.55 2.01 2.57 3.12 



800 Plants 43 .71 1.19 1.76 2.29 2.93 3.56 



900 Plants 47 .79 1.33 1.97 2.57 3.29 4.00 



1000 Plants , , ,51 ,87 1.47 2.18 2.85 3.65 4-44 



