H. J. W. RAYNER S. H. RAYNER 



IPATNIEIR IBIRCTIHIEIP!^ 



GROWERS OF 



CHOICE STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



And Other Small Fruit Plants, Trees, EtCe 



Salisbury, Md., January lO, 1933. 



Dear customer: 



After looking through this catalog you will no doubt wonder how we can 

 deliver high quality, heavy producing plants at such reasonable prices, so we 

 are taking this opportunity to talk it over with you. We produce our plants 

 on our own land, not having them grown by farmers in the neighborhood, 

 many of them careless and indifferent, as many nurseries do. In this way we 

 save the profit that must necessarily be paid the farmers and avoid the in- 

 efficient methods often employed. This big saving is passed directly to you. 



By growing all our plants it is possible to give them our personal super- 

 vision from the time the plants are dug, set, fertilized, blossoms removed, 

 hoed, cultivated, till dug for your order and we make sure each operation is 

 at the right time and is handled in the most efficient manner. The plants must 

 be strong and healthy, from producing stock (this is your assurance of heavy 

 yields), must be planted carefully and correctly, on soil best suited for each 

 variety, the correct plant food applied at the proper times, all blossoms removed 

 (we often go over them three or four times to make sure) so that none of the ' 

 plants will be weakened; our plants are kept thoroughly hoed, not a weed is 

 permitted to grow; we are always sure the plants are thoroughly cultivated at 

 the proper time to keep the soil moist and the plants strong and thrifty. 



In digging plants for your order the same care is given as when we are 

 digging for ourselves. The plants are carefully dug and thoroughly cleaned, 

 all weak or undeveloped plants discarded, evenly bunched and tied with raffia, 

 this makes planting easier and saves much time, the plants are then packed in 

 light ventilated crates with plenty of damp spaghnum moss and will arrive 

 anywhere in the United States as fresh and bright as when dug. This is how 

 we give you Prompt Service, High Quality, Heavy Producing, Selected Plants 

 at Very Reasonable Prices. The best is always cheapest whether the price be 

 high or low. 



On the back of this letter and throughout our catalog there are a few of 

 the many unsolicited letters we received from our customers about the high 

 quality of our plants, our prompt, courteous service and the success they have 

 had with them. Read them all; they are from honest, thrifty, successful 

 people like yourself, who like to get one hundred cents in value for every 

 dollar they spend and have found our plants and service to meet their re- 

 quirements. We are sure we can please you too. 



Send us your order for PLANTS THAT PLEASE at PRICES THAT SAVE. 



With best regards, we are 



Very truly yours, 



RAYNER BROTHERS. 



