Rayner Brothers, Salisbury, Maryland 



This is one of the fields we will dig in filling our orders this season. 



^Plants That Please^* 



Above is an actual photograph (taken in October 1933) of one of our fields, from 

 which plants ^^'ill be dug for your orders this spring. These are fine, well gi'own plants, 

 strong, vigorous, healthy and true to name, and would please the most exacting grower. 

 They are the best buy regardless of price, while plants from a less vigorous field, 

 possibly of mixed varieties, would not be cheap at any price. Our plants are true to 

 name and we take every precaution to keep them so. , 



However, plants from a field equally vigorous to these would be of equal value, 

 as they stand in the field, provided, of course they were true to name. It would be very 

 foolish for us to claim our plants, in themselves, were better than those of all others, 

 just because we grew them. 



The plants of greatest value to you are those that give best results. We are going 

 to tell you why we honestly believe Rayner Brothers' plants will be of greatest value 

 to you, regardless of the price you pay. 



First: They are obviously superior to plants less vigorous and healthy than those 

 pictured above. In all field pictures the most vital part of a plant is not sho\\'n, namely, 

 the root system. Our plants are grown in the lighter type of soil and have a wonderful 

 development of long, fibrous roots, proper fertilization is also important in developing 

 this root system. Plants grown on heavy clay soil are usually short rooted, but even 

 if a heavy root system were developed they could not be removed from the soil without 

 breaking off many of the fibrous roots. If you have ever tried to dig plants from hard 

 clay soil you know just what we mean. 



Second: For plants to please in the fullest meaning of the phrase the following 

 rules must be followed. 



(a) Strong, vigorous, healthy, well rooted plants, true to name, and kept so by care- 

 ful handling. 



(b) Thoroughly cleaned and evenly bunched, roots straightened. This makes setting 

 easier, quicker and better. 



(c) Plants must be kept moist while digging and handling. Dried out plants are of 

 little value. 



(d) In every field there are always some late runner plants which are not fully de- 

 veloped, these must be discarded. There must be full count of selected plants. 



(e) Careful packing is also important as plants can loose much of their value in 

 transit. Our plants are packed in light ventilated crates, small quantities wi-apped in 

 waterproof paper, roots in layers of damp spaghnum moss, tops to the outside of the 

 crate or package, packed just tight enough to prevent shaking around and drying out. 



