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Uppermost in our thoughts and plans is to produce strong, vigorous, healthy plants and 

 to deliver them to you in such fine condition that good stands, well developed beds and high 

 yields will result. Naturally a successful grower is our best customer, and we leave no stone 

 unturned that may in any way contribute to your success. 



Strawberry plants to meet our high standards must first be True To Name. You care- 

 fully select the varieties best suited to your soil and requirements, the ones that will produce 

 the best yield or highest profit. To be sure you receive just what you order we keep accurate 

 records of every planting and the source of the parent plants. In digging, each basket is lab- 

 eled with the variety and the digger. When the plants are graded and counted each bunch 

 is labeled thus varieties are clearly identified from planting until packed for your order. As 

 a double precaution, before digging begins, our fields are gone over row by row, by experienced 

 men to be absolutely sure there are no mixtures and that the plants are of top quality. 



After digging, the roots are always kept moist and are packed for shipment in plenty of 

 damp spaghnum moss. Drying of the roots will seriously injure strawberry plants and we 

 watch this very carefully so our plants will reach you just as vigorous and thrifty as they were 

 in the field. 



Cleaning and grading are also important, our plants are thoroughly cleaned and the roots 

 straightened. This makes setting easier and quicker and beside the saving in time, a better 

 stand results. In grading all poorly developed late runner plants are discarded thus, you re- 

 ceive a good stand and strong rapid growth. 



Of great importance to you is promptness, and as we realize early planting means so much 

 to successful growth and good yields we have arranged our system of digging and packing 

 so that more than S3% of all orders receive 48 hours service. Our customers appreciate this 

 promptness and we receive many letters commending our quick delivery. For strong, vigorous, 

 true-to-name plants, that will reach you on time, order Rayner's Plants That Please. There 

 are no finer at any price. 



These Vigorous, Healthy Plants Are For Your Orders 



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