SHIPMENTS BY PARCELS POST. 
Plants of all kinds are now admitted to the mails as Fourth Class Matter; 
maximum weight, 50 pounds in the first and second zones, 20 pounds in all other 
zones. We cannot send any stock in Canada by mail, it must go by express as 
plants from the United States are excluded from the mails by the Canadian 
authorities. We are giving estimate of weight of plants when packed for ship- 
ment but as plants vary so much it is impossible to give the exact weight as some 
varieties grow larger than others. We are also giving rates for different zones. 
After making up your order, ask your postmaster which zone Selbyville, Delaware 
is in from your postoffice, and with the zone rate we are here publishing you can 
easily figure the amount of postage to send. Please be sure and send enough 
postage, if you send more than is required, all over, if only one cent, will be re- 
turned to you— we will not keep one cent of your money. Please remember that 
the full amount of postage has to be paid when we send plants, etc. by mail, and 
if you do not send enough to pay postage, your order will go by Express Collect, 
as we cannot keep accounts and send bills for small amounts of postage. In all 
cases shipments weighing 6 pounds or more, go more cheaply by express than by 
mail to points west of the Mississippi river. Packages of any considerable size 
can be shipped better to all points by express than by mail, and usually at less 
cost, as express rates have lately been cut from 20 to 50 per cent, on trees and 
plants, which means quite an item for fruit growers all over the country. 
ESTIMATED WEIGHT OF STOCK WHEN PACKED. 
100 strawberry plants 
100 Dewberry plants 
100 Raspberry plants 
100 Currant plants 
100 Gooseberry plants 
4 lbs. 100 Grape vines, 1 yr. 10 lbs. 
6 lbs. 100 Grape vines, 2 yr. 25 lbs. 
7 lbs. 100 Asparagus roots, 1 yr. 5 lbs. 
20 lbs. 100 Asparagus roots, 2 yr. 10 lbs. 
20 lbs. 100 California Privet, small size 16 lbs. 
UNITED STATES PARCELS POST RATES 
First Zone— Within 50 miles of Selbyville, Del. 
Second Zone— 50 to 150 miles of " " 
5 cents 
1 cent 
5 
1 
Third Zone— 160 to 300 miles of 
6 
2 
Fourth Zone-300 to 600 miles of 
7 
4 
Fifth Zone-600 to 1000 miles of 
8 
6 
Sixth Zone-1000 to 1400 miles of 
9 
8 
Seventh Zone- 1400 to 1800 miles of " 
11 
10 
Eighth Zone-Over 1800 miles of 
12 
12 
Certificate of ^.Aliirsery tJnspection 
Dover, Delaware, September 4, 1915. 
To Whom It May Concern: 
This certifies that 1 have this day examined the nursery stock and premises of 
the Nurseries of G. E. Bunting <& Sons, Selbyville, Sussex county , Delaware, and that 
said nursery stock is apparently free from crown gall, peach yellows, peach rosette, 
the San Jose scale and all other plant diseases and insects of a seriously dangerous 
nature, and that may be transferred on nursery stock. 
This certificate may be revoked by the State Board of Agriculture for cause, and 
it is invalid after August 31, 1916, and does not include nursery stock not grown on 
the above named premises unless such stock is covered by certificate of State or 
Government officer and accepted by the State Board of Agriculture. 
WESLEY WEBB, Inspector. 
