General Instructions 
When writing, PLEASE WRITE YOUR NAME 
AND ADDRESS PLAINLY. When ordering, use 
order sheet and return envelope. 
Terms. — Cash must accompany order. If you 
decide to order early, one-fourth of the price 
will book your order. The balance must then 
be remitted before shipment is made. Remit by 
Chicago, or New York draft. Registered letter, 
Postolrice or Express Money Order. 
Season of Shipping. — Our shipping season 
opens about the first of March, and closes the 
1 nth of May. We do not issue a fall catalog. 
Those desiring plants in the fall may order from 
this catalog. Fall shipping commences October 
1st. Plants in this latitude are fully matured 
at that date. 
Methods of Shipping. — By express — We guar- 
antee plants to arrive in good growing condition, 
when shipped by express. The great advantage 
of shipping plants by express, is the fact that 
they travel in an open car instead of a closed 
mail sack. 
Parcel Post. — Where plants are to be sent by 
parcel post, remit at the rate of 20 cents per 
100 plants, to cover postage. Add 5 cents for 
each 1 00 plants or less and we will see that 
the package is insured. You then will be sure 
to get the plants or have your money refunded. 
Packing. — Our plants are packed under our 
personal supervision, this assures you the best 
that our thirty years' experience can give. We 
see to it that *2C large, healthy plants are placed 
in every bunch and that they are correctly and 
securely labeled. We make no charge for pack- 
ing. Plants are packed in lisht wooden crates, 
and we guarantee them to reach you in good 
growing condition. 
Complaints. — If plants are delayed in transit 
or arrive in bad condition, notify us IMMEDI- 
ATELY. 
Order Early. — Although we have an extra 
large stock of plants, we advise you to place 
your orders early, it is to your Interest to do 
so, as it assures you of getting just what you 
want. There is a very large demand for good 
strawberry plants, and ii" you delay your order 
until you are ready to plant we might possibly 
be sold out of some variety you desire. ORDER 
EARLY, we cannot emphasize this too strongly, 
and to encourage you to do so we are giving a 
very liberal premium on all orders received be- 
fore March 1st. 
Substitution. — As some varieties sell much 
faster than others, it will be a great help to us 
if we are permitted to substitute one variety for 
a not her. If orders received late in season are 
not marked "NO SUBSTITUTION" some varie- 
ty having same sex and season, will be substitut- 
ed, if we are unable to supply what you order. 
We substitute only late in the season. 
Inquiries. — If you desire any information per- 
taining to strawberry or other fruit culture, 
write us, we will give you our prompt atten- 
tion. Some people occasionally Inquire which 
varieties are most profitable, much depends on 
the soil and location. We recommend Early 
Ozark, and Bederwood for early, Warfleld, Poco- 
moke and Senator Dunlap for medium early, 
Gibson, Helen Davis and Kellogs Prize for late. 
Care of Plunts on Arrival. — If your ground is 
not In shape, or if it is too dry for setting, care 
for the plants in the following way, dig a shal- 
low trench, take one variety at a time, cut the 
strings and spread them evenly along the 
trench, cover their roots with good damp soil, 
being careful not to get the dirt above the crown. 
References. — We refer you to the Union Bank- 
ing Co., of St. Joseph, Mich., Postmaster, Ex- 
press Agent, or any business man of Stevens- 
ville, Michigan. 
Read Our Guarantee 
We guarantee our plants to be strictly pure, true to name and packed to reach you in good 
growing condition (if shipped by express) or your money refunded. We don't ask you to experi- 
ment with worthless varieties, as we list only those varieties which we can guarantee to please 
you in every way. Our plants are each and every one grown by us, on the very best of soil, 
they are healthy, heavy rooted and we personally see that you get the very best. This is a very 
liberal guarantee, you take no chance when you are dealing with us. 
Talks on Culture 
Soil Preparation. — It has been proven that 
strawberries will grow and produce great crops 
of berries on almost any kind of soil. We have 
found that a rich, loamy soil is best. The 
strawberry grower should bear In mind that 
proper soil preparation and care of plants after 
setting is just as important as the selection of 
soil. If your soil needs fertilizing, we recom- 
mend good stable manure, spread over the 
ground evenly and plowed under in the fall. 
We recommend deep, fall plowing as the soil 
will bee*ome firm and will hold the moisture 
much better than if plowed in the spring. Har- 
row ami disk the soil, in the spring, until it is 
thoroughly mixed. Roll or float the ground 
just before setting. 
Setting Plants. — When the matted row is de- 
sired ( we recommend this as the most profit- 
able) the plants should be set 18 inches apart 
in the row. with the rows four feet apart. This 
requires about 7,000 plants to the acre. For 
marking we use a home made, hand marker, 
marking three rows at a time. The holes are 
made with a spade, the depth of the holes de- 
pends on the size of the plants. The holes 
should not be made too large. Take hold of 
plant just below the crown, put in the hole and 
press firmly with the feet. 
Cultivation. — Plants should be cultivated as 
soon after setting as possible, as this will hold 
the moisture and will prevent the soil from 
baking. Cultivation should continue through 
the growing season. All blossoms should be re- 
moved during the growing season, as this throws 
more strength in the roots and encourages the 
plant to make an excellent growth. Set our thor- 
oughbred plants, give them proper care and at- 
tention, and your berries will bring you profit. 
Mating Plants. — Varieties marked (S) are 
staminate. Those marked (P) are pistillate. 
Pistillate varieties must have staminate varie- 
ties set every third or fourth row. Staminate 
varieties will do very well If set in large fields 
by themselves, but you will find the berries to 
be much more uniform in size if you mate the 
staminate varieties with the pistillate. Early 
plstlllates should be set with early staminates 
and late with late. 
Please Note Our Liberal Premium Offers 
It is to your interest to order EARLY, you will 
be assured of getting what you want. Send in 
your orders during JANUARY and FEBRUARY, 
and take advantage of our GREAT PREMIUM 
OFFERS. 
For every order amounting to $2.50 and up to 
$5.00 received before March 1st, customers may 
select plants to the amount of 35 cents free. 
For every order amounting to $5.00 and up to 
$10.00 received before March 1st. customers may 
select plants to the amount of 75 cents free. 
For every order amounting to $10.00 or more, 
received before March 1st, customers may select 
stock to the amount of $1.50 free. We cannot 
allow premiums on "SPECIAL OFFERS" or 
where special price is made on 5000 lots. 
