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HENRY EMLONG & SONS, STEVENSVILLE, MICHIGAN. 
This fine field of strawberries was i£ruv\n Oy uue oi our inujatiu tuaiumeis, Mr. ITank Spaulding, wh'* 
writes as follows: "I had a Kood crop of berries this season, even if it did freeze up to the middle of 
May, picked nearly 4,000 quarts from about an acre.'* This is pretty good evidence that our plants are 
hardy as well as productive. 
Plants True to Name 
We personally superintend the planting, digging, packing, and shipping o£ our plants, 
and -will guarantee our plants to be lust as represented in our catalog, tree from disease, 
true to name, and strictly first class in every particular. When you order plants you want 
just what you order, and you must roly on the dealer's honesty to furnish it. You have 
no way of telling what you have until it bears, and it certainly is a disappointment to 
give plants a year or more of care, and then discover that you have some worthless 
vaj-iety of no value. 
We know how disappointing it is to get "stung," as we ordered several thousands of 
the fall-bearers from a grower when they were first introduced, and they turned out to 
be worthless .Tune varieties. It is not the first cost of the plants that counts so much, 
but you are also out all the work you have given them, the rent of the ground, and also 
a crop of berries the next season. 
We take extra precautions to have our plants true-to-name. 
Properly Cleaned 
Properly cleaning the plants is a very important factor in getting the plants to you 
In good condition. We pay our help good wages for cleaning and bunching our plants. 
This is done in the best manner possible under our own personal supervision. All the 
dead leaves and runners are trimmed from the plants; this makes planting much easier, 
and the plants will reach you in much better condition if properly cleaned. The dead 
leaves and runners would cause the plants to heat if shipped a distance. 
Fresh Dug to Every Order 
There are no storage cellars on our farms and our plants are fresh dug for every 
order. As our plants are grown on our own farms, we are not dependent on the other 
fellow's leisure to get our plants out. We dig them from day to day as needed, and 
your orders are filled promptly v/lth strictly fresh dug stock. 
Our Packing 
This is really the most important factor in getting your plants to you in good grow- 
ing condition. We are very careful about our packing, doing all we can ourselves and 
employing experienced help to assist us. We see to it that the plants are packed just 
right, not too tight or too loose, or too wet or dry. We use plenty of damp moss and 
light slatted crates for the strawberry plants. We are glad to say that Wfe seldom re- 
ceive a complaint regarding our packing. 
All packages and packing free of charge; our prices are net. 
