HENRY EMLONG & SONS, STEVENSVILLE, MICHIGAN. 
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Instructions To Customers 
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING 
Send us your order for plants as early as possible. This catalog Is our only sales- 
man. We sell plants direct to the grower and can save you money on high grade stock. 
Our prices are based on cost of production, plus a small profit to ourselves. You do 
not pay salesman's commission, which is usually about 100 per cent. The plants we 
are listing are grown on our own farms, they will be fresh dug and carefully packed 
when shipped to you. 
When writing, always give complete name and address. When ordering plants 
use page 35 for your order sheet, fill this out carefully, and if plants are to be shipped 
by express, give name of town where express office is located. 
You will find complete price list of all plants on page 34. Our plants are tied in 
bunches of 25, unless otherwise noted, and must be ordered in exact multiples of 25. 
We do not break bunches. The cost of each variety must be figured separately at 
prices given in price list. For instance: If you order 25 plants of four varieties, they 
must be figured at the 25 'rate and not at the 100 rate. 
Our Location. We are located in Berrien County, the Greiit Fruit Belt of Mlcliifjan. 
We have ideal shipping facilities as we are three hours from Chicago, by rail, where 
our plants make connections with all large trunk lines. Kast, West, North and South. 
Plants for Michigan and some Eastern points do not pass through Chicago. Our plants 
will reach you promptly and in good condition. Our office is connected with Long 
Distance Telephone and Western Union Telegiaph. 
Our Reliability. As to our reliability, see page 2 for bank reference. 
Our Guarantee. Head our liberal guarantee on page 2. 
Certifieato of In-six-etion. Every shipment of plants you receive from us is ac- 
companied by a Michigan Certificate of Nursery Inspection. This certificate is granted 
only after a thorough inspection of our fields by the State Inspector, and is your as- 
surance that our plants are free from insects and diseases. 
Shipping' Sca.son. We usually commence shipping the latter part of March and 
continue until May 20th. 
Order Early. The early orders get the stock. We must disappoint hundreds of 
customers every year, who order late. To avoid disappointment send us your order in 
February and March. Orders are booked in rotation, and acknowledged same day they 
are received. If you are unable to send full amount with the order, send part of it. 
balance any time before shipment. We do not ship plants C. O. D., or on credit. We 
do business on a small profit and cannot carry accounts. We will allow a 5 per cent 
discount on orders received before March 15th. 
Big Orders. If you can use 5,000 plants or more write us for prices, giving varieties 
and number of each wanted, and we will quote lowest prices. We give the small orders 
the same careful attention that we give the large ones. The small orders invariably 
lead to large ones, and we see that every customer gets a square deal. 
Remittances. May be made by personal check, money order, bank draft or registered 
letter. We cannot book orders amounting to less than $1.00. 
Our Packing. We make no extra charge for packing our plants, prices as shown 
on price list include packing and delivery to carrier in good condition. Our packing is 
done under our own personal supervision. We use slatted crates and baskets for larger 
orders of strawberry plants, barrels and boxes for larger orders of cane plants -and 
bundles for the small orders. The wrapping paper we use is scientifically prepared to 
keep out air and retain moisture. We use plenty of moss, and our plants will retain 
their freshness and vigor indefinitely. We are proud of our system of packing and know 
the plants will reach you in good condition. Plants are carefully labeled and divided 
in crates. 
Substitution. When ordering late in season please state second choice. If not for- 
bidden we will substitute varieties of same sex and season and equal or greater value, 
if sold out of varieties you order. 
Claims. Claims for shortage or error must be made upon receipt of goods. If the 
crates or packages arrive in bad condition, or have hei'n a Ions time on the road. v"u 
must have the agent make a notation stating' the extent of the damage Send us a 
copy of the receipt, and we will replace the plants that were damaged. 
Condition of Sale. We are interested in your success and want you entirely satisfied 
with the plants purchased from us. We exercise the- greatest care in growing, labeling 
and packing our plants, and absolutely guarantee the plants to be in perfect growing 
condition when delivered to carrier. After the plants are delivered to carrier they are 
entirely beyond our control and we cannot be responsible for them thereafter We 
are anxious to correct errors and will do so promptly if notified immediately upon 
re( eipf of plants. We will replace any stock that does not prove true to label. Orders 
are accepted with the mutual understanding that we are not responsible for niore than 
the amount paid us for the plants, in case of shortage, or if we are unable to fill any 
order on account of an act of Nature, or any other cause beyond our control. 
Method of Shipment. For the larger orders of plants we recommend express as the 
.safest and most economical method of shipment. As the express lines are now all 
under one management, shipments go through quickly as they are sent the shortest 
route and not subject to long hauls and unnecessary transfers. The rate on nursery 
stock is 20 per cent less than the merchandise rates. 
