1913 GREETING 1913 
■ It is great pleasure to us to be again sending you a copy of our annual catalogue ; 
we are pleased to receive your orders and are trying to be useful to you in making 
selections of varieties. We wish to thank you for your liberal patronage and the 
good way tlu.t you have treated us, and we feel sure that we have pleased you. We 
feel entitled to mention the fact that our soil and climate are "Just Right" for 
fruit plants, and that we can grow as nice as you ever saw. Selbyville and Bridge- 
ville both here in Sussex county, Delaware, are thriving towns and the largest 
shipping points of Strawberries in the world ; each place ships from 20 to 30 car- 
loads each day during the busy part of the Strawberrj' season, and these berries are 
recommended by the commission merchants of the largest cities to be the very best. 
These facts piove to you that our soil and climate are suitable to mature the 
most vigorous plants to produce such quantities of berries. This is why we can 
truthfully say that our plants are of the highest quality. We don't claim that there 
is no other firm in the country that can grow plants as good as the ones we grow, 
but would like to say after estimating the large quantity of first-class fruit grown 
in this county, and the suitable climate and soil that we are growing them in, that 
we think they are as good as grown, and we will guarantee them to be what we 
claim for them. 
To establish a business of this kind, it is necessary to gain the absolute confid- 
ence of the public, and this is done by satisfying every customer; but to satisfy 
every customer, it requires more than good plants, but simply requires "Half the 
Road," Absolute, Responsibility and Honesty, "then highest quality stock" at 
most reasonable prices, true to name, and all around satisfaction should be the 
Corner Stone of any firm in business, at least this is what we have found to be 
true, and have always found it a pleasure to do so. 
Now we don't claim to be the only firm in business who sells plants, as there 
are many that have treated me right, and we would not speak against any man 
who has always given you satisfaction, but we assure you that if you give us i,our 
order, we will do all in our power, that we know to please you. 
We want to call your attention that we have a supply of Fruit Trees, Hedge 
Plants, etc., as well as Strawberry Plants, that are nice too, and can promptly fill 
your orders and give you good satisfaction. 
We solicit your orders for 1913, and it will be our pleasure to give them prompt 
personal attention. Thanking you one and all for your past favors, with all good 
wishes, we are, Very truly yours, 
GARDNER E. BUNTING. 
Long Distance Telephone, No. 3.S— 11. 
