NEW YORK rtMW 
COLLEGE OF AOf^lOUkTURE, 
DFPA??TMf;;T OF HORTICULTURE, 
ITHACA, N. Y. 
Our Guarantee 
WE GUARANTEE that all plants shipped to our customers are grown upon our own 
farms and under our methods of selection and restriction; that they are pure-bred and 
true to name, and that a full count will in all cases be given. That the plants are freshly 
dug and carefully put up in damp packing material, and securely crated or wrapped. (We 
never place any plants in cold storage, but they re- 
main in the ground where grown until we dig them to 
fill our customers' orders. ) We also guarantee that 
every package is examined by a competent inspector, 
and that both plants and package must be in perfect 
condition before allowing them to leave our hands. 
Our plants are thoroughly and scientifically s prayed 
throughout the entire growing season, and we guar- 
antee them to be absolutely free from all diseases and 
insects. Read the Michigan State Inspector's certifi- 
cate, issued after a thorough inspection of our fields: 
Certificate of Nursery Inspection No. 1114 
This is to certify that I have examined the nursery stock of R. M. 
KELLOGG CO.. Three Rivers, Mich., and find it apparently free 
from dangerous insects and dangerously contagious plant diseases. 
L. R. TAFT, State Inspector of Nurseries and Orchards. 
In short, we guarantee that every detail of the work 
of producing and shipping plants, so long as they re- 
main under our control and observation, is perfectly 
carried out. We are exceedingly anxious that every 
customer shall realize his highest expectations in the 
direction of success with our plants, and we do every- 
thing in our power to assist him to attain this desired 
result. But we cannot and do not hold ourselves re- 
.sponsible for plants after our control ceases, and, of course, it is understood that when our 
plants are turned over to the transportation company we have no further control over them. 
Should they fail to arrive in good condition it will be due to improper handling or careless 
treatment while in transit. No complaint will be considered that is not made within five 
days after receipt of plants. However, we have been growing and shipping strawberry 
plants for twenty-seven years, and in few instances have plants failed to reach the purchaser 
in ideal condition; and our plants have gone to all parts of the United States, the Dominion 
of Canada and to many of the countries of Europe. 
With our careful methods of labeling plants it would seem quite impossible that a 
mistake should occur in the matter of varieties, but we guarantee plants to be true to label 
with the express understanding that, if a mistake occurs, we are to be held responsible for 
no damage beyond the amount received for plants. 
The fact that we receive orders from the same customers year after year is the best 
evidence of our success in the work of delivering high-grade plants in perfect condition — a 
fact further emphasized by the increase, year by year, in the acreage devoted to the pro- 
duction of our Thoroughbred Pedigree strawberry plants. 
Substitution 
OUR stock of plants for 1912 delivery is limited as compared with the stock of previous 
years, owing to the extreme drought referred to elsewhere, but they reach the high- 
water mark of Kellogg quality. No matter how large or small the crop, certain varie- 
ties always sell far in excess of other varieties, and this contingency must be reckoned with. 
When it comes time to ship your order, is it your wish, should we be sold out ot any 
varieties that you have selected, that we substitute some other varieties of equal merit in 
their place? In making out your order be very explicit on this point. Please note that at 
the bottom of the order-form page of the order sheet is a blank space with dotted lines for 
your answer to this question. If satisfactory for us to substitute, write "Yes" on the 
dotted line. If not satisfactory, write "No." In the latter case we shall return your money 
for any varieties we are unable to supply. In case you write neither "Yes" or "No" on 
dotted line, we shall understand it is your desire that we shall use our judgment in the mat- 
ter. Rest assured that we shall substitute only when it is necessary to do so, even though 
you give us the privilege to substitute. We make this matter so clear as to avoid delays at 
shipping time and possible misunderstandings. If you have second choice as to varieties, 
please indicate what they are; this will aid us very much and also will give you double as- 
surance of getting desired plants. 
|N presenting th.s book we ask your 
^ consideration of a strain of straw- 
berry plants grown by a concern 
whose purpose it is to develop a 
line of strawberry plants adapted to 
any soil in any countr>'. We have 
spent years in exhaustive experi- 
ments with many varieties, seeking 
for a line of the best. We do not of- 
fer any untried varieties, but the old 
and tried ones which we have grown 
under ideal conditions and which we 
now have built up into a strain of 
Thoroughbreds that have won the 
world's highest fruiting record . All 
we ask is that you read every word 
in this book and study our methods 
of producing these plants. If you 
do this we are confident you will be 
convinced that the Kellogg strain of 
I plants is what you need to insure 
success as a strawberry grower. 
COPYRIGHT 1911 BY R. M. KELLOGG CO. 
