Notice to Patrons Plams herein offered are propagated from Pure Pedigree PUnts 
_ and ideal plants, as explained in the chapter on "Improvement of 
Plants." We are confident they are the only plants obtainable prop- 
agated in this manner, and that their fruiting vigor cannot be equalled. While we practice the highest 
cultivation we know how to give, we have demonstrated that the vigor of our plants has been the basis 
of our success. By all means start a propagating bed this season. 
ORDERS MUST AMOUNT TO ONE DOLLAR 
The coiTeKpondunce, postage, bnokiiiK ;uiil (illing orders 
for less than that amount is done at a loss. 
TAKING UP STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
The whole rowot jjlaiits is taken up, and all those jjoorlj' 
rooted are thrown olll. The fork used for Uiis purpose is 
so constructed that jilants ai e not liruised or roots broken 
off. All dead leaves and stems are picked ott and roots 
straightened by such a system tliat from the time they 
leave the ground until tlicv arc n ady for shipment they 
are not exposed a halt minute all together. 
SUBSTITUTION 
Wo desire to furnish each customer e.Kactly what he or- 
ders, but sometimes lind the variety all sold before his 
order is reached, all orders bcint; tiled in thi- rotation in 
which they are reccivcil. If no snlistil ntion is pci iiiitleii, 
we are obliged to disappoint the customer bv returning the 
money. Tliere are several varieties in the same season 
ami of equal value, and if we arc out of the variety ordered 
and substitution is permitted, we will add ten iier cent to 
the plants substituted. tTnless you expressly stale "no 
substitution," wo will understatid you dcsii-c your order 
liUed as above stated. There is very little danger of not 
getting the varieties desired, if orders are sent in early. 
PRICE OF PLANTS 
The prices quoted are net, and the lowest at which they 
can be grown and placed on tho market. This list abro- 
gates all former price lists. No charge will be made for 
pa<:king, crates or boxes, and delivery to fcn-warders. No 
plants sold for fall planting. Not less than 25 strawberry 
Jilants of any variety will be sold; it requires that imni- 
ber for a fair trial. 
NO AGENTS 
Wo employ no agents. Scores of complaints come to us 
every year saying,"The plants I bought of vonragents are 
worthless." Tree peddlers secure wipies of this book and 
reiiresent themselves as our agents, and then di-livcr eom- 
mon stock, to the loss and disgust of purchasers. Yim can 
only get the genuine thoroughbred plants bv sending di- 
rect to us. .strawberry iilanis will not endure the cxixjs- 
ure of handling with trees anil other plants in delivering 
orders and carrying around the country after the pack- 
ages are opened. 
MAKE UP A CLUB 
You can join with your neighbors in getting tip a club 
and get the benetit of thousand rates on all varieties of 
which five hundred or more of each kind are ordered. 
The club onler must bo shipped to one address. Each 
bundle of a.T plants being labeled, the division is easily 
nnide. Catalogues will bo sent to any of vour neighboi's 
on request, to aid in making up the club. 
TERMS 
Strictly cash with order. No orders are booked unless 
one-third the amount is remitted ami balance betcne 
shipment. 
ORDER EARLY 
All orders are filed in the rotation in which they are 
received, hence the earlier they are sent in, the better. 
HOW TO REMIT 
Send money by postottlce order, bank draft, exju-css or- 
di'r, or registered letter. Wo cannot be responsible for 
money sent loose ill a letter. When private checks are 
sent, add fifteen cents to cover the cost of collection. 
REFERENCES 
All banks, wholesale houses and manufacturers use the 
Commercial Reports of R. (i. Dunn and Bradstreet, and 
jou can see them by request. These reports place our 
capital at $3o,0U0.00 and credit rating the highest given 
by any one on that amount of capital. 
Special references: p'irst National Bank, of Three Riv- 
ers, or any merchant in this city. 
PLANTS BY MAIL 
When plants are to be sent by mail, add at the rate of 
2a cents per hundred to the list price given; and to Canada 
at the rate of 50 cents per hundreii. 
The plants ar<! jiackeil in moss and go perfectly safe, 
arriving in perfect condition. We send plaius by mail 
only at prices given for twenty-five, fifty and ouehundred 
and not at thousand rates. 
EXPRESS RATES 
Express charges are 20 per cent less than for general 
inercliandise to any part of the country. All smiUTorders 
are generally clieaper by express than freight, as only 
pound rales are cliai-ged, while railroads charge for one 
hundred pounds w ithout regard to weight when sent by 
freight. 
FREIGHT 
Our railroad connections are first-class. Plants leaving 
here at six o'clock in the evening arrive in Chicago, To- 
ledo and Detroit the same night, and from these points 
they go in through freights to all principal cities and in- 
termediate point.s. It is seldom they fail to arrive on time, 
but sometimes delays occur, and when notified they are 
behind time, we Imrry them forward bv telegraphic 
tracers. Wa advise purchasers to consult local freight 
agents as to time and give the route over which you wish 
tliem sent by freight. If noshipping directions are given, 
we exercise our best judgment without assuming any 
responsibility. 
GUARANTEE OF GENUINENESS 
The plants being propagated in special beds and labeled 
when taken up, would seem to preclude the possibility of 
Hiistakes, and we guarantee plants to be true to label 
with express understandiug that if a mistake happens we 
are not to be held for anj- damages beyond the amount 
received for the plants. 
GUARANTEEING RESULTS 
Wo send iihuits to the most distant states, with entire 
sui-cess, to anj boily and ever> body who orilors tbem. We 
are exceedingly anxious that they shall ineettheir high- 
est exiiectations, and to this end will do all in onr power 
to contribute success. But after they are delivered to 
express companies or railroads, they belong to the pur- 
chasers and we have no control over tbem. We do not 
kno\v w bat treatment they are to receive, hence vou can 
readily sec why we cannot, and do not, guarantee aiiv 
results whatewr. Our responsibility ceases when deliv- 
ered to express or railroad. 
CLAIMS 
All claims must be made within five days of the receipt 
of plants, when they will be investigated and if not found 
correct will be promptly adjusted. 
ORDERS ARE ACKNOWLEDGED 
.\8 soon as received. It you do not hear from us after a 
reasonable time, write again. 
Notice ^^'^ Booklet IS revised every year, and sent out free to all who are interested in straw- 
berry growing. Do not loan it but keep it for reference. If you want one sent to a friend, 
send his address on a postal card, and we will mail it with your compliments, so he 
will know who sent it. Our object is to place fruit growers in possession of such facts concerning 
plant life and the laws which govern the development of fruit as will enable them to succeed. Our 
success depends upon your success. The number of copies one person can order is limited to four. 
