Our Guarantee 
Wr. 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 and true to name, 
and that a full count will in all cases be given. That the plants are freshly dug and care- 
fully packed in damp moss, and that they are securely crated or wrapped. (We never place any 
plants in cold storage, but they remain in the ground where grown until we dig tliein Id fill l!ie 
cvistomer's order.) 
We also guarantee that every package is examined by a competent inspector, and that boili 
plants and package must be in perfect condition before allowing them to leave our hands. 
Our plants are thoroughly and scientifically sprayed throughout the entire growing season, 
and we guarantee them to be absolutely free from all diseases and insects. Read the Michigan State 
Inspector's certificate: 
Certificate of Nursery Inspection No. 696 
This is to certify that I have examined the nursery stock of R. M. KELLOGG CO., Three Rivers, Mich., .ind 
find it apparently free from danj^erous insects and dangerously contagious plant diseases. 
L. R. TAFT, State Inspector of Nurseries and Orchards. 
In short, we guarantee that every tietail of the work of producing and shipping plants, so 
long as they remain 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 everything in our power to assist him to attain this desired result. But we 
cannot and do not hold ourselves responsible 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 handlin;; 
or careless treatment while in transit. However, we have been growing and shipping strawberry 
plants for twenty-one 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 and the Dominion of C;:ii ;da. 
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 
understandii'.g that if a mistake occurs, we are to be held responsible for no damages 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. In 190S we shipped 
3,000,000 plants in excess of the highest record of previous years, and a large proportion of this 
increase came from customers who have useti Kellogg's strain of plants for many years. 
Substitution 
'TpHIj year we have an exceptionally large stock of plants which reaches the high-water mark of 
Kellogg quality, and we confidently expect to be able to supply the wants of all our customers. 
However, certain varieties 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 of 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 tlie fourtli 
page of the order sheet for 1909 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. 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, anil any 
possible misunderstandings. 
If you have second choice as to varieties, please indicate what they are; this will aid us very 
much. 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 matter. 
COPYRIGHT 1908 BY R. M. KELLOGG CO. 
