Hints About Ordering 
Express Office and Post Office 
Give us the name of the Express Office to which 
you want goods shipped, and also the Postoffice 
where your mail goes. Postoffice and Expresp 
Office are not always the same, and mistakes will 
occur if both are not given. 
Mention Order Number When 
Writing 
When writing us about an order that has been 
sent us, always mention order number. Always 
write your name just the same, and give your 
address, no matter how many letters you may write 
us. We can always trace your order in a few 
minutes if you give the number. 
Shipping Season 
Our soil and situation enable us to make earl" 
shipments. If you will look at the map you wil! 
see that we are very close to the Indiana Stat-- 
Line, and being close to the lake, which is one of 
the greatest bodies of fresh wat^r in the world 
our soil never freezes very deep, and when a few 
warm days of spring come we are ready to go to it 
and fill your orders. We can ship earlier than any 
nursery not situated as favorably. Our shippin;; 
season commences the latter part of March ami 
should end the middle of May, but we fill straggling- 
orders as late as the middle of June. 
How to Send Your Money 
Sign your name plainly, your express office, and 
postoffice. Write them carefully. Send us Expres.T 
Order, Money Order, Draft, or Personal Check. 
Need Not Pay in Full 
Our custom has been to receive one-third cash 
with the order, and the balance before shipmen. 
is made. 
No C. O. D. Shipments 
We can pay but little attention to requests for 
C. 0. D. shipments. We are here to supply you 
with plants of the finest quality and at the lowes 
price possible, and cannot afford to gamble on any 
C. 0. D. shipments. It is on a strictly cash basU; 
that we can sell as we do. 
Complaints 
Complaints, if any, must be made within ten 
days after receipt of stock. 
Packing 
We make no separate charge for packing and 
boxes. 
Reference 
We refer you to the TInion Bank and Commercial 
National Bank of St. Joseph, Mich., and the State 
Bank of Bridgman, Mich. 
Second Choice 
If you have any second choice please mention 
this in your order. This will not be necessary 
until late in the spring, when perhaps we may be 
sold out on some one variety you want. 
True to Name 
Should any prove untrue we will gladly replace 
same free of charge upon proof upon arrival, but 
will not be held responsible for any greater amount 
than was originally paid for the plants. If plants 
are not as guaranteed let us know upon arrival, 
also if railroads have not done their part either by 
slow delivery or getting the packages to you m 
poor condition let us know right off. 
Weight Of Plants IZn'!. 
strawberry, Dun lap .3 lbs. 
Belt, Pocomoke, Gibson 4 lbs. 
Red Raspberries 5 lbs. 
Black Raspberry tips 6 lbs. 
Dewberries 4 lbs. 
Grapes 12 lbs. 
These weights vary some, but it will give you 
an idea of the amount of postage it will require. 
No. of Plants Required to Set an Acre 
3 1/2 by 18 8,297 
24 by 3% 6,222 
30 by SVz 4,356 
24 by 48 ,5,44.5 
When you buy our plants you are starting right. 
They are perfect in every way, and the results 
will be more than satisfactory. Nowhere will any 
person be able to produce a finer crate or box of 
berries than you can from our Lake Zone plants. 
We want you to know this. 
Rush Orders 
We have Western Union Telegraph and Long 
Distance Telephone in our office. 
We accept your order for as small amount as 
one dollar. It is not profitable for us to book 
orders for less than a dollar. 
