Hints About Ordering 
Letters in German, French and Other Languages. 
We freqviently receive them, and we can 
flu your order without asking anyone else to 
read them. We can read any kind of writing 
or script that the American citizen uses. 
Write Your Name Plainly. 
It is quite necessary when you sign your 
name that you go a little slow and write it so 
a stranger to you can read it; we also would 
like to know it as well as you. 
Your Postoffice. 
You should be careful about that. If it is not 
like your e.xpress office, mention it loudly. 
Your E.xpress Office. 
Also be sure and give your right express 
office. 
Your Freight Office. 
If you decide to have some of your goods 
go by freight, also mention the name of the 
office and by what railroad it might reach 
you best. 
Strawberries and Black Raspberries are not 
a safe proposition to ship by freight. Black- 
berries, Gooseberries, Grapes, Red Raspber- 
ries would stand a better show, but experience 
tells us that it pays to ship by express, which 
we guarantee will reach you all right. Freight 
being so uncertain, we could not guarantee 
the goods, although we have shipped every 
kind of cane fruit plant as far as Maryland by 
freight from here, and large lots of strawber- 
ries to New York and Southern Illinois points, 
and they were successful, still we advise all 
ordinary orders to be shipped by express. It 
saves delays and trouble. 
Early Shipments. 
We take a back seat for no one in Michigan 
when it comes to early shipments. We were 
the very first this past season. 
We made a shipment of 116,000 strawberry 
plants on the 13th of March. The agent in 
the Bridgman Adams Express office will tell 
you so if you will write him about it. This 
shipment went to New York and was re- 
shipped to Southern points from there. The 
telegram for this order came to us on the 
11th, the plants were dug on the 12th and 
shipped on the 13th. The Western Union 
Telegraph office here will verify this state- 
ment. 
Early Orders Discounted, 
We will make inducements to you to order 
early. On all orders received before the first 
of March, not later, cash with order. Order 
amounting to over $5.00. 4 per cent; $10.00, 
5 per cent; $15.00. 6 per cent; $20.00. 7 per 
cent; $30.00. 71/2 per cent; $40.00, 8 per cent; 
$50.00, 10 per cent; $100.00, 12 per cent. 
If You Are Not Ready. 
If you wish we will hold your order till 
shipping time if you send one-third of the 
amount of your order. When you wish it ship- 
ped remit the remainder, stating when you 
would like it shipped. 
No C. O. D. Shipments. 
We can pay but little attention to a letter 
that asks us to make a shipment of plants or 
save a few thousand or whatever the number 
might be of this or that if they do not enclose 
at lea.st one-third of amount of bill. We can't 
tell whether you mean business or not. If you 
put in some money we know you mean busi- 
ness. We cannot make any C. O. D. shipments. 
Postage. 
If you wish your goods by Parcel Post en- 
close rrjon^y tp ga^ postage on same. 
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 thing you may 
want. 
Reference. 
We refer you to the Union Bank and Com- 
mercial Bank of St. Joseph, and the State Bank 
of Bridgman. 
True to Name. 
We ship you plants that are true to name, 
and take great pride in doing it. We give you 
what you order, and this requires a great deal 
of care. Should any prove untrue we will 
gladly replace same free upon proof upon 
arrival, but will not be held responsible for 
any greater amount than was originally paid 
for the plants. 
Packing. 
We make no separate charge for packing 
and boxes as most nurseries do. When you 
read our price list you will know just how 
much th.ey will cost you. Nothing follows 
your shipment. 
How to Send Your Money. 
Here again we will say be careful that you 
sign your name plainly. Your Express office 
and Postoffice, write them carefully; you 
know your name and the name of your town, 
but we do not. We can usually make out the 
rest of the letter, but who can guess a name? 
Send us Express Order, Money Order, Draft 
or Personal Check. Please do not send any 
order under one dollar. Costs us just as much 
to book and correspond on one small order as 
a large one. 
Weight of Plants. 
Per 100 plants 
Strawberry, Dunlap 2 lbs. 
Wm. Belt, Pocomoke, Gibson 4 lbs. 
Red. Rapsberries 5 lbs. 
Black Raspberry Tips 6 lbs. 
Dewberries 4 lbs. 
Grapes 12 lbs. 
Gooseberries 15 tbs. 
These weights vary somewhat, but you can 
base your postage on them. 
Don't Be Afraid to Ask Questions. 
If there is anything we have not made plain 
or things you might wish to ask us, fire them 
at us. Be brief; do not make your letter too 
long. About that time we are all busy, and a 
very long letter is laid aside until the briefer 
ones are disposed of, and a customer that is 
too windy has the chance of waiting till his 
message can be handled. If you want an early 
reply, bo brief. 
You Run No Risks When You Buy Our Plants. 
We do not ask high prices because they are 
Thoroughbred; we sell you plants that will 
grow as well; bear just as good or better, have 
as large and luscious berries as any plant 
grown on this green earth, and we mean ju.st 
what we say, and would like to prove it to you. 
Our Strawberry Plants. 
Our Strawberry Plants are known far and 
wide. At all times of the year the plant has 
some green leaves on it. They are grown far 
enough north to reach the climax in vitality; 
are seldom exposed to zero weather; just 
enough to harden them well. 
