x ^Testimonials 
New Philadelphia, Ohio, April 24, 1897 
My Dear Sir:— Plants arrived this evening in best of condition. All are fine and the Brandy 
wine the largest plants I ever saw Your plan of packing is all right. The raspberry plants 
are also large and very choice. Don't see how you can produc such plants for the money. 
The order is complete except 150 Ilismark strawberry, 100 Lucretia dewberry and the ]/z doz. 
gooseberry plants. Am quite desirous of getting a few at least of the Bismark, and if you can- 
not spare 150 send what you can if only a dozen Send by express. Express charges only $1.45 
very low for 26.000 plants. Many thanks. They come just in time Thanks for the extra Kyle 
No. 1. I should have ordered a few of the Mayflower as I wish lo get the very earliest for my 
high hill ground. Please send a dozen plants with ballance. Truly Yours, 
G. L. Tiuker, M. D. 
Kimnundy, Illinois, Aug, 19, >897 
My Dear Sir: — Your plants pleased Our Horticultural Visitor. Truly Yours, 
E. G. Mendenhall. 
Dear Sir: — Plants arrived in good order. 
Winnipeg, Canada, April 22, 1987 
Yours Truly, 
F. Francis. 
[The plants were only five days in transit and are not paid for yet.] 
Fair Oak Farm, Monroe, Mich., April 28, 1897 
Dear Sir: — The strawberry plants reached me in good condition and are already showing 
signs of growth. I am much pleased with your filling of the order and desire to express my 
sincere thanks for the extras sent The twenty-five “Splendids’ are starting out vigorously and 
promises to do wonders, My' only regret is that I did not receive your catolcgue which I sliali 
prize for its very full descriptions, at an earlier date You would then have received an order 
which went eastward However I slia 1 remember you next spring. 1 am particularly anxious 
for a patch of the Ohmer blackberry, as well as some new varieties of currants. Again thanking 
you I remain, Very Respectfully, Ira R. Grosvenor. 
Morris Plains, New Jersey, May 15, 1897 
Dear Sir: — Your strawberries arrived in good season and in fine condition. We loosened 
the bunches a little and set them in a tub of black muck and water for 24 hours. They are al- 
most every one in blossom and I do not think 1 have lost one plant. Thank you very much. 
Mrs. L. W. Bloodgood. 
Henrietta, O., April 13, 1896 
Dear Sir: — I am in need of 700 Gregg, and 100 Ohio raspberry plants. As it is getting late 
and I do not know but y r ou are out of plants at this time I will not enclose check. If you have 
them and will send me at once, by freight to Kipton, Ohio, with tracer I will remit on receipt of 
your bill. I need them to fill some orders that ought to go at once. I find I am short that many. 
I send you this as a trial order and if plants are nice and nicely packed y'Ou may consider me a 
regular customer, l’lease do not delay, I will not disappoint y'ou but will send check on receipt 
of bill. Hoping to hear from you soon I am, Yours Very Truly, S. P. Shepaed. 
[This bill filled April 14, ’96 as requested, but not paid for yet.] 
New Canaan, Ct., April 23, 1897 
Dear Sir: I received your order just three days ago and was very much pleased with them 
I am verv much obliged for the extras you sent me and hope I will have good success. I am 
Your Sincere Friend, Lester S. Avery. 
Hayfield, Pa , May 1, 1897. 
Dear Sir:— Received the plants Monday and found them nice and all O. K' Some years 
ago I sent an order to a party in your place and plants were very unsatisfactory. Sent an order 
for too plants to another party' at your town this season, plants to be sent by mail. The 100 
plants arrived with four cents postage and were small plants and neaily dead. Not 25 of them are 
now alive. Shall take pleasure in recommending you and your plants to my fruit growing 
friends Yours Truly, D H. Lfifever. 
Madison, Wis., April 24, 1897 
Dear Sir:— I received the plants forwarded by' you April 20, in fine condition and thev are 
now growing in my ground. B. F. Adams. 
Nashville, Tenn. April 30,1897 
Dear Sir:— Please accept thanks for plants which arrived today, plants No 1 in every respect. 
Yours, W C. Callahan 
Holly, Mich., April 28, 1897 
Dear Sir: — Plants received all right. Thanks. Yours Truly, A. M. Eddy. 
Boston, April 28, 1897 
Dear Sir: — Received berry plants all right in good condition and thanks for extras and 
prompt shipment. I will test these on my grounds and hope to plant more next season . 
Yonrs Truly, Henry Oppermann. 
Fairfield, Iowa, March 4, 1897 
Dear Sir: —Enclosed find #1.50 for which please send me too Eureba raspberries. I bought 
too Palmer of you two years ago, you gave good couut and fine plants not one died; lienee I 
(ome again. I remain Y’ours, A. L. Stanford. 
West Union, 111 ., May 18, 1897 
Dear Sir: — You may be interested to know that the bill of fruit ordered of you in the spring 
of '96, have all done well except the raspberries and the Crescent strawberries. I am especially 
pleased with my strawberries some of which are to say the least simply enormous. There is one 
bunch I have been tending very carefully and watching its devc'opment with no littie interest. 
It has five fruit stalks with an average of eleven berries to the stalk. The largest berry is bv 
actual measurment two and a quarter inches wide, one and a quarter inches long and three 
quarters of an inch thick. The berries all have the appearence of being fluted around the edge. 
The stalk on which the largest one is borne has eighteen berries on it. The large one is just be- 
ginning to turn pink and there are a number of unopened blossoms. I have searched the cata- 
logue but find nothing similar named in it. Have you such a berry or do you know of one? 
Yours Very Truly, Ruth Harris Milam. 
Stark, Illinois, Aug. 5 1897 
Dea Sir:— Plants were fine and all grow and give the best satisfaction. Yours Truly. 
Win. T. Ditmon. 
“P.nmnnrisnns are odious” — Our s!ock*tleties it. 
