INSTRUCTIONS TO PURCHASERS 
ORDER EARLY 
It will insure you getting the varieties 
you want and it will help us to get your 
plants shipped promptly when you want 
them. 
PLEASE remit by P. O. Money Order, 
Express Order, Registered Letter or Bank 
Draft. 
LOST ORDERS— 
All orders are acknowledged by postal 
card same day received, but if you should 
not hear from us in a reasonable length 
of time after sending an order, PLEASE 
WRITE PLAINLY, giving full particu¬ 
lars, NAME and ADDRESS. 
Once in a while an order is lost, but it 
usually is caused by the customer failing 
to give the full address. Therefore, 
PLEASE WRITE PLAINLY, especially 
your name. 
TERMS: Payment must be made be¬ 
fore shipment of plants. If not convenient 
to remit entire amount when order is sent, 
remit not less than one-fourth of the 
amount of the order and your order will 
be booked and held for you and you can 
remit the remainder when convenient, be¬ 
fore shipment of plants. 
WE GUARANTEE the safe arrival of 
plants in good condition if sent by mail or 
express by May 1st. 
WE TAKE the greatest care to have 
all plants true to name and seldom ever 
have a complaint, but should any prove 
otherwise than represented, we will not 
be responsible for any amount greater 
than actually paid us for the plants. 
CLAIMS, if any, must be made on re¬ 
ceipt of plants when they will be carefully 
examined, and if just, made satisfactory. 
FOR OUR RESPONSIBILITY ad¬ 
dress with stamp the People’s Bank, Les¬ 
lie, Michigan, postmaster, express agent, 
or any official, professional or business 
man of the same place. 
HOW TO GROW 
Strawberries are grown successfully on 
light, sandy soil, and on heavy, clay soil, 
although—like most other crops—they re¬ 
spond very quickly to fertile, well-drained 
soils that are full of humus. 
In selecting a soil, keep in mind that 
any good garden soil will produce Straw¬ 
berries. Sod land should be avoided on 
account of white grubs and cut worms. 
If planting a large acreage, it is well to 
select a field that has been planted to 
some hoed or cultivated crop, where grass 
and weeds have been kept down and not 
allowed to go to seed. 
Clipping the roots is not necessary, if 
you can get the roots into the soil with¬ 
out doubling them up. 
WE MAINTAIN OUR GRADE by a 
careful selection of stock plants and right 
method of propagation from year to year, 
that tend with such a soil to produce 
stock of the greatest health and vigor, 
striving for the ideal fruiting row and 
perfect fruit from any plants that may be 
left unsold. 
OUR PLANTS ARE FRESH DUG 
as wanted, nicely trimmed, ready for 
planting, carefully re-sorted and tied in 
bunches of 25; roots washed in cold water 
if necessary to make them clean, and 
packed with live moss in new handle bas¬ 
kets lined with oil paper, or in light venti¬ 
lated crates, in such a manner that we 
guarantee safe arrival in good condition 
by express or mail to all parts of the 
United States. Plants by freight at buyer’s 
risk. 
TRUE TO NAME. We take great 
pains to have stock true to name and hold 
ourselves ready upon proper proof to re¬ 
fund money or replace any that prove un¬ 
true; but it is mutually agreed that we 
shall not be liable for a greater sum than 
amount paid for such stock. 
SUBSTITUTION. Early in the season 
we have everything listed in this cata¬ 
logue, but late in the season usually sell 
out some varieties. In case we are out of 
varieties ordered, please say if we shall 
substitute some variety of same season, 
suitable for your locality. We always 
notify customer if we have time to re¬ 
ceive your answer before you wish plants 
shipped, but in case you do not request 
us to substitute we shall return the 
amount for the plants we do not have. 
OUR PRICES AVERAGE LOWER 
than can be found elsewhere, when quality 
of stock and guarantee conditions are con¬ 
sidered. Our references for responsibility 
are ample. You take no risk whatever. 
See elsewhere a certificate of health from 
the State Department of Agriculture. We 
invite investigation at all times. 
STRAWBERRIES 
Plant as early as possible—soon as 
weather will permit getting ground ready. 
Be sure to order early. Early selling 
pays big. The plants start quicker, grow 
better and make better beds than late set 
plants. Take pains in setting. It pays. 
We plant rows four feet apart. Plants 
fourteen to eighteen inches in the row. 
Set plants on arrival, if possible. Dip 
the plants in water just before planting. 
Plants should be cultivated and hoed 
as soon as they start growing. 
It Is Very Important at the first hoeing 
to uncover the buds of any plants which 
have been planted too deep. 
Cultivate often. Keep the weeds out, 
and you will be pleased with results. 
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