AS WE ARE TODAY 
You Are Invited to Visit Our Nursery 
W E WISH to extend to all that receive our Seven¬ 
teenth Annual Catalog the best wishes possible for 
1934. To our friends old and new we are describing 
our hardy northern grown plants, shrubs and seeds. I hope 
that you will enjoy reading this catalog, in just plain words. 
My success with strawberries and truck gardening is my 
life’s work with interest. Our specialties are berries, sweet 
corn and melons. Our high class resort trade always de¬ 
mands the best that can be grown. Therefore we list only 
the cream of the best varieties in berries and seeds as we 
use ourselves in commercial market. 
For the best success you must have hardy northern grown 
plants and seeds from our cold water climate of Lake 
Michigan. As our nursery is only one-half mile from Lake 
Michigan, our plants stay dormant till about May. Some¬ 
times we still have ice on the lake first of May. Plants 
from the North are a success everywhere. 
We appreciate and wish to thank our many customers, 
for their patronage during the past sixteen years. Also 
those that have recommended us to their friends or have 
loaned them our little catalog. 
The growing of strawberries is very similar to growing other farm crops, 
and simple to set out the plants. All that is required is a suitable piece of 
land that will grow a good crop of corn or potatoes. Use the same judgment 
you would in setting vegetable plants. Make a hole with a spade or dibble 
and set roots straight and slightly spread; this will give them moisture and 
they will start immediately. Do not cover the crown or the heart of the plant. 
Plant strawberries in the spring as early as possible and keep them free from 
weeds. One can set them any distance apart desirable, as to the room one 
may have. 
For home garden, set 12x18 inches. It will require about 10,000 plants to 
set one acre 18x36 inches. The best fertilizer for strawberries is barnyard 
manure. Green crops such as Soy Beans, Rye and Vetch plowed under are 
also good. 
All varieties listed in this catalog are of perfect blossoms and can be 
planted alone. Young runner plants may be cut off or laid along the row as 
desired. Be sure to pick off blossoms from new set beds until July first, about 
three times. The plants will have a better opportunity to become established 
and develop better root system before beginning to fruit. Not necessary to 
bud the second year for early spring bearing. For best success set out a new 
bed each year from your young runner plants. 
Set just right 
YOUR PROTECTION 
Our Guarantee will be your protection. All stock listed, State Inspected under No. 2611. Certificate 
of Inspection accompanies each shipment. Guaranteed as represented in our catalog, fresh dug, from 
young beds, cleaned and trimmed, ready to set out. Arrive in live and perfect growing condition. 
Everbearing guaranteed to bear first year set, and absolutely TRUE TO NAME. 
We shall in no case be liable for any greater sum than the amount paid for Seeds, Plants or Bulbs 
we sell and will be in no way responsible for the crop. Weather conditions and planting is beyond 
our control. 
All orders are booked subject to loss of crop by frost or other unavoidable causes. On proper 
proof we will refill your order or refund your money on any that are not as above mentioned. 
HOW WE PACK 
Mastodon tied with red string; Champion with green; Premier with yellow; Washington with 
black; Oak Hill Special with purple; Dunlap with brown; Blakemore with blue; Red Gold with gray; 
rest with white. All are labeled. 
Plants shipped by express are packed in light pioneer, southern gum wire-bound crates with 
damp moss. Parcel post shipments are packed in damp moss, and wrapped in waterproof lining 
paper. All our plants are dug each day as needed and packed at night when plants are cool. By 
this method you get them in the best of growing condition. We want every prospective customer to 
know that when you send your order to Oak Hill Nursery you are getting your stock direct from the 
grower. All our plants are certified. There are no better plants grown than ours this year. The 
only difference is the price. SO WHY PAY MORE? You will find that our plants are trimmed and 
cleaned, ready to set out. We get a lot of compliments from our customers on cleaning and packing. 
Saving them transportation charges. Bigger values with less money all the way around. We are not 
the largest nursery. But we have tried to please over 25,000 customers. I am sure that we can please 
our new ones this year with the finest berry plants grows. 
AN APPRECIATION 
To our new Customer: Or at least I hope you will prove 
to be a Customer. Maybe not, but I will keep hoping, 
anyway. Of course I do not expect to get an order from 
everyone I send a Catalog to, but I am one of those 
optimistic, hopeful sort of fellows who always look at 
the brightest side first. 
I personally thank you in advance for any order that 
you give us this year. Whether it is large or small it 
shall have my personal and prompt attention. 
Yours very truly, 
EDW. L. LUBKE. as we used to be 
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