DEC 8 1939 
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Instructions to Purchaser^ Ja *icai 
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ORDER AT ONCE. As soon as convenient after receiving this 
catalog. Late in the season we may be sold out of some varie¬ 
ties, but if ordered early the plants are reserved for you, to be 
shipped at proper time for planting. This is especially important 
this year when high prices for berries have made such a big 
demand for plants. Reports we have from growers all oyer the 
country indicate that the crop is very short T 0 0 rdeR U EARLY 
of getting just what you want when you want it, ORDER earl. . 
Read “Important,” page 22. 
REMIT by Money Order, Registered Letter, or Bank Dra . 
Postage Stamps will be accepted for the fractional parts o a 
dollar, the larger denominations preferred. Foreign customers 
will please send Money Order on Salisbury, Maryland, or Bank 
Draft payable in New York. . 
WRITE PLAINLY. Fill in all blanks on the order sheet, as 
they are necessary for proper shipment, especially your name 
and address. When writing in reference to an order, give its 
number and give your name the same as was sent on the orde . 
TIME OF SHIPMENT. We commence to fill tall orders 
November 1st, and ship all winter to sections where the condi¬ 
tions are suitable for fall and winter planting, as in California 
and some parts of the South. Early spring, March and April, is 
by far the best time to set strawberry plants in the middle and 
northern States. Cur shipping season ends May 1st. We wii , 
however, fill a limited number of orders in the first and second 
week of May and put them in the best possible condition, but at 
purchaser’s risk. It is very important to have your plants shipped 
early. Read on page 7 under “Time to Plant.” The reason your 
plants should be shipped early in the season is that .plants are 
dormant and will stand digging and shipping much better than 
after the growth has started. Don’t order plants from us during 
the summer months, expecting orders to be filled before the first 
of November. Our plants are not ready and we cant do it. we 
don’t grow potted plants. , . . . 
NORTHERN GROWERS. It is important for best results to 
set your plants early. We can dig and ship plants almost any 
time during the winter and spring months, while many Northern 
Nurseries cannot dig until after your best planting season. 
Have plants shipped early, as directed on page 8, before they 
are too far advanced. Heel them in, in some protected place, giv¬ 
ing a light covering of straw, and they will be right at hand to 
plant, just when you want them, when conditions are right tor 
planting. , . 
Or if to be kept onlv a day or two b 2 fore planting, loosen up 
the lid, and put the crate without unpacking, into some cool pro¬ 
tected place, and the plants will keep in excellent condition 
ON RECEIPT OF PLANTS. Where the climate is not so 
severe, place the package containing the plants in a cool place, pro¬ 
tected from wind and sun, at once on arrival. Be sure to keep 
the roots moistened while planting. If it is impossible to set the 
plants as soon as received, take them out of the crates, and be 
them in by digging a V-shaped trench in soft, moist soil, prefer¬ 
ably in the shade; open the bunches of plants and bed them in 
the trench by pressing the soil firmly to the roots, being careful 
not to cover the buds or crowns. Water thoroughly as soon as 
bedded. _ . , ,, 
TWENTY-FIVE. All plants are tied twenty-five in a bundle 
and each bundle labeled. . 
PACKING. We make no charges for boxing or packing at 
rates quoted in this catalog. Everything is delivered f. o. b. 
trains at rates named. . 
AT PURCHASER’S RISK. All plants ordered shipped alter 
May 1st will be packed and shipped in the best condition pos¬ 
sible, but at purchaser’s risk. . . 
TRUE TO NAME. While we use every precaution to have all 
plants true to name (and we believe we come as near doing this 
as anyone in the business) we will not be responsible for any sum 
greater than the cost of the stock, should any prove otherwise 
than as represented. 
Claims, if any, must be made on receipt of goods. We cannot 
become responsible for stock that is allowed to lie around your 
station, or express office, for neglect of purchaser or his em¬ 
ployees to care for stock after it has been received, or for misfor¬ 
tune caused by drought, floods, insects, etc. These things ar« 
entirely beyond our control. 
