To Our Patrons 
We thank those who have so liberally patronized us in the past and hope 
for a continuance of your orders. To the new customers that come to us 
this and in succeeding years, we extend a welcome and assure them that 
their or<iers will be appreciated and we hope to handle their business in such 
a way that they will continue to trade with us. 1913 marks the thirtieth year 
that we have been in the strawberry business, and during this time we have 
furnished plants to nearly thirty thousand families all over America and in 
many foreign countries. We have alwaj’s had the interests of our customers 
at heart and believe we have done a good deal of good for our fellow men. 
We have many customers on our books who have traded with us nearly every 
year during all this time. 
We point with pride to the long list of valuable varieties of fruits that we 
have introduced and brought to the attention of the public. 
We have an immense stock of plants of all leading varieties, have more 
of the fall bearing strawberry plants than all other growers combined. We 
want your trade and will use you right. 
General Information 
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING. 
Prices. 
Prices in this catalogue set aside all former quotations. 
When Ordering 
Use the order sheet and return envelope sent in catalogue. Please send 
in your order early. Write plainly and give your full name and address. 
Club Orders. 
If neighbors and friends would club together, they could get benefit of 
lowest prices and save express charges; it would also save us time. 
Plants by Mail, Express and Freight. 
When the distance is great and the package small, we advise having the 
order sent by mail. Postage is 8c per pound, and we can send 11 pounds in 
one package. Parcels Post can be used for plants as well as other articles. 
We advise shipment by express in most cases, as we can put in extras 
enough to help pay the expressage and it is generally more satisfactory. In 
very cool weather of early spring or late autumn, we can send large orders 
by fast freight with safety. 
Payments 
For plants or other goods must be made in advance. Please remit by 
Post Office or Express money order, bank draft or registered letter. If neces¬ 
sary to send personal checks on local banks, we will accept them at par. 
Don’t send postage stamps, except in small amounts. Please do not ask us 
to trust you for plants. We will send C. O. D. provided 25% of amount is sent 
with order. We have been years in building up our business and are known 
to the public. You run no risk in sending orders to us. 
Inexperienced People 
Often leave the selection of varieties to us. Just mention your soil and other 
requirements as near as possible and we will do our best to select proper vari¬ 
eties for you. Send $1, $5, $10, or whatever you wish to invest. 
Purity and Substitution. 
We exercise the greatest care to have all plants pure and reliable. It is 
not for our interest in the long run to have things any other way. We cannot 
prevent occasional mixtures, however, with the greatest precaution and we 
will refill all orders for plants that prove untrue. Unless otherwise instructed 
to do so, we reserve the right to put in another variety of equal or superior 
value, when sold out of any particular variety ordered. We, however, never 
do this only as a last resort. 
Time of Filling Orders. 
We endeavor to fill all orders as near the time that customers need the 
