Remit by P. 0. Order, Registered Letter, Draft, or Express Money Order. 
Ooods will be sent C. 0. D., if desired, providing one-qnarter of the amount is 
sent with the order. 
'I'lie Prices named are for the quantitj^ specified. 
In Packing', tlie plants are alwar^s removed from the pots, wrapped in 
paper, and are carefully packed in open boxes. All plants are packed free. 
Xlie Skipping Season of pot-grown plants commences Juh^ 15th, layers, 
August 1st. Pot-grown plants cannot be sent by mail, owing to the weight of 
“balls” of earth at the roots. 
Claitns —if anr^—must be made on receipt of goods, when they will be eai'e- 
fullj^ and cheerfulh^ examined, tuid, if just, all will be made satisfactory. 
Parties desiring that we should make selections of varieties, will please state 
the general character of the soil, and whether the berries are wanted for home market 
or for shipment. Should the stock of anr^ variety become exhausted, we substitute in 
its stead a sort resembling it in time of ripening, and other characteristics. When it 
is desired that we should not do this, it must be so stated in the order. 
It is Iinportaiit that correspondents write names and addresses distinctl 3 f; 
also the express office or depot to which the goods are to be sent, and give full 
shipping instructions. 
We cannot fill an order for less than 50c., as the cost of filling the same would 
exceed the amount received. 
SOIL, CULTIIZKTION, ETC. 
The Strawberry may be grown in any soil adapted to the growth of ordinary field or 
garden crops. 
The ground should be well prepared by digging or ploughing deeplr^, and be jiroperly 
enriched as for any garden crop. If the land is wet, it must be thoroughly drained. 
Some varieties do best when grown on a sandy loam, while others give better results 
in heavy soil. 
There are only a few varieties that do equally well on all kinds of soil; therefore, those 
who are without experience in this respect would do well, when ordering plants, to state 
character of soil and leave selections of varieties to us, as, with our many years’ experience 
we are in a position to advise as to the best varieties to plant. 
The “matted row’’ is the system in general use bj?^ strawberry growers, and on the 
whole we consider it the most profitable. This sji-stem consists in setting the plants in 
rows 314 or 4 feet apart and to 2 feet in the row, according to the fertility of the 
soil and the character of the varieties to be planted. 
For family use, we recommend planting in beds 4 feet wide, with an alley two feet wide 
between. These beds will accommodate .3 rows of plants, which may stand 15 inches apart 
each -way, and the outside row 9 inches from the alley. The beds can be kept clean, and 
the fruit can be gathered from them without setting the feet upon them. 
To obtain the best results it is necessary to use a mulch of coarse horse manure or 
other light material, which may be applied as soon as the ground has frozen, and raav be 
removed in Spring when the ground has become settled 
The blossoms of those marked with the letter (P) are destitute of stamens and are 
termed pistillate or imperfect, and unless a row of a perfect flowering variety is planted at 
intervals not exceeding a rod, thejf will produce imperfect fruit, and but little of it; but, 
when properly fertilized, as a rule, they are more prolific than those with perfect flowers. 
P0T=QR0WN STRAWBERRIES. 
I*Ot-Growii Strawkerrj^ plants are now in almost universal demand 
for summer and autumn planting, which may be attributed to the fact that they 
can be planted with safety at a time that is most convenient for nearly all planters. 
Late Spi-ing- planting of layer plants gives the most unsatisfactory results, and 
very few growers are ready to plant in Spring at the proper time. 
Pot-Grown plants entirel}' overcome this difficult}'- as thet' can be planted at 
any time from July to October with success. 
Pot-Grown plants will furnish a good crop of 
berries the following season and thej^ will be of the 
largest and finest. 
Our plants are grown with a view to g'iving 
satisfaction to our customers and are not sent out 
until well rooted and established in the pots. 
Packing is done in the most careful manner, 
plants alwaf's reaching customers in good condition. 
Potted plants will be ready for shipment July 
15th. Order earljo 
When planting in a dry time, soak the ball in 
water before planting and don’t forget to mulch in 
winter. 
Plant turned out of Pot. 
