22 J. H. Shivers Plant Farms, Allen, Maryland 

WHEN TO ORDER AND HOW TO SHIP 
ORDER as soon as you have decided what varieties and how 
many you want. Write plainly so that I can get your name and ad- 
dress correctly for prompt acknowledgment of order and delivery of 
plants. 
EXPRESS is generally satisfactory and the best way to ship 
plants if your order is large, or if the distance is great. Express 
rates are still nominal. 
PARCEL POST is generally cheapest and most satisfactory for 
small shipments and with larger shipments in adjoining and nearby 
states. 
Strawberry plants packed for shipment weigh approximately 4 
pounds per 100 plants. Make up your order, calculate the approxi- 
mate weight and if you do not know your zone from Allen, Maryland, 
use distances given herewith or ask your postmaster. 
With zone rate published here you can easily calculate the amount 
of postage to send. Be sure to send postage enough as any excess 
will be returned. If sufficient amount to pay parcel post charges is 
not sent with the order, the plants will be sent by Express collect, or 
by parcel post, C. O. D., for the amount of postage due, as I cannot 
keep accounts and send bills for small items of postage. 
We advise having plants sent by Parcel Post whenever it is 
possible. 
Last year plants were held up several days in transit by Express. 
War materials are given a priority over other shipments by the Rail- 
way. A few of our Express orders were held up too long in transit 
somewhere and were received n bad condition. Parcel Post, sometimes 
higher, delivered the orders promptly and satisfactory. 
Zone Miles * Ist Pound Additional Pounds 
Ist Otto. BO. aps otea al 8 cts.....1 1-10 ct. for each or fraction 
Od OSLO DU a ae eae 8 cts.....1 1-10 ct. for each or fraction 
Sracetb0- ton 200. sae ee OPCUSS ase cts. for each of fraction 
40h S500 * tO O00 ee eee 10 ets.....38% cts. for each or fraction 
bth: 2600s¢0. 1000 aoe ee 11 cts.....5 8-10 ets. for each or fraction 
6th: 1000 to 140034 = a eee LPsCtS.. ae], cts. for each or fraction 
Ttn 1400 to. 1s00. ee ee id-cts; 3G cts. for each or fraction 
Soh ot S00 D1 ec ce ee a eee LO Tetsu LL cts. for each or fraction 
INSTRUCTIONS TO PURCHASERS 
TERMS. Cash with order. Remit by Money Order, Bank Draft, 
Cash in Registered Letter or Personal Check. 
PACKING. No extra charge made for packing at these prices. 
TIME OF SHIPMENT. I ship plants from Nov. Ist to May 1st. 
LATE SHIPMENTS. All plants ordered shipped after May 1st 
mu be packed and shipped in best possible condition but at purchaser’s 
risk. 
