18 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 address correctly for 
prompt acknowledgment or 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 smail 
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 approximate weight and 
if you do not know your zone from Allen, Maryland, use distances given 
herewith or ask your postmaster. 
With zone rate given 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. W<ar 
materials were given a ppriority over other shipments by Railway. A few of 
our Express orders were held up too long in transit somewhere and were re- 
cived in bad condition. Parcel Post, sometimes higher, delivered the orders 
promptly and satisfactory. 
PARCEL POST CHARGES 
25 50 100 300 500 1000 
Pilants= Plants@ Plants. Plants “Plants eblants 
Ist & 2nd zones, up to 150 miles .10¢ 12¢ 14¢ ® .2o 6 .32 © .O2 
BY. ZONE LoUstOLe 00 miles ae 12¢ 15¢ 20¢ 20 O 91 
Ath zone, 300 to 600 miles...... 14¢ 21¢ 31¢ .60 89 1p 
5th zone, 600 to 1,000 miles ... 18c 276 40¢ .O7 1.62 2.90 
6th zone, 1,000 to 1,400 miles... 21¢ 33¢ 50c¢ Let 2.05 3.65 
7th zone, 1,490 to 1,800 miles... 24¢ 41¢ 62¢ 1.42 2.05 3.65 
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 November 1st to May 1st. 
LATE SHIPMENTS. All plants ordered shipped after May 1st will be 
packed and shipped in best possible condition but at purchaser’s risk. 
