CARE OF PLANTS ON ARRIVAL 
Much of the success of your whole straw- 
berry project depends upon how you handle 
the plants after they are in your hands. Do 
not neglect them when they reach you. Do not 
fet them lie in the express office until you hap- 
pen to get to town, or set the packages back 
in the corner until you have time to open 
them some day. Strawberry plants are green, 
crowing things, and are perishable. If confined 
too closely too long where it is warm they will 
hear. If allowed to dry out they are ruined. 
We guarantee our plants to reach you in good 
growing condition, but we must be notified 
within five days after they are in your hands 
if there is anything wrong. Any faults in the 
condition of the plants will be immediately ap- 
parent, and we must disclaim further respon- 
sibility unless notified at once. 
We will write you when the plants are shipped, so that 
you can keep in touch with your express agent or post- 
master and get them as soon as they arrive. They should 
then be reset as soon as possible. Just before transplant- 
ing, dip the roots in water, even soak them in water for 
two or three hours if they are at all dry. 
In any case, unpack the plants at once. If they can be 
heid in a cold storage at a temperature of about 30°, they 
will keep all right indefinitely. On no acount allow them 
to heat, as they are then irreparably damaged. If no cold 
storage is available and they must be kept for some time, 
heel them in. That is, dig a deep, narrow trench, break the 
bundles, set the plants along in the trench just touching 
each cther, and cover to the crown with moist earth. This 
handling should save them in good shape for at least ten 
days or two weeks. , 
We are glad at any time to answer any questions not cov- 
ered above, and have a very personal interest in your suc- 
ces with our plants. 
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