CARE OF PLANTS ON ARRIVAL 
Much of the success of your whole strawberry pro- 
ject depends upon how you handle the plants after they 
are in your hands. Do not neglect them when they 
reach you. Do not let them lie in the express office 
until you happen 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, growing 
things, and are perishable. If confined too closeiy too 
long where it is warm they will heat. 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 
ci the plants will be immediately apparent, and we 
must disclaim further responsibility 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 postmaster and get them as 
soon as they arrive. They should then be reset as soon as possible. 
Just before transplanting, dip the roots in water, even soak them in 
water for two or three hours if they are at ali dry. 
In any case, unpack the plants at once. If they can be held in a 
eold storage at a temperature of about 30°, they will keep all right 
indefinitely. On no account allow them to heat, as they are then irre- 
parably damaged. If no cold storage is available and they must be 
kept some time, heel themin. That is, dig a deep, narrow trench, break 
the bundies, set the plants aiong in the trench just touching each other, 
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 covered above, 
and have a very personal interest in your success with our plants. 
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