CARE OF PLANTS ON ARRIVAL 
Much of the success of your whole strawberry project de- 
pends 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 closely 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 of 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 all dry. 
In any case, unpack the plants at once. If they can be held in a 
cold storage at a temperature of about 30 , they will keep all right indef- 
initely. On no account allow them to heat, as they are then irreparably 
damaged. If no cold storage is available and they must be kept 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 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. 
