CAMELLIA CULTURE. 12$ 



I will give one instance of the great advantage to be 

 gained in shipping plants by express over that of freight. 



During the latter part of December, a firm in San 

 Francisco ordered from me one hundred Camellia plants, 

 for which they paid thirty dollars, giving instructions to 

 have them sent immediately by freight, which I did. 



The freight on the box, weighing less than one hundred 

 pounds, was six dollars. 



Six weeks after they were shipped, I received a letter 

 from the firm, saying the plants on their arrival were 

 found to be dead. 



The firm acknowledged the packing to have been done 

 in a superior manner, thereby exonerating me from all 

 blame. 



The box was on the road six weeks, and in a climate 

 where for days the thermometer stood ten or twenty de- 

 grees below zero. 



It is impossible to pack for this extreme cold. 



The cost of plants and freight was thirty-six dollars. 



If sent by express, the plants and express charges 

 would have been something less than fifty dollars, but 

 they would have been received in perfect order. 



This loss will not deter the firm from ordering again, 

 but they will have them sent at the proper season by 

 express. 



