R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 



6 and 7 SOUTH MARKET STREET, BOSTON 



January 1st, 1915. 



GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO CUSTOMERS. 



PRICES AND TERMS, The prices quoted are those ruling at 

 this date and are subject to fluctuation without notice. 

 Our terms of payment are net cash. 



UNSIGNED ORDERS. We frequently receive orders without the 

 name of the sender or with insufficient address. Customers should 

 be particular to give full Name, Post Office, County and State, 

 number of Street or P.O. Box, and the Nearest Express Office. 



REMITTANCES. Remittances should be made either in the form 

 of a P.O. Money Order, Bank Draft, Registered Letter, or Express 

 Money Order. 



ORDER EARLY, It will greatly facilitate shipments if orders are 

 sent in early. We aim to send off all orders the same or next 

 day after receipt, but during the rush season this may be impos- 

 sible — hence the ad visibility of ordering early. 



BAGS AND PACKING. No charge for boxes or packing, nor 

 for delivery to Freight Depots or Express Offices in Boston. Two 

 Bushel Cotton Bags only we charge for at 25 cents each, and if 

 returned in good condition free of expense, they will be credited. 



DISCOUNT. A discount of 5% is allowed on orders of Vegetable 

 and Flower Seeds amounting to $1.00 or more, when accompanied 

 by cash. This offer is made to limit our book-keeping and save 

 the making of detailed bills. It does not apply to seeds that are 

 charged, nor to anything except Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 

 This discount will not be allowed unless cash is sent with the order. 



can now be sent by Parcel 

 Fluids and poisonous insecti- 



SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS 



Post at the regular zone rates. 

 cides are not jnailable. 



WE DELIVER FREE IN THE UNITED STATES to any 



Post Office, Railroad Express Office, or Station, at our option, 

 all Vegetable and Flower Seeds at the packet, ounce, /4-pound, 

 j^-pound and 1-pound prices, and also books. Purchaser pays 

 transit charges on pints, quarts, pecks, bushels; also Farm Seeds, 

 Bulbs and Plants, except where otherwise stated ; Tools, Fertil- 

 izers, Insecticides, etc. If pints and quarts of Peas, Beans and Corn 

 are wanted, post or express paid, please remit extra at the rate of 

 8 cents per pint and 10 cents per quart. 



CANADIAN ORDERS. Vegetable and Flower Seeds in packets 

 or ounces will be mailed postage paid into Canada, but for larger 

 quantities add one cent per ounce for postage. For Peas, Beans 

 and Corn add 15 cents per pint, 30 cents per quart. The cost of 

 Canadian import duties must be borne by the customer. 



CHANGES OF RESIDENCE. In order that our Catalogues may 

 be forwarded regularly, we will feel obliged if Customers inform 

 us of any change of residence. To any Customer who may fail 

 to receive a Catalogue at the usual time we will gladly send 

 a copy on receipt of a postal card. 



RESPONSIBILITY. No salesman or other employee of R. & J. 



Farquhar & Co. has any authority to alter or modify any of the 



sales conditions printed in our Catalogues. All sales are made 

 subject to acceptance by the firm. 



NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE DEPARTMENT. 



SHIPPING SEASONS. Deciduous Trees, Shrubs, Roses, and 

 Vines, March 20 or as soon as weather will permit, up to the 

 unfolding of the foliage, which is usually about May 10 to 15 in 

 this locality, also through the months of October and November. 



Evergreens. April and May ; also in August and early 

 September, during a wet period. 



Hardy Perennials. April, May, August and September, 



Bedding Plants. May 20 to early July. 



SHIPPING DIRECTIONS AND TIME OF DELIVERY. 



I'lease specify at time of ordering whether goods are wanted by 

 freight or express, also desired approximate date of delivery. 

 We shall use our best judgment in these matters when definite 

 instructions are not given. 



PACKING FREE. Customers in comparing prices should note 

 that we do not charge for boxes and packing; nor for delivery 

 to any Express, Freight, or Steamship Line, in Boston. 



COMPLAINTS. No complaints will be considered that are not 

 made within ten days after receipt of stock. 



CASH WITH ORDER. We decline sending Trees, Shrubs and 

 Plants "Collect on Delivery," but we will ship by Express C.O.D. 

 when desired, provided 50 per cent, of the amount of the order 

 accompanies the same as a guarantee. Said guarantee is only 

 required from parties with whom we have insufficient business 

 acquaintance ; it does not apply to our regular credit customers. 



COPY OF CERTIFICATE. 



Sl)p (Eommaituiraltl) nf iHaBiJarliUBrtts. 



STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 

 Official Certificate No. 92. Boston, Sept. 14, 1914. 



Su Hiljum 3t iHaij (Dnnrrni: 



This is io Certify that I have this second day of September, com- 

 pleted the inspection of the nursery stock of /\. &^ f. Farquhar &^ Co., 

 grown at Dedham, Roslindale, Sharon Ueights and IVest Barnstable, 

 State of Massachusetts, and fitid it to be apparently free from all injurious 

 insects and diseases which might be transferred on nursery stock from 

 the nursery to the orchard or garden. 



This certificate is good until revoked. 



(Signed) //. T. FERNALD, Inspector. 

 Inspected by A. f. BUR Nil AM. 



Planting and Improvement of Private Estates and Public Grounds. 



We have a large assortment of the best hardy nursery stock suitable for the Northern States. We invite 

 correspondence from those contemplating improvements or additional plantations of hardy trees, shrubs, vines, 

 and perennial plants. We can also furnish competent gardeners to carry out such work. 



GARDENERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS. 



We are always able to find competent Gardeners and Superintendents for the management of estates. 



W^e recommend no man unless we know him or have satisfactory references as to his character and ability. 

 In consequence of this care, the men we recommend rarely fail to give satisfaction. W^e make no charge to 

 either party for this service. 



NON-WARRANTY. We do not give as to description, quality, productiveness or any other matter, any warranty, express or implied, of 

 any seeds, bulbs, plants, insecticides, fungicides, or fertilizers, which we send out. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, 

 they are at once to be returned. R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO. 



