R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY 



6 and 7 SOUTH MARKET STREET, BOSTON 



January 1st, 1926. 



GENERAL DIRECTIONS TO CUSTOMERS. 



PRICES AND TERMS. The prices on all oiir merchandise are 

 based on cash at time of purchase. For the convenience of 

 customers who are frequent buyers, we are pleased to keep 

 an account of the entire month's purchases, to be paid for 

 promptly on the first part of the following month. All goods 

 in this catalogue are offered subject to being unsold on receipt 

 of order, and the prices quoted are subject to advance with- 

 out notice. 



GIVE YOUR FULL ADDRESS. 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 Ex- 

 press MoTiey Order. 



ORDER EARLY. It wiU greatly facilitate shipments if orders 

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

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

 sible — hence the advisability of ordering early. 



SEEDS, AND BULBS can now be sent by Parcel Post at the 

 regular zone rates. Fluids and poisonous insecticides are not 

 Tnailable. 



BAGS wiU be charged for at cost. Cotton bags, J bushel, 15 

 cts.; i bushel, 25 cts.; 1 bushel, 30 cts.; 2 bushels, 50 cts. 

 Bags returned in good condition, charges prepaid, will be 

 credited at price charged. 



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, J-pound, 

 i-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, 

 Fertilizers, Insecticides, etc. If pints and quarts of Peas, 

 Beans and Com are wanted by Parcel Post, add postage at 

 zone rates; maihng weight, 2 lbs. 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 wiU gladly send 

 a copy on receipt of a postal card request. 



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

 Farquhar Company has authority to alter or modify any of the 

 sales conditions printed in our Catalogues or on our containers. 

 All sales are made subject to acceptance by the Company. 



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

 erf any seeds, bulbs, plants, insecticides, fungicides,, or fertihzers, which we send out, and we shall not be liable for any mistake made ia 

 the filling of any order. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at once to be returned. 



R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY. 



NURSERY AND GREENHOUSE DEPARTMENT. 



SHIPPING SEASONS. Deciduous Trees, Shrubs, Roses and 

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

 um'olding of the foliage, which is usually about May 10 to 15 in 

 this locality, also through the months of October and Novem- 

 ber. 



Evergreens. April and May; also in August, September and 

 October. 



Hardy Perennials. April, May, August, September and Oc- 

 tober. 



Bedding Plants. May 20 to early July. 



SHIPPING DIRECTIONS AND TIME OF DELIVERY. 



Please specify at time of ordering whether goods are wanted by 

 freight or express, also desired approximate date of dehvery. 

 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. Complaints wiU not be considered unless they 

 are made within ten days after receipt of stock. 



CASH WITH ORDER. We decline sending Trees, Shrubs and 

 Plants "Collect on Dehvery," 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 guar- 

 antee is only reqiured from parties with whom we have insuffi- 

 cient business acquaintance; it does not apply to our regular 

 credit customers. 



DIRECTIONS FOR VISITORS TO OUR NURSERY. 



Farquhar's Nursery and Greenhouses, Ehn Street, Dedham, 

 RIass., may be reached from Boston by moiur via Providence 

 route to Dedham, thence continuing along Washington Street 

 to Elm Street, a short run beyond Dedham centre, toward Nor- 

 wood. By electrics, take Elevated to Forest HiUs Terminal, 

 change for Dedham Line car and go to end of route, then change 

 to Norwood car and get off at Elm Street. 



Our nurseries are inspected by both Slate and Federal In- 

 spectors and all shi-pments of nursery stock have their certificate 

 attached. 



GARDENERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS. 



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



We recommend no man unless we know him to have satisfactory references as to his character and ability. In con- 

 sequence of this care, the men we recommend rarely fail to give satisfaction. We malje no charge to either party for this 

 service. 



