TO OUR CUSTOMERS, 



*articularly such as have not before dealt with us, we would suggest reading the 

 following before making out their orders. 



HOW WE TEST SEEDS. — We think we possess some peculiar advantages as Seedsmen that we wish to 

 tell to those to whom we are not personally known. The senior memher of our firm is now, and has heen for the 

 past thirty-five years, personally engaged in growing Fruits. Flowers and Vegetables — in short, is a " Practical Gard- 

 ener *" in the most comprehensive sense of the term. Our Florists' or Greenhouse establishment, which he per- 

 sonally superintends, covers nearly four acres, solid in glass, and employs an average of seventy hands throughout 

 he year. These Greenhouses being at all temperatures, give us a certain means of testing the germinating 

 ■alines of all our Seeps, and no Seeds of any importance are ever sold without being subject to the most 

 •ough test. We have, also, for the past eight years, had a piece of ground set apart as an experimental 

 oes, wherein samples of all the leading Vegetables and novelties in Flowers are tested. The value of this 

 •an hardly be estimated. Xot only does it enable us to judge of what is meritorious in new varieties, but 

 is far better by this comparative test, to discard all varieties that in our judgment are unworthy of cultiva- 

 y actual experiment under our direct personal superintendence. We cordially invite any one interested in 

 xperiments to call and examine during the Summer and Fall months. 



i GARDENS IN JERSEY CITY are within forty minutes' time, by Perry Boat and" Eorse Os?s, 

 m oil. Seed Store, 35 Cortlandt Street, New York, where a card, with piain directions of " How to reach the 

 irsery," will be given to any one applying. 

 Pa - ies wishing to see Peter Henderson personally will find him at the Greenhouses till 12 M., aus a* afe 

 ofB.e in New York from 1.30 to 3 P. M. 



OUR SEED WAREHOUSE, the largest in the City of New York, gives us ample room for the carrying 

 on of this most important department, and our seed trade has now assumed such proportions, that we are enabled 

 to systematize this part of our business, so that we can give more and more of our personal attention each 

 season, not only to the seed testing and trials at our grounds, but to the close supervision of growing crops all 

 over the country ; it will thus be seen that, as far as possible, every precaution is taken that the "stocks" of 

 seeds we offer shall be as represented. 



ABOC T fl ARRANTIXG SEEDS. — The question is repeatedly asked us, if we guarantee or warrant 



Seeds. We beg to statf most emphatically that ice do not, and our employes have strict orders never to do so in 



ray case. Though well believing that the Seeds we offer are unsurpassed in quality, yet our practical experi- 



nce of many years as Market Gardeners and Florists, has well assured us of the fact that crops may fail, no 



atter how fresh or pure the seed sown to produce them may be. Failure of gennination of Seeds may be pro- 



ced from causes that the utmost care from the most experienced cultivators cannot control, and the maturing 



crops also repeatedly fail, so as to be a total loss, from causes that no human power can avert. Hence, to 



larantee Seeds to invariably produce a perfect crop, would be little short of quackery. 



ORWARDIXG OF ORDERS (Seeds). Whenever it is desired we will send Vegetable Seeds by 

 nail, but postage must always be added at the rate of 16 cents per lb. when ordered in quantities of one-quarter 

 pond and upwards ; but when ordered in small quantities — by the packet or ounce— either Vegetable or Flower 



rteds will be sent by mail at Catalogue prices, without extra charge. 



H E Gl ARAN TEE safe delivery of all Flower and Vegetable Seeds when sent by mail or express. 



' NSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS .—We are in receipt of hundreds of letters annually, asking for 

 information on subjects connected with Horticulture. These we shall always be pleased to answer, provided that 

 each question is put clearly by itself, leaving a sufficient blank space beneath the question for our answer. This 

 plan not only saves us time, but the answer is more intelligible to the party in want of the information ; and unless 

 inquiries are so put, we shall not consider ourselves required to reply, as we have no time to read long letters. 



