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PETER HENDERSON & CO.. NEW Y< >KK.— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE 



ABOUT TERHS, HOW BEST TO ORDER AND REMIT, ETC. 



All Goods offered in this Catalogue are subject to being unsold on receipt of order, and we reserve the 



privilege of advancing prices without notice. 



Remittances should be made either in the form of an Express Money 

 Order which is the best and safest method of remitting), or a P. 0. Money 

 Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter. 



Customers can also shop by express, as all express companies have 

 purchasing departments in all their offices. If you wish to :>rder goods from 

 us to be sent by express, ask for a Purchasing Order Blank at any express 

 office, and it will be supplied and forwarded without charge, other than 

 usual fates for returning goods. 



If goods are wanted CO. D., 25 per cent, of rhe amount must accompany 

 the order. Such orders can only be sent by express. 



Orders from unknown correspondents, without remittance, should be 

 accompanied by New York City references, to save delay. 



By writing out your order on the order sheets which accompany this 

 catalogue you will greatly facilitate our work. Kindly use the order sheet 



printed in black for seeds, bulbs, tools, etc., and the order sheet printed in 



red for plants, as we have to send the latter to our greenhouses for execu- 

 tion. When goods are ordered from both seed and greenhouse establiah- 

 ments, we always combine, where practicable, the orders and make one 

 shipment. 



TERMS ; The prices quoted in this Catalogue are positively net and are 

 subject to no "further discounts excepting for cash as noted below 

 To parties of approved credit, accounts are payable net on June 1st 

 and December 1st, for goods invoiced between these dates or 5 per cent, can 

 be deducted for payment within 30 days from date of invoice — or for remit- 

 tance with the order. It is, however, distinctly understood that Potatoes, 

 Onion Sets, Grass, Grain Clover and Bird Seeds, Tools and Implements 

 of all kinds. Fertilizers and Insecticides are not subject to any discount 

 and are sold strictly net cash. 



WHEN WE EXECUTE ORDERS. 



Every order is filled immediately on arrival, or is acknowledged if 

 under rare circumstances, its shipment is likely to be delayed for a day or 

 two. If goods, notification of shipment or acknowledgment of order is not 

 received by the customer after a reasonable lapse of time, it may be 

 assumed that the order has miscarried, or that the name or address was 



omitted from the order. We will, when notified of such a case, use our best 

 efforts to trace it without delay. 



Give full shipping instructions on each and every order you send. To 

 avoid chance of error, never write letters on the same sheet as your order. 



We fill orders of all values from the smallest to the largest, and all 

 receive the same careful and prompt attention. 



WE HAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING OR SHIPPING. 



We make no c'large for packing, cases, baskets, packages or barrels, 



and pack as lightly as possible, consistent with safety, so as to reduce the 

 cost of carriage when paid by purchaser In fact, we assume extra expense 

 in supplying light, strong cases, and. where possible, we pack in baskets 

 covered with waterproof covers, which greatly reduces weight. 



Cloth bags only we charge for, and these at cost, viz.: 1 feck, 10c; K 

 bush., 12c; 1 bush.. 15c; 2 bush., 20c. All grass seed bags, excepting bags 

 for Timothy and Clover, are furnished free. 



Special packing of seeds for foreign shipments, when necessary, in tin- 

 lined cases or double sacks, we charge for at cost. 



We make no charge for cartage or delivery of goods to any railroad 

 station, steamship line or express office in New "York City proper. 



The safe arrival is guaranteed of all goods sent by express to any part 

 of the United States or Canada. We ship plants at all seasons of the year, 

 even in the coldest weather. 



Special Jiotice 



While we exercise the greatest care to have all Seeds, 

 Plants, and Bulbs fure and reliable, we do not give any 

 warranty, express or implied, If the purchaser does 

 not accept the goods on these conditions they must be 

 returned at once, and the money that has been paid for 

 same will be refunded. 



Our Red Trade Jlark 



KVERY PACKAGE of our Seeds, 

 . large or small, will bear our RED 



Trade Mark, a fac-simile of which 



is here shown. 



SPECIAL IN REGARD TO THE SALE AND SHIPMENT OF PLANTS. 



All plants sent by express, unless specially ordered otherwise 

 Plants will be sent by freight if requested, but at purchaser's risk. 

 Plants will be sent by mail if so ordered and it is practigable to do so. but 

 only at an advance of twenty-five per cent, on the prices quoted. 



The plants are offered in this list at the rates per 100, provided (except 

 where they are otherwise offered) that not less than five of each class or 



variety are taken, nor in less amounts than three dollars for the total value 

 of the order. 



The varieties must be our own selection of sorts, unless otherwise 



offered. Any one wanting special kinds, not offered in this wholesale list, 

 can order from our retail Descriptive Catalogue (The Manual of Everything 

 for the Garden), at the prices quoted therein, from which we allow a dis- 

 count of one-third. 



We have secured for our 

 customers from EXPRESS 

 COMPANIES . . . 



20 Per Cent. 



Reduction in Express Rates 

 on plants. 



Under the new ruling of the leading Express Companies, advocated and 

 secured by us. plants packed in closed boxes or baskets, will now be carried 

 at the "General Specials" rate. This rate means a reduction of 20 per 

 cent, from the regular merchandise rates to all points where no " Genera! 

 Special " exists. To points where a " General Specials " rate is in force the 

 companies made a special reduction. Shipments weighing less than 100 lbs. 

 receive the benefit of the rate per 100 lbs., but the minimum charge Is 35c. 

 For instance, where the regular merchandise rate is $4.00 per 100 lbs., a box 

 of Dlants weighing 100 lbs. will be carried for $3.20; a savmg of 80c. on one 

 shipment. 



Have Your Plants . . . 



Sent by Express. 



They will reach you quicker 



and in better condition 



than by any other 



way. 



