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lN the succeeding pages — 114 to 166, 



inclusive — we offer a complete stock 



of growing plants, embracing flowering and 



"foliage' plants, palms, bulbs and decorative 



plants for the greenhouse, conservatory and 



dwelling house, hardy plants and shrubs for the 



lawn and garden, vines for the house, garden and 



door-yard, small fruits and vegetable plants for the 



kitchen garden, and a general assortment of plants 



for all purposes, making the most complete collection 



offered by any business firm in the country. 



ADVICE TO CUSTOMERS. 



First. Please use the order sheet and give explicit in- 

 structions how you wish the plants sent. Second. Please 

 don't mix orders for seeds and plants together; all can be 

 sent in one shipment, but it aids us materially if they are 

 written on the separate order sheets supplied for that purpose 

 Third. Please don't mix orders with letters. They should be 

 written on separate sheets to avoid confusion. 

 We do not deliver plants free by express. In all cases the 

 buyer must pay the carrving charges. We deliver plants free by 

 mail if so ordered and it is practicable; but we have to take the 

 soil from the roots to lighten and must send smaller plants than if 

 sent by express. We always add extra plants to help defray express 

 charges. 

 PACKING PLANTS. Next in importance to growing good plants 

 is proper packing of them, so that they may reach the purchaser with- 

 out injury. The system of packing plants that obtains to-day was evolv- 

 ed by the founder of our house and perfected by him. Our plants almost 

 invariably reach the purchaser as fresh as when they left our greenhouses. 

 WE GUARANTEE SAFE DELIVERY of all plants sent by express in the 

 United States or Canada. Should anything be injured in transit we urge our 

 customers to notify us at once on receipt of the goods, and in every case send 

 us a list of what has been damaged, so that we can replace them without delay. 

 But when they arrive in good condition our responsibility ceases and if from in- 

 attention or other causes they fail and complaint is then made we cannot replace 

 them. Plants sent other than by express are entirely at the risk of the purchaser 

 EXPORT ORDERS. The extra packing necessary for plants going to foreign 

 countries compels us to charge cost for packing. All plants exported are at pur- 

 chaser's risk of damage from any cause whatsoever. 



PLANTS FREE BY MAIL. Plants can be sent free by mail, except large Roses, 

 Palms, Azaleas, Camellias, Shrubs and other plants of large size, when instructions to 

 that effect accompany the order, otherwise they will be sent by express (buyer to pay charges) ; but as we always add enough 

 plants gratis to help defray these charges, customers will see the great advantage of having plants sent by express, for not only can 

 we send larger plants, but they arrive in better condition than if sent by mail. We advise shipping by express wherever possible. 

 LOW EXPRESS RATES. Under the present schedule of the leading Express Companies, plants packed in closed boxes will now 

 be carried at the " General Special " rate. This rate means a reduction of 20 per cent, from the regular merchandise rates. 

 Shipments weighing less than 100 lbs. receive the benefit of the rate per 100 lbs., but the minimum charge is 35c. The buyer pjys 

 the express charges. 



IMPORTANT Wo ship a " orders ,or Plants immediately upon receipt. We will reserve plants for future shipment, but Instructions to that 

 I llll UIl I HI! I ■ effact MUST ACCOMPANY THE ORDER. This applies specially to plants ordered in winter. 



