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%v PETER HENDERSON & CO. ^ 



HENDERSON'S 



GROWERS, IMPORTERS 

 AND SUPPLIERS = = = 



OF SUPERIOR 



VEGETABLE, FLOWER 

 AND FARM SEEDS, 

 PLANTS AND BULBS; 



ALSO DEALERS /.V 

 IMPLEMENTS, FERTILIZERS, 

 INSECTICIDES, Etc. 



IN FACT, 



WE DELIVER FREE 



AXYTVHERE in the U. S. (to any 



SUPERIOR SEEDS, 



BULBS, etc.. 



ARE PROCURABLE ONLY 



EVERYTHING 



Freight Station, at our option,) 



VEGETABLE AND 



FOR THE 



TLOWER SEEDS, 



BULBS AND BOOKS, 



Excepting where otherwise noted. 





GARDEN, 



We no Hnger supply through deal- 

 ers, storekeepers, etc. 



FARM, 



Purchaser pays transit charges only on 

 pints, quarts, pecks, bushels. barrels 

 end on Farm Seeds. Implements. Fer- 

 tilizers, insecticides, etc. 

 Plants by express we do NOT deliver 

 free; purchaser pays express charges, 

 though small plants can be mailed free 

 ■ when so ordered. Seepage 113. 



By only supplying the planter direct 

 we protect many customers who 



LA \VN and 



etc., foisted upon them as "Hen- 

 derson's." 



GREENHOUSE. 



HOW TO ORDER, REMIT, Etc. 



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

 Order, P. O. Money Order, Bank Draft or Registered Letter. 



Customers can also shop by Express, as all express company - have 

 purchasing departments in all their offices. If you wish to order goods from 

 us to be sent by express, ask for a Purchasing Order blank at any express offi e, 

 and it Trill be supplied and forwarded without charge, other than usual ratcsfor 

 returning goods. 



If goods are wanted C. O. D., 25 per cent, of the amount must accom- 

 pany the order. 



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

 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. When goods are ordered 

 from both seed and greenhouse establishments, we always combine, where 

 practicable, the orders, and make one shipment. Extra Order Sheets mailed i n 

 application. 



Be sure to sign your name and give your address. Many orders reach 

 08 lacking either or both ; customers when writing about unsigned orders will 

 aid us in identification by mentioning some of the articles ordered. 



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 lapseoftime.it maybe assumed that the order 

 has miscarried, or that the name or address was omitted from tin' order. We 

 will, when notified of such a case, use our best efforts to trace it without delay. 



PETER HENDERSON & CO. give no warranty, express or implied, as to 



description, quality, productiveness, or any other matter of any Se.-ds, Bulbs 



or Plants they send out. and they will not be in any way responsible for the 



crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these terms, they are at 



once to be returned. 



WE MAKE NO CHARGE FOR PACKING AND 

 SHIPPING. 



We make no charge 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 sup- 

 plying light, strong cases, and, where possible, we pack in baskets, which greatly 

 reduces weight. 



Cloth Bags only we charge for, and these at cost. viz.: 1 peck, 10c; i^ bush . 

 12c; 1 bush., 15c; 2 bush., 20e. Al! grass seed bags, excepting bags f< r 

 Timothy and Clover, are furnished free. 



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

 lined cases or double sack.-, we charge for at cost. 



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

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

 even in the coldest weather. 



In regard to the shipment of plants (which we do not deliver fveei and 

 a In ait the reduced express rates secured by us for our customers' benefit, see lull 

 details on page 113. 



BEWARE OF FRAUDULENT TRAVELING ACENTS.— Every season we 

 have complaints from different sections of the country of p rties who fraudu- 

 lently represent us and collect money in our name, t lur customers are warned 

 against paying money to any one in tiiis way. All remittances should be sent 

 direct to our firm. 



CARDENERS' AND HEAD-FARMERS' SITUATIONS.— We have at all 

 times a number of practical gardeners' and farm managers' names on our books 



who are in want of situations. If parties desiring such will write to us we shall 

 be glad to put them in communication with men that we deem suitable. To aid 

 a- i n making a selection we ask full particulars, whet her a married or single man 

 is wanted and the nature of the situation to be filled, also about what they 

 expect to pay and any other particulars. We make no charge for this service, 

 either to employer or employee. 



OUR RED TRADEMARK. 



While we no longer supply dealers, yet, 

 as heretofore, every package, large or 

 small, of our seeds will bear our Red 

 Trade-Mark, a fac-simile of which is 

 here shown. 



CHAS. HENDERSON, 



President 



