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Instruction For Ordering j 

 Plants 



OUR TERMS should be read carefully before mak- [ 



ing out the order. = 



We can not afford to accept orders amounting to = 



less than $1.00. Full payment is requested with orders = 



amounting to $5.00 or less. Orders amounting to more = 



than $5.00, one-third can be remitted when order is = 



sent, balance before April 1st. : 



Full payment is requested from all parties ex- i 



cept public institutions. We make no C. O. D. shipments, nor do we book orders until \ 



at least one-third of the amount is paid. : 



All orders are booked in rotation as they are received. The earli 3r we receive = 



your order the better chance you stand in getting varieties ordered. i 



Always give shipping instructions at least two weeks before plants are expected \ 



to be used. In mild winters we dig and ship all winter. Our main season is from i 



February 1st until April 15th. = 



Plants are dormant at this time and in excellent condition to handle. E 



We acknowledge receipt of all orders as soon as possible after receiving the = 



order, unless plants are shipped by parcel post in a few days after being received. [ 



PAYMENTS.— Send Express or P. O. Money Orders, they are safe, Draft or \ 



Registered Letter. Do not send cash in ordinary letters to us. Stamps will be taken \ 



for $1.00 to $2.00, but for not more than $2.00, we can not use them. Checks from our \ 



old reliable customers is O. K. But 10c. extra for exchange must be added to all = 



personal checks. E 



OUR GUARANTEE: — "That our plants are the equal of plants grown anywhere. = 



That they are bred from the purest strains and that they are fully selected at the = 



time of digging. That our packing is perfect and that every package of plants will = 



be delivered to the carrier in fresh condition. Further than this we can not guarantee = 



as we have no control over the shipment after it leaves our hands. All claims for = 



adjustment should be made promptly on receipt of plants, advising us the number of E 



plants short, also the number of each variety you have received, and number of crates E 



received containing the plants. This will enable us to adjust the claim properly and E 



promptly. E 



When plants are a long time on the road, they should be examined carefully at j 



the Express Office or Post Office, and if not in good condition refused. And write us = 



at once fully, stating all facts. If plants are accepted from the carriers, you at once \ 



release the carrier from all liabilities and no claim can be collected, no matter what \ 



the condition of the plants are. [ 



If ground is not in condition to set plants when received, always unpack plants E 



carefully, separate each variety, and untie bundles and heal in aV-shaped trench, [ 



dampen roots, but not top of plants, cover with boards to keep sun off, always select [ 



a cool shady place for the trench. Plants can be kept for a month in good condition E 



this way. For Northern customers we recommend this method, and advise ordering E 



plants shipped early in April when they are dormant and will stand handling safely. E 



Your success means ours, and we are anxious for our customers to be the leaders in E 



every community. = 



SHIPMENT OF PLANTS.— The past season we found that Parcel Post was by = 



far the safest way to ship plants, and after April 1st made most of our shipments E 



that way. The cost on large orders is more by parcel post but the service given us | 



more than paid the difference. E 



PARCEL POST RATES. — Zones one and two, figures 5 cents per hundred plants | 



or less. E 



Zone 3, 10 cents per 100 plants. Zone 6, 25 cents per 100 plants. i 



Zone 4, 15 cents per 100 plants. Zone 7, 30 cents per 100 plants. i 



Zone 5, 20 cents per 100 plants. Zone 8, 36 cents per 100 plants. = 



If you wish your plants insured against loss in the mails add 5c. to the amount E 



of postage required. E 



Your Postmaster will tell you the Zone you live in from SALISBURY, MD. E 



Please do not fail to include sufficient postage money. = 



If plants go by Express please do not send any money for Express charges. = 



Make all orders payable to E. W. TOWNSEND, Salisbury, Md. = 



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