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1850 to 1921 



''An Enviable Record" 



A RECORD to be proud of but that sometimes signifies little to the average . buyer, 

 nevertheless it is more than idle words. It means that any firm that has been in 

 one line of business continuously for that time is one that is dependable, one that you 

 can feel entirely safe in sending your order to. If it were not so we could not continue. 

 A reputation that has required a lifetime to be built can very easily be lost through 

 carelessness, but the Founder of this business, Charles Dingee, has left to his associates 

 in the business an inheritance far more valuable than dollars and cents ; the training 

 necessary to carry on this business in the manner by which he built up the reputation 

 now enjoyed by us, and it is the purpose of the present management to adhere strictly 

 to the principles established by the Founder, and to maintain the high quality of the 

 goods sold. Roses grown on their Own Roots has been the foundation, stone upon which 

 has been built this reputation and we still are Leaders in that line. 



Since 1850, when this business of Rose growing was established by the Founder, Charles Dingee, 

 we have produced millions of plants of every description for the amateur grower and private gardens, and 

 hence the name "Dingee" is associated with the best in Roses and Plants the world over. 



Our motto in this lifetime in a business has been an honest dollar's worth of good goods for every 

 dollar sent us. We are all human and will sometimes make mistakes, but when one is made in filling 

 your order, write us and we always endeavor to adjust them to the best of our ability. No matter how large 

 or small your order is, it receives the same careful attention. 



We solicit your order because of the assurance that it will be filled right. We have been, and expect to 

 be, in business too long to knowingly make of you a dissatisfied customer. 



The bulbs offered here are the first ones to bloom in the spring. Even before the last drift of snow 

 is gone the Crocus and Daffodils raise their bright faces to herald the coming of spring. Don't miss 

 tiicir pretty blooms. Very respectfully, 



The Dingee & Conard Co. 



West Grove, Pennsylvania 



The Leading and Oldest 

 Rose Growers of America. 



INFORMATION FOR CUSTOMERS 



OUR TERMS ARE CASH WITH ORDER.— Money 



may be sent at our risk by Post Ofiflce Money Order, 

 Bank Draft, Express Money Order, money in registered 

 letter. Stamps, in small amounts only, acceptable. 



LOST ORDERS.— After a reasonable time, if you 

 do not liear from your order, please write us again, 

 giving a duplicate of the order, stating when and by 

 what metliod remittance was made, and we will 

 promptly investigate. If remittance is made by money 

 order or bank draft, a duplicate can be secured. 



USE ORDER BLANK. — We enclose with each book 

 an order blank, and we prefer that the order be writ- 

 ten thereon. In writing regarding an order always 

 give former (if one) address. 



CANADIAN AND FOREIGN POSTAGE STAMPS 

 will be returned, as they have no value here. 



CANADIAN CUSTOMERS.— Canadian laws prohibit 

 sending dormant or two-year-old Roses or Shrubs 

 into Canada except from March 15 to May 15, and 

 from October 7 to December 7, through the following 

 custom ports, where they will be fumigated : St. 

 John, N. B. ; St. Johns, Quebec ; Niagara Falls and 

 Windsor, Ontario ; Winnipeg, Manitoba. All other 

 goods, including Roses grown in pots 3 inches or less 

 in diameter and under glass, are admitted at any 

 time. Owing to the rate of postage on Canadian 

 orders we must request an additional 20 per cent to 

 cover postage. 



FOREIGN ORDERS.— Twenty per cent extra should 

 be added to orders going outside of United States or 

 its colonial possessions, to pay extra cost of packing 

 and postage. To countries with which we have a 

 parcels post, goods can be sent by mail. They also 

 can be sent by express, but the person ordering must 

 give the name and address of some one in New York 

 who will receive the goods, prepay the ocean charges. 



PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY 

 WHEN ORDERING 



and forward them. We pack lightly and safely, and 

 the charges, even to the most distant points, are very 

 reasonable. 



OUR GUARANTEE is the best that can be given by 

 any reputable firm, to deliver goods to you in first- 

 class growing condition, and failing therein, to replace 

 them immediately and if not satisfactory to so notify 

 us at once, and any mistake or dissatisfaction will be 

 adjusted. Dingee Roses have given universal satis- 

 faction for over half a century. But we give no war- 

 ranty, express or implied, as to description, quality, 

 productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds, 

 plants or bulbs we send out, and we 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. 



PARCEL POST.— All goods offered in this book, 

 except two-year-old Roses and Shrubbery, which are 

 sent by express at purchaser's expense, are at postpaid 

 prices, and will be sent that way unless otherwise 

 ordered or in our judgment it would be best to send 

 them by express prepaid. Parcels weighing twenty 

 pounds can now be sent by Parcel Post. We, how- 

 ever, reserve the right to send it the best and cheapest 

 method. 



PARCEL POST C. 0. D.— If you desire your order, 

 no matter how small, sent C. 0. D. by Parcel Post, 

 we can do so, provided customers remit one-half the 

 amount with the order, at an additional cost of 10 

 cents and the small fee for the money order, which 

 is 3 cents up to $2.50; 5 cents up to $5.00, making it 

 much cheaper than by express, as you have the ex- 

 press charges and additional charge of returning 

 money. Thus if your order amounts to $1.50 we will 

 send it C. 0. D. by Parcel Post if you desire, and the 

 amount collected by the Postmaster upon delivery 

 would be only $1.63. 



